Power cuts, road closures, wild wind and rain hammer WellingtonNZTA A flapping highway sign has closed State Highway 1 at the Ngauranga Gorge north of Wellington. ^IF pic.twitter.com/xdsVvOdSXl — NZTA Wellington (@NZTAWgtn) July 13, 2017NEED TO KNOW:ROSS GIBLIN / STUFF Wind driven sand covers Lyall Bay in Wellington. ROSS GIBLIN / STUFF Aimee Feck and Greer, 9, battle the wind to get to holiday accommodation in Lyall Bay, during the Wellington storm. HOWARD COOK/SUPPLIED The wild Wellington coast at Lyall Bay, pictured on Thursday morning. LUCY SWINNEN/STUFF Wind and rain lash the road at Moa Point and Lyall Bay.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2017 19:42 UTC