INT: New Zealand: High Winds, Heavy Snow

High winds ripped a roof off of a house in the northern part of New Zealand while heavy snow blanketed areas in the south. In the middle, the city of Aukland lost power for four hourswhen wind snapped a major power line; meanwhile a man was swept overboard from a tanker in Wellington Harbor. Some areas described the snowfall as the heaviest in 50 years.

For more information see articles at the New Zealand Herald and Sydney Morning Herald. USAToday has video from the Associated Press.