Big love to everyone around Te Whanganui-a-Tara who is coping with the extreme weatherbomb hitting the area over the last couple of days, and apparently forecast to continue today;
You folks are in my thoughts. If there's anything folks in The Tron and elsewhere who haven't been hit so hard can do for you - *anything* please sing out! I'll see what I can organise, even if it means heading up there.
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That was quite the cloudburst.
"Unprecedented ", "never seen so much rain", and more, exactly as predicted by the climate change models for a decade or so now
Wellington Emergency Management issued this warning within the past hour:
"SEVERE WEATHER
Saturday 18 Apr 2026 - 16:25pm
4pm update
The Wellington region is experiencing severe weather on Saturday, with severe thunderstorms causing flash and surface flooding.
People should avoid all non-essential travel as further severe weather is expected to hit this evening, particularly around 8pm."
"Feather cloud watches play in the stadium"
"The swamp at the goal entrance"
Angry skies tonight, the shepherds say the sheep are restless
"When playing in a freezing Wellington wind one must be dressed appropriately"
#kids #sport #cold #Wellington #TeWhanganuiATara #photography
Strypey
James Harris 
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)
Paul Hellyer
Mike Riversdale