Wanaka and Queenstown residents appear to have escaped any major flooding after a night spent on alert due to high lake volumes. Screengrab A park bench is surrounded by water from a flooded Lake Wakatipu on Tuesday morning. "Strong northwesterly winds are also forecast to affect the Canterbury High Country with a wind watch currently in place." Near the Castlepoint lighthouse, Humphrey and Sally Chau braved the wind on their wedding day, resulting in stunning wedding photos. High winds caused berthing issues for Cook Strait ferries to Picton.

Source: Stuff December 03, 2019 16:02 UTC