State Highway 5 among multiple highways closed due to snow
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State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo is covered in snow this morning and is closed.
The Desert Road between Waiouru and Rangipo is also shut after being blanketed. State Highway 1 between Dunedin and Waitati is closed thanks to snow.
There's even a chance that even Wellington's Remutaka Hill could get some snow as the cold weather settles in.
The Napier-Taupo road is no stranger to weather related closures - road safety advocate Tony Alexander runs a Facebook community page on the Highway.
He spoke to Corin Dann