Snow covered roads were treacherous, and many high country roads were closed.

Many rural schools were closed.

Heavy snow settled down to 150-500m in the central and eastern North Island on the 5th.

The east coast bore the brunt of the cold snap on the 5th and 6th, with snow down to sea level. Snow flurries occurred to sea level in parts of the western North Island and in the east as far north as Napier.

Snow settled to depths of at least 10 cm in the hill country.

Most main roads on the Central Plateau were closed for at least part of the weekend. Numerous motorists were stranded. The Rangipo-Waiouru section of the Desert Road was still closed on the 8th.

State Highway 2 was closed from Opotiki to Gisborne, through Waioeka Gorge. The road reopened on the 6th.

State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupo, State Highway 2 from Napier to Palmerston North and the road from Napier to Taihape were closed by snow. The Napier-Taihape road was still closed on the 8th.

Power was cut to more than 10,000 homes in the central and eastern North Island at the height of the storm. Engineers were still struggling to restore electricity to remote areas late on the 6th. All power was expected to be restored on the 8th.

The July snowstorm in the central and eastern North Island was the worst snowstorm in 40 years.

A very cold southerly outbreak brought significant snowfall to sea level in the eastern South Island on the 4th.

Snow settled to depths of 10 cm in the hill country, with few centimetres to sea level in many eastern South Island districts.

In the South Island maximum temperatures ranged from 1 to 5 degC in many eastern areas south of Kaikoura.

Temperatures in n Invercargill, Timaru and Christchurch hovered around 0 degrees on the 4th.

Wind chill brought temperatures as low as -5 degrees in some places.

Rain fell and turned into black ice on roads.

Snow blanketed the foothills of the Kaimanawa Ranges over the weekend.

Turoa skifield reported 10 cm of snow.

Turoa skifield had a wind chill factor of -30C.

Snow fell on Mt Tauhara, behind Taupo, over the weekend.

Snow settled to depths of 30 cm in the Gisborne high country.

Snow settled to depths of 50 cm in the western Hawke's Bay high country.

Hawke's Bay was isolated from the rest of the country.

State Highway 2 from Napier to Wairoa was closed by snow.

There was snow all along State Highway 50 to Norsewood.

Snow fell down to sea level.

Many rural communities had no power.

There were some lamb losses.

The hills around Marekokoho received 30 cm of snow.

Snow settled to depths of 10 cm in some inland areas of south Taranaki.

Snow settled to depths of 30 cm in the Manawatu, about and east of the Gorge.

Power cuts were widespread in the Wanganui, Wairarapa and Taranaki areas.

Hundreds of people were trapped by snow around Dannevirke on the 5th, and had to spend the night with locals or in halls.

The Desert Road on State Highway 1 was closed. Truckers were forced to spend the night of the 4th in their cabs on the road. 40 vehicles were trapped on the Desert Road late on the 5th.

Snow made roads impassable around Manawatu Gorge.

Motorists were stranded at Norsewood. 150 people were forced to take shelter in the town.

Stranded travellers were looked after at Waiouru, including 40 children from a bus that got stuck at Taihape.

Waiouru had a temperature of 1degC on the 6th.

Snow settled to depths of 35 cm on the Rimutaka Summit Road.

Rimutaka Hill Road between Upper Hutt and Featherston was closed on the 5th due to the snow.

Snow settled to depths of 20-35 cm in inland Canterbury.

Conditions were treacherous on State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Kaikoura, where snow fell to sea level on the night of the 4th.

Lewis Pass (State Highway 7) and Arthur's Pass (State Highway 73) between Christchurch and the West Coast were closed until the 6th.

Much of Canterbury was coated in snow.

At least 19 cm of snow fell in Ashburton.

Darfield received 30 cm of snow.

Fairlie received 25 cm of snow.

Mt Hutt skifield was closed by whiteout conditions.

State Highway 1 between Balclutha and Milton was closed on the night of the 4th as road conditions worsened.

Dunedin Airports was closed during the event due to icy runways.

There was plenty of snow lying around Dunedin on the 6th.

In shady hill suburbs, sheets of ice made the streets too dangerous to drive on. Three Mile Hill Road was still closed on the morning of the 8th.

5-8 cm of snow was reported throughout the Dunedin area.

Queenstown Airport was closed during the event due to icy runways. On the 4th, 13 scheduled flights were cancelled, leaving dozens of travellers stranded.

Police reported around 20 minor crashes around Queenstown as motorists struggled in icy conditions.

Queenstown had a minimum temperature of -4C on the morning of the 7th.

King George Memoral Drive on Taieri Plain was closed on the morning of the 8th.

Snow settled to depths of 10 cm in some inland areas of Southland. Up to 15 cm of snow was reported in some pockets in the hills.

Four roads in the region were closed. Milford Road was closed overnight on the 3rd/4th.

Snow showers fell to sea level in Southland.

Invercargill Airport was closed during the event due to icy runways.

Roads in Invercargill were treacherous on the night of the 4th and morning of the 5th. Ice was still a problem on roads on the 6th.