coverage over the channel's previous transmitter at Mount Victoria. Today it is the main television and FM radio transmitter for the Wellington metropolitan area. In May 2022, Kordia removed the top 18 metres of the aerial, as the section was redundant following the end of analogue television broadcast. Transmission Frequencies The following table contains television and radio frequencies currently operating at Mount Kaukau: Former analogue television frequencies The following frequencies were used until 29 September 2013, when Kaukau switched off analogue broadcasts (see Digital changeover dates in New Zealand). Kaukau Challenge Every year Khandallah School, which is at the base of Mount Kaukau, organises a fun walk / fun run from the school to the summit and back, called the Kaukau Challenge. The Kaukau Challenge has been an annual event since 2006 with about 500 people taking part each year. Snowfall of 2011 In mid-August 2011, two Wellington men, Nick Fone and Daniel McFadyen claimed to be the first people to ski and snowboard down Mount Kaukau when they took advantage of the unusual weather pattern delivering snow to most parts of the North Island. As Wellington has a temperate climate, snow down to near sea level is extremely rare, happening less often than once every 15 years. References Wellington City Tourist attractions in Wellington City Kauk Towers in New Zealand