more wild weather in Wellington
Aug 26th 2006, 1:19 am
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more wild weather in Wellington
It absolutely chucked it down last night - Friday - rain on the roof woke me up and lunchtime Saturday it is still pouring - I do believe that might be Noah building a giant waka on Mount Kaukau! The harbour has turned brown with so much storm water, the Hutt River has burst its banks - not good news for the start of the croquet season in Lower Hutt, as the Waimarie club is the wrong side of the stopbank - as is an electricity substation, which has also seemed to me incredibly bad urban planning. There are landslips all over the place - the Johnsonville rail link is blocked and a train stuck in the Kaiwharawhara tunnel - Paekakariki which was decimated by slips a couple of years ago, is starting to slip again.
It's not looking good for the match tonight - Wellington v Auckland at the Westpac Stadium!
It's not looking good for the match tonight - Wellington v Auckland at the Westpac Stadium!
Aug 26th 2006, 1:29 am
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Re: more wild weather in Wellington
Originally Posted by cottageinthesky
It absolutely chucked it down last night - Friday - rain on the roof woke me up and lunchtime Saturday it is still pouring - I do believe that might be Noah building a giant waka on Mount Kaukau! The harbour has turned brown with so much storm water, the Hutt River has burst its banks - not good news for the start of the croquet season in Lower Hutt, as the Waimarie club is the wrong side of the stopbank - as is an electricity substation, which has also seemed to me incredibly bad urban planning. There are landslips all over the place - the Johnsonville rail link is blocked and a train stuck in the Kaiwharawhara tunnel - Paekakariki which was decimated by slips a couple of years ago, is starting to slip again.
It's not looking good for the match tonight - Wellington v Auckland at the Westpac Stadium!
It's not looking good for the match tonight - Wellington v Auckland at the Westpac Stadium!
no really it is but the houses teetering on the sides of the hills look scary, especially near petone train station, they look like they are ready to slip off at any time,
Aug 26th 2006, 1:44 am
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Re: more wild weather in Wellington
Originally Posted by Sugo
im in petone and doesnt it sound and look lovely, please move here, its great hehe
no really it is but the houses teetering on the sides of the hills look scary, especially near petone train station, they look like they are ready to slip off at any time,
no really it is but the houses teetering on the sides of the hills look scary, especially near petone train station, they look like they are ready to slip off at any time,
Aug 26th 2006, 1:56 am
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Re: more wild weather in Wellington
Originally Posted by cottageinthesky
I'd forgotten about the slip at Horokiwi - Eastbourne is on alert again and there's flooding in Lower Hutt but..... tomorrow will be sunny and the harbour will turn blue again!
Ah,yes,but,dudes and people brave enough to get away from bloody Davina-knob-you are NOT here.
It is always grey,the taxes are always high,you are not here. Nuff said.
