Spring snow storm causes travel chaos in New Zealand

A spring weather bomb has battered New Zealand, wreaking havoc with travel plans and causing dozens of flights to be cancelled.

A spring weather bomb has battered New Zealand, wreaking havoc with travel plans and causing dozens of flights to be cancelled.

The clips, filmed today (September 29), show a flurry of snow blanketing the southern areas of New Zealand including the town of Dunedin.

MetService issued snowfall warnings for several areas including Queenstown and said it was the result of a low-pressure system moving up the country from Antarctica.

The National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research said parts of the South Island could feel as cold as -20C on Monday and Tuesday.