Weather: Strong Winds Hit Powerlines, Cancel Flights, Ferries and Close Highways

Clean-up, repairs underway after Wellington storm

Lines crews are out patching up faults, after stormy weather did widespread damage to power lines across several North Island regions. Photo: Supplied/ Powerco Wild weather is forecast to ease after battering much of central New Zealand on Friday, but many are still without power and the town of Martinborough is cut off.

Hundreds of flights cancelled and power knocked out as storm batters New Zealand

National weather agency warns of ​heavy rain and winds up to 120kph

Hundreds of flights cancelled as storm hammers New Zealand's capital

A storm battered central New Zealand ​on Friday, bringing air traffic to a standstill ‌in ​the capital Wellington, knocking out power to thousands of households and triggering flooding and landslides.National weather forecaster MetService issued multiple severe weather warnings as a low-pressure system swept across the country.It warned ⁠of heavy rain and wind gusts up to 120 kph (74 mph), after recording winds exceeding 150 kph in parts of the …

Driver injured by falling tree as thousands scramble to rebook flights

Gale-force winds have been hitting Taranaki and Wellington overnight, bringing down trees, lifting roofs and sending trampolines flying. Both regions are...

Weather: Strong winds hit powerlines, cancel flights, ferries and close highways

Strong winds are battering the North and Upper South Islands, cancelling ferries and flights, closing highways, and cutting power to homes.