Cars lay stranded following heavy snow falls on State Highway 5, north of Te Pohue near Napier, Hawkes Bay, in New Zealand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A freak snow storm and the bad weather, which is highly irregular at this time of year, has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island. (AP{ Photo/Paul Taylor, New Zealand Herald) **NEW ZEALAND OUT FAIRFAX OUT. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Cars lay stranded following heavy snow falls on State Highway 5, north of Te Pohue near Napier, Hawkes Bay, in New Zealand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A freak snow storm and the bad weather, which is highly irregular at this time of year, has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island. (AP{ Photo/Paul Taylor, New Zealand Herald) **NEW ZEALAND OUT FAIRFAX OUT.

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  1. Cars lay stranded following heavy snow falls on State Highway 5, north of Te Pohue near Napier, Hawkes Bay, in New Zealand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A freak snow storm and the bad weather, which is highly irregular at this time of year, has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island. (AP{ Photo/Paul Taylor, New Zealand Herald) **NEW ZEALAND OUT FAIRFAX OUT.

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