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mummy_becks 
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 2:19pm |
We got trapped last night with the snow. Coming back home from Palmy we got stuck in Taihape for the night. Us and about 200 odd others (about 50% of them were army people as well - we had 2 courses starting today and lots of people away) were stopped. We were lucky we have family in Taihape that put us up for the night. Got through the road up to home at about 12.30. So glad to be home it is like a blizzard out there now, but I have my fires going to keep us warm.
Photos to come once I can get them taken.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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emz
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 2:26pm |
Wow thank god you have family in Taihape, that's lucky.
Geez, who would live in Waiouru?  
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 2:34pm |
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My brother was on his way to Auckland to come home for a few days and his car got hit by a couple of boulder things that rolled down off a cliff, luckily he was ok! But I think him and his mates got stuck in taihape aswell.
His car is ok aswell thank goodness!
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 3:26pm |
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We had snow on State Highway 1 between Atiamuri and Taupo - and quite a bit of it. It was settling on the road and was all over the hills. I've never seen snow there before. And sleet in Taupo! Insane.
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 3:51pm |
 emz wrote:
Geez, who would live in Waiouru? |
MMEEEE
Still very blizzard like out there, was going to take the boys for a walk (they are doing my head in) but not with it like this.
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 4:51pm |
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yeash, we got stuck coming back from taupo - tried to detour through taumarunui but ended up going through wHanganui...a looooong trip and TONS of snow. freakin' cold. to think, on saturday the kids were swimming in the lake!
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 5:00pm |
OUch the long long way home, we were going to go the back way but when they closed 49 (Waiouru - Ohakune) we stayed put.
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 7:58pm |
For those that are friends with me on FB I have put some there. I can't get onto photobucket at the moment to add them on here.
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AandCsmum
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Posted: 05 October 2009 at 11:33pm |
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I'm supposed to be going to Turangi tomorrow...wonder if I bother!
I only remember snow settling in Turangi a few times in my life.
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A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 7:38am |
You might struggle to get there aliasmum, the dessert road is closed between taihape and waiouru this morning, and so is SH49 between waiouru and ohakune.
Thinking you guys becks, hope you are stocked up.
At least if you get snowed in, the Army can dig you out. 
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 8:00am |
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aliasmum, we had to go through wanganui to get from taupo yesterday and snow is expected again today. if you HAVE to - wanganui raetihi, but if you don't..don't. even that road was snowfilled yesterday.
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 9:27am |
Hmmm might flag the idea, bugger cause Mum & Dad are going to be back at their place in Turangi today so was looking forward to some pampering (breakfast in bed  )plus skiing tomorrow.
I hate the parapara's so not going up that way. Too many memories of being sick as a kid 
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A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 9:30am |
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Interesting, AA roadwatch doesn't show 49 closed!
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A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:08am |
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I want to go somewhere to see the snow!
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:10am |
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might be open now.
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 10:37am |
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I had to take DP to work just past Ruapheu this morning and the road was open between National Park and Turangi. It was looking pretty all in white and there was still snow falling in some places.
And there were cars and trucks heading towards Ohakune so the road must be open that way.
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 12:37pm |
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OMG, there's snow on Pirongia!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 1:45pm |
49 has remained open but 1 was clased from Rangipo to Taihape so if you wanted to go north or south you had to do the parapara's. Still snowing we went for a walk down the main road and got caught in it.
All stocked up here, we went shopping while we were down in Palmy so won't run out of things in a while. Bread seems to be the biggest thing people are running out of and we can't get bread deliveries here so the cop went over to Ohakune yesterday and got a whole heap for the locals.
We have about 50cm of snow on the ground here, so all my plans to go away with Andrew are gone.
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 4:28pm |
it was snowing just out of rotorua yesterday, about 5k up the road! it was awsome it was all over the road & was pretty deep too!! so i took the kids for a look and to make a snowman
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Posted: 06 October 2009 at 4:52pm |
cool....i heard it was snowing on the kaimais too  so much more exciting than it just being cold and rainy like it is up here lol
i want to see some photos! anyone have any they can put on here?
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