Satellite and Isobaric Maps for New Zealand

Jul 9 1996

A three kilometre stretch of the Tairei River at Henley,southwest of Dunedin, was covered in ice. A local said "...you can throw stones on it and they slide along. My husband saw a pukeko land on the ice and it slid right across the river and hit the bank". The ice followed a week of heavy frosts.