Antarctic Blast Hits New Zealand, Brings Spring Snow Across the Country

Snow settles in the township of Lumsden in Invercargill, New Zealand, on July 12, 2017. Dianne Manson/Getty Images

An Antarctic blast across New Zealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington.

The south of the country woke up to temperatures at near zero degrees Celsius, the coldest place being Te Anau at negative six degrees celsius (21 degrees Fahrenheit).