The big snow Christchurch 1992 TV3 News

1992 - THE BIG SNOW:
A million sheep died when the heaviest snowfall for 30 years hit Canterbury in late-August 1992 - the lambing season. Snow started falling in the evening of August 27. It snowed down to sea level and by mid-morning the next day, power was out through much of the region.

[@megatronacepticon]

"The city's worst natural disaster in years." If only it still held that title.

[@JohanThiart]

Thank goodness for global warming.

[@jaydenallen8720]

It was weird seeing the cathedral fully intact

[@swites]

Cool seeing the Square as it was :)

[@melmurrayN.Z]

Our og christchurch 😍

[@SueMead]

I remember that snow like it was yesterday. My daughter was teething and was in pain so I had to get to the pharmacy. I stepped out of the car, and the snow went right up to my err.., nether regions. My daughter had one of those 'Maggie Simpson' snow suits on and was loving the snow. None of those shops and buildings shown in this video exist any more. Funny seeing the cathedral all in one piece.

[@Innerlight320]

19 yrs old new to chch first time flatting no firewood yeah might of been why I went north dec 92 .

[@s3ra9h1m]

I remember this as a kid. Power lines fell down and I was too scared to jump over them 😂

[@emalinetafili1761]

Wow I remember the snow like it was yesterday wow

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

Aucklander's were swimming at Takapuna beach that week!

[@godgamerconnorfrost6869]

I wish we had snow again but not like this

[@hazee03]

i wish we had this

[@jaytater2165]

Same I was curious we never had snow till 2011

[@nathankerr9824]

Retro - Love it

[@nnaheim.]

This is what the news used to be like, opinion free and just told us the facts.

[@geoffbell166]

People had fires then,now how would a heat pump go with no power....

[@JohanThiart]

Blankets.. and more blankets.

[@SahidKhan-wj5to]

You intelligent man

[@StephSancia]

Is it just me or do people here in 1992 seem much more friendly with a very caring unity between essential services and the public ? i came to NZ in 1999 but it just seems a tad abrasive these days but people in this video just seem so lovely and caring and just everything positive ❤

[@YallNotWhite_YourPINK]

They were far from friendly in 1992 as Christchurch was the capital for racist in NZ

[@StephSancia]

@@YallNotWhite_YourPINK you said above you were born in 1990 toe so you were just a baby so I guess you are judging that by perhaps history books or what other people have said I don't know with all due respect anyway

[@byronchavarria4954]

Similar To Texas Worse Winter Cold Weather But In Texas Its Worse

[@mikehunt9yearsago]

Yeah the snow probably shoots your over there

[@lilfridge5652]

Genetically modified weather, its not natural

[@mehdiz1052]

only in NZ. 1:10. tells about the havoc yet smiling.

[@byronchavarria4954]

And Australia 🇦🇺 Plus The United States 🇺🇸 In December January February & March

[@byronchavarria4954]

Even Canada United States And Japan

[@YallNotWhite_YourPINK]

Jesus i was born this year and was curious about xhristchurch

[@jimcrawford5039]

Spoilt by expanding it to widescreen, makes it a worse picture quality!

[@jonnypanteloni]

It is not expanded to widescreen but that the pixels are half width so that when they fill a standard width pixel they take up double the width

[@andyfoxy3140]

Pity the snow didn’t bury it. Terrible place….terrible people……

[@nickda1]

how do you know you don't know them

[@andyfoxy3140]

@@nickda1 Of course I do

[@nickda1]

@Andy Foxy do you live there if you do I apologise

[@andyfoxy3140]

@@nickda1 I lived there over half my life

[@nickda1]

@@andyfoxy3140 I apologize then but i still wouldn't want them to all be buried