Krystal Gibbens

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Krystal Gibbens

High winds have battered Wellington on Thursday, with MetService issuing a red strong wind warning that will remain overnight. Wellington has seen widespread power outages, cancelled flights and flooded roads. Schools and businesses closed early across the city, and people are being asked to stay off the roads, as wild weather continues. MetService said the wind would continue to blow hard into the evening, with gusts up to 120kph, but the worst was over.

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Ashleigh McCaull |Krystal Gibbens

The wind warning in Wellington has been escalated to red, with MetService warning of "destructive" winds that would cause widespread damage. There was a possibility of "threat to life" from falling trees and other items and could be significant disruption to transport, and power supply, the warning says. People should stay inside or seek shelter away from trees. The forecaster's Mount Kaukau weather station in Wellington was no longer working after wind gusts of up to 150km/h.

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Ashleigh McCaull |Krystal Gibbens

The wind warning in Wellington has been escalated to red, with MetService warning of "destructive" winds that would cause widespread damage. There was a possibility of "threat to life" from falling trees and other items and could be significant disruption to transport, and power supply, the warning says. People should stay inside or seek shelter away from trees. The forecaster's Mount Kaukau weather station in Wellington was no longer working after wind gusts of up to 150km/h.

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Krystal Gibbens

A burst pipe on Thorndon Quay has frustrated a business group who had previously warned that putting a cycleway on top of ageing pipes was a bad idea. On Tuesday evening, a drinking water pipe burst near 186 Thorndon Quay. Wellington Water said the pipe that burst was a 150mm asbestos pipe that was installed in 1966. "Given its location at the boundary between the road and the cycle lane, the pipe burst caused the road and cycle lane to lift and break," a Wellington Water spokesperson said.

2 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Krystal Gibbens

A burst pipe on Thorndon Quay has frustrated a business group who had previously warned that putting a cycleway on top of ageing pipes was a bad idea. On Tuesday evening, a drinking water pipe burst near 186 Thorndon Quay. Wellington Water said the pipe that burst was a 150mm asbestos pipe that was installed in 1966. "Given its location at the boundary between the road and the cycle lane, the pipe burst caused the road and cycle lane to lift and break," a Wellington Water spokesperson said.