Wind

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Image: Wellington’s winds

Wellington’s winds

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Woman battling wind, Wellington

Woman battling wind, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Man walking against strong wind, Wellington

Man walking against strong wind, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pedestrians battling strong winds, Wellington

Pedestrians battling strong winds, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Men holding their hats in a Wellington wind

Men holding their hats in a Wellington wind

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A Pedestrian struggling against the wind, Lambton Quay, Wellington

A Pedestrian struggling against the wind, Lambton Quay, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pedestrians struggling against the wind, Lambton Quay and Stout street corners, Wellington

Pedestrians struggling against the wind, Lambton Quay and Stout street corners, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Woman reaching for a parking meter as she battles gale-force north-westerly winds, Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

Woman reaching for a parking meter as she battles gale-force north-westerly winds, Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A TORNADO. Fred Baume, M.P. (meeting prohibition Richardson in windy Wellington) : Hold there, Willinm ! As if there was not enough wind here without you coming down and raising a hurricane. (Observer, 04 December 1909)

A TORNADO. Fred Baume, M.P. (meeting prohibition Richardson in windy Wellington) : Hold there, Willinm ! As if there was not enough wind here with...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Windy weather

Windy weather

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Passengers disembarking from the ferry, Maori, on to Clyde Quay wharf, Wellington, on a wet and windy day

Passengers disembarking from the ferry, Maori, on to Clyde Quay wharf, Wellington, on a wet and windy day

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: It ivas very windy yesterday ivhen the viceregal parly arrived for the opening of the Centennial Exhibition. Lady Galway (right) ami Mrs Hislop are seen going to their seats huffeted by the wind. (Evening Post, 09 November 1939)

It ivas very windy yesterday ivhen the viceregal parly arrived for the opening of the Centennial Exhibition. Lady Galway (right) ami Mrs Hislop are...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Battling Wellington’s wind

Battling Wellington’s wind

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage