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Winter storm - 13 July 2017
July storm - Thursday
Ohakune's town sign and famous carrot covered in snow after the mid-July storm swept through. Photo: Facebook / TCB Ohakune
Guests play in the snow outside a lodge near the Tongariro Crossing. Photo: Twitter / @LouisvanWyk
Strong waves batter the coast at Houghton Bay in Wellington on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Caitlin Cherry
The police maritime unit took the opportunity to do rough weather training in Wellington Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: NZ Police
Snow in Manawatu cut power to thousands of homes on Thursday. Photo: Manawatu District Council
The start of the Desert Road at Waiouru was barely visible on Thursday. Photo: NZTA
The view from the train window on the Hutt Valley Line into Wellington. Photo: @kelvinking_nz
Waves at another stretch of Wellington's south coast on Thursday. Photo: Twitter / @FiNZ63
No surfers braved the waves at Lyall Bay, Wellington on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Adriana Weber
Grey-out conditions on SH1, the coast road, near Paekakariki on Thursday. Photo: NZTA
Snow flurries continued overnight in Hanmer. Photo: @Deepsouthster
Snow in the Canterbury high country on Wednesday. Photo: Brando Yelavich @wildboy_adventures
The Hutt River was running high on Thursday. Photo: RNZ / Paloma Migone
Another shot of the swollen river, courtesy of RNZ's Wellington bureau chief. Photo: RNZ / Paloma Migone
The Waiau-Mt Lyford inland road in Canterbury was closed by snow. Photo: NZTA
Work under way to clear the inland road on Thursday. Photo: NZTA
Ohakune Railway Station. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly
Snow in Ohakune. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly
Police in the Manawatu town of Kimbolton have been cooking breakfast for snowed-in residents. Photo: Facebook / Manawatu District Council
Another shot of snow at Ohakune on Thurday. Photo: Facebook / TCB Ohakune
Kids play in the snow in Ohakune. Photo: RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly
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