2011-11-21 - 3NEWS - WINDY WELLINGTON LIVES UP TO REPUTATION

A wind storm that has been thrashing the southern North Island for much of the day is finally abating.

In a notoriously windy city one Featherston street crossing is quite possibly the worst spot, where the wind was so fierce it blew a woman off her feet.

She was helped by another pedestrian and after the shock wore off she continued on her way.

But over in the Wairarapa two other pedestrians were injured, one seriously, and taken to hospital after a tree branch came down outside Greytown school.

Principal Kevin MacKay says teachers had already kept the children inside during the break at that time because it was too dangerous to be out there.

As the waves came crashing in at Oriental Bay, United Future leader Peter Dunne went tumbling down in the suburbs.

In the city workers battled to put a marquee up while others concentrated on keeping themselves vertical. A woman, who had just moved down from Whangarei, used her suitcase as an anchor.

"I didn't know it was this windy. I think the luggage is carrying us instead of me carrying the luggage, it's dragging me all the way."

A severe gale warning has been in place since yesterday and this morning Metservice predicted winds gusting up to 130 kilometres per hour. By 10am they had reached 146 kilometres.

That wind reading was taken in Kelburn at the Metservice headquarters above the city.

SOURCE: http://www.3news.co.nz/Windy-Welly-lives-up-to-reputation/tabid/423/articleID...

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[gnarlycharlie4u]

Thumbs up if you were waiting for the newscaster to get blown into the water.

[cravingkawasaki]

good thing she was wearing a skirt

[1wintersday]

Good old Graham Henry at 0:50

[jk61490]

i wanted her skirt to blow up

[GiOvesyPoo]

<3 short skirts :)

[optimusjizza]

thank god they didnt put welly wood!!! whos stupid idea was tht needs to be shot!

[TruthDarePS3]

thats highly embarrasing

[Chyyna1000]

holy fuck :O

[marksupersayin101]

what an idiot wearing high heels.

[NewZealanda]

@gnarlycharlie4u that and the skirt to blow up