Frost
Tour through the kiwifruit vines after frost causes devastation
28 Oct 2022
Kiwifruit orchard foreman Dave Trafford takes Leah Tebbutt through the vines on the back of the quad bike, where mere metres apart the vines change from luscious and green, to barren as if they've… Audio
A View from the Vines: John Douglas vs Jack Frost
11 Oct 2019
Last year, John Douglas lost 70 percent of his vineyard to frost. This season he's out in the nerve-jangling wee hours frost-fighting and watching the temperature drop. Audio
Frosts on horizon: Motorists urged to be wary of icy roads
17 Jun 2019
MetService is warning people to brace for plummeting temperatures which are expected to be 4C lower than usual later this week.