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  1. ‘Like a seagull in a stiff breeze’: what it’s like flying into Wellington, the world’s windiest city
    By Eva Corlett in Wellington

    Anyone who has frequently landed in New Zealand’s capital has a hair-raising story to tell, and this year’s ‘super’ El Niño could only intensify the winds

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #NewZealand #Wellington #AsiaPacific #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Airtransport #TheGuardian #EvaCorlettinWellington

  2. I was treated to a rather lovely sunrise during my regular sun rise sit in the backyard this morning :) The kakas were particularly raucous, which seemed to annoy the Tui that lives next door (and an unusually vocal dunnock).

    #Wellington

  3. 📚✨ Oh, the magical land of #Wellington where second-hand #bookstores receive mysterious, possibly #mystical, orders! 🌟📖 Is it a portal to Narnia or just someone who can't figure out Amazon? 🧐🔍 Stay tuned as we untangle this literary enigma between coffee spills and dusty paperbacks! 😂🥴
    rnz.co.nz/life/books/wellingto #Orders #LiteraryEnigma #SecondHandBooks #NarniaOrAmazon #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Glassy Wellington Harbour for our bike ride from Wellington to the Hutt along Te Ara Tupua today. Pic by @abartlet, who came with us to help me with bike maintenance! Thanks again, Andrew!

    #UrbanArrowAdventures #UrbanArrow #Quaxing #CarryShitOlympics #Bike #Cycling #Bikes #Wellington #LowerHutt #CargoBike

  5. Well, that’s one of the #UrbanArrowAdventures I was hoping not to have to have. At least, as I just discovered, my AA Roadservice membership covers moving e-bikes in need of repair!

    #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #carryshitolympics #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike

  6. Overheard on the streets of #Wellington:
    What do you mean you want to get an uber!? We're literally 20 steps from school!

  7. I invite you to join us in #Wellington for a FREE biodiversity + Wiki upskilling event in October - a plant conservation Wiki workshop (Mon 12 Oct). Spaces are limited, so please RSVP now to reserve your spot!

    In this Wikipedia Workshop for the 2026 New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Conference, you’ll learn how to upload openly-licensed images from iNaturalist and the NZPCN website into Wikimedia Commons, and add them to Wikipedia articles.

    This hands-on workshop is suitable for anyone wanting to make a bigger impact with their #iNaturalist images.

    Bring a laptop and help support conservation efforts by increasing the accessibility and visibility of our native biodiversity.

    📅 Monday 12 October, 9:30am–12:00pm
    📍 Wellington Botanic Gardens
    🎫 Free attendance, limited to 30 spaces
    This workshop is free and open to anyone, but you do need to register via the NZPCN 2026 Conference registration page 🔗 nzpcn.org.nz/nzpcn/events/2026 (Note you DO NOT have to register for the conference to attend this free workshop – simply sign up for the free workshop only.)

  8. Family bike ride from Naenae to Eastbourne for a second-hand book fair.

    Miss 4 is riding with a “trailgator” fitting which allows @MichaelaKHulse to tow her while she practises how to stay on the trailgator safely.

    (Edit: last sentence previously said “balance” but she’s been able to ride a bike for years)

    #urbanarrowadventures #urbanarrow #quaxing #bike #cycling #bikes #wellington #LowerHutt #cargobike

  9. New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
    By Eva Corlett in Wellington

    Snow falls in Wellington for the first time in 15 years while snow blanketed Dunedin and Christchurch on the country’s south island

    theguardian.com/world/2026/aug

    #NewZealand #Snow #AsiaPacific #Wellington #Dunedin #TheGuardian #EvaCorlettinWellington

  10. Wellington folks, what is the snow situation? Is it staying on the ground or melting immediately? Is it worth driving in from Lower Hutt in search of the novel experience of snow??

    #Wellington