Some Christchurch residents have woken up to a rare coating of snow in parts of the city this morning.
It comes as heavy snowfall has closed roads in both the South and North islands.
The snow briefly delaying normal life for Dunedin residents, while in Christchurch, the city got its biggest flurry in almost a decade. (Source: 1News)
A road snowfall warning was in place for Porters Pass in Canterbury overnight, but that ended at 5am this morning.
Central Christchurch fell to 0.3C at 7am, according to MetService, and was only 1.2C at 8am.
The city has a high of 9C forecast for Tuesday.
There were perfect conditions for a snow fight in the Garden City this morning. (Source: Supplied)
Some children made the most of the snowfall, getting outside to have some fun.
Forecaster WeatherWatch.co.nz tweeted: "It's been a long time since we last saw snow in our Christchurch forecast!"
1News camera operator Richard Postles captured the fun on Tuesday morning. (Source: 1News)
"It won't accumulate too much... But for some, you might be able to build a mini-snowman the size of an egg."
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