Snow, ice and slips have closed several roads across the country.
In the North - part of the Desert Road is closed as well as sections of both the Waioeka and Manawatu Gorges.
Further south - icy weather has shut the Hanmer Springs Turnoff to Springs Junction, State Highway 87 between Outram and Middlemarch and State Highway 8 between Cromwell and Omarama.
There is also a black ice warning on State Highway 1 between Gore and Waipahi.
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