WORLDTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
New Zealand's capital, Wellington, experienced snowfall for the first time in 15 years, while Dunedin and Christchurch saw snow as an Antarctic cold snap caused freezing conditions. Residents in a southern city skied down the world’s steepest street, delighting in the rare weather event.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Storm cuts off New Zealand’s capital as flights, ferries cancelled
- ‘That’s a bad combination’: why Australia may be in for a slushy snow season
- Snow blankets Mar del Plata as a record polar cold wave grips Argentina
- New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit
- Australian snow season begins amid El Niño fears
- New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit