NZ Herald Focus host Tristram Clayton talks to head weather analyst Philip Duncan about the Antarctic blast moving up the country.

They talk about how cold it will get, where the heaviest snow will be and just how long this blast will last across New Zealand.

We also look at wind chills, which will be severe, across various parts of the South Island:

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