By politico-economic weather correspondent Alex Tarrant
Sir Edmund Hilary's grin on the side of the Reserve Bank could barely be seen while staff came and stood outside the front entrance to watch snow fall heavily in Wellington's central business district as an icy blast hit the capital city.
What's it like where you are?
Here's another shot out of my press gallery window:
And here's one from Sunday night on Cecil Road in Wadestown, Wellington:
Almost slipping over:
Mate I know it's a slightly unusual to get a few flecks of snow in Wellington, but don't you think all this weather hype and hysteria is a bit much?!
" The Big Chill "? " The Big Freeze "? Crikey dick, there's barely an inch of snow in most of it. My brother lives in the High Country between Lake Tekapo and Twizel, and he's laughing his wooly socks off at the people going bloody mental about this so called " polar blast "! His family sometimes get more than this lot on Christmas Day. Winter has been pathetic this year for snow in the places that usually get a lot of it.
But the townies see a few flakes of the white stuff blowing about in a stiff breeze and they act as if it's a new Ice Age.
The big problem are these bogus " weather " web sites set up by the media companies. The spokespeople for them ( not one of them a real meteorologist! ) whip the suckers into a frenzy about " Snow in Auckland soon!!! " because they know it will get the suckers flooding to their web sites and making lots of money for the media owners.
Still I suppose it's nice that children in places who never see any snow may get to touch some.
Some good pictures here of the Hawkes Bay - http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/local/gallery/polar-blast-in-hawkes-bay…
For all deniers -Today’s weather is a clear scenific picture of global warning.
Not really - this isnt the first time we've had weather like this.
For all deniers -Today’s weather is a clear scenific picture of "climate change"
Sorry Goron ...I can't remember which one I am ...what's an undenier again...?
Pity all the polar bears are dead...they'd be right at home here.
Couldn't put it better,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYj5baVfB0Y&feature=player_embedded
Yes - he presented a sensational, profound and scientific speech about winter temperature around the globe – impressive stupid.
remember "climate " is what we expect..
"weather "is what we get.
many get the 2 confused..
It is allegedly snowing at Piha.
Gareth I'm not far..and yes for ten minutes it was snowing here too...I thought it was the slowest moving hail I'd ever seen till I went outside.........
it's all melted now though so....y'know I put the sled back n came back in to the pooter.
23C here in Brisbane, sunny and calm... ;o)
Yes but can you hang your meat out there and not have to worry it will spoil ...Chairman M.
"Yes but can you hang your meat out there and not have to worry it will spoil " geeze I'll freeze to death - I am not that tough!
I got snow on Rangitoto Island!
Was disappointed this morning as we barely had a fine dusting when I woke up here in Oxford (Nth Cant) and closing the school and preschool seemed a bit over the top but it soon started falling quite heavily. The snow was coming almost horizontally with the southerly wind.
Note to self: do not go into labour during the night. It is not a good time to drive an hour to the hospital and having a baby on the roadside today is definitely not an option.
Is there not a night-nurse at the Oxford Hospital , should you need assistence ?
The Rangiora Hospital is 30 minutes drive in good conditions , more so in inclement .
....... and just think of this , the Rangiora Hospital produces knarly little nurks such as GBH ! You really don't wanna go there ....
Roger - I always thought that is the Rangiora Bakery.
It's a rumbling week today. My office chair is very nervous.
GBH, yes but after having the last 2 without pain relief (one of them an unplanned home water birth and we were actually still living in Chch 10mn from the hospital!), I have every intention of having this one under general anesthetic :) Just kidding...although the idea does have some appeal.
Anyway, still in one piece this morning and we've got heaps of snow here. The sledge is out and we're all ready to go out and play in the snow!
Elley - the metro Rangiora - Chch Hospital is another option.
The snow was coming almost horizontally with the southerly wind.
But Elley - obviously no match for you - far lighter then the 90kg plus category ?
Yes, quite a bit lighter actually. About to pop and haven't reached the 65kgs mark yet even with my clothes and shoes on. So I'll keep on eating my all-time favourite Lindt Swiss chocolate without feeling too guilty :) Anyway, gotta go build a snowman...
Seems that Dumb and Dumber are on holiday in Oamaru and decided to go a thieving in the middle of the night..when the snow had stopped falling...fatheads. herald,
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