The Big Snow 2006

Description

Description"On 12 June 2006, a massive snow storm hit the Canterbury region, bringing havoc and hardship to nearly half a million people. Snow storm... captures unique images from one of the most severe weather events in the region for over 30 years" - back cover of "Snow storm : the South Island's big chill" by Paul Gorman.

The above book includes meteorological data and images from The Press and The Timaru Herald newspapers. The Aoraki Heritage Collection holds lending copies of this book. Please contact us for more information.External LinkTe Ara: the big snowDateJune 2006SubjectWeatherDisasters

Publication

The Timaru Herald: The Big Snow 2006

Satellite photograph published in The Timaru Herald 11 Jun 2011