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New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island
Temperatures have plummeted across New Zealand as an Antarctic cold snap hovers over the country, delighting the capital, Wellington, which experienced snow for the first time in 15 years, while giving a southern city’s residents a chance to ski through the streets.
The front moved in on Tuesday, with much of the country waking to freezing conditions, frosts, snowfall, hail and bitingly cold wind. Continue reading...
![A piece of promotional copy from the the late 90s, it features images of Winston Peters and Max Bradford, and the text reads:
The 1998 electricity reforms have one underlying theme: a better deal for all consumers.
Great strides have been made in the past few years by electricity generators and power companies, but there is still no effective competition. And competition is essential. Just as we saw when real choice arrived in the petrol industry, only competition will deliver lower prices for electricity consumers.
The 1998 electricity reform package will provide New Zealanders with lower prices, more choice, and the certainty that their lights will come on at the flick of a switch.
[Signature of Winston Peters]
Rt Hon Winston Peters
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer
[Signature of Max Bradford]
Hon Max Bradford
Minister of Energy](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4rpl5e3tbiiwbweeslenbvl2/bafkreihtpmb77rcq2ncjzihxixstglilijlq2xw4kowftkayaci4z5uz54)
