High winds continue to batter New Zealand capital

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While severe weather was easing in most of New Zealand, gale-force winds are still battering the capital Wellington on Friday.
MetService issued severe weather warnings for South Island's West Coast, Canterbury and Southern parts of the North Island on Friday [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with high winds felling trees [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], blocking roads and bringing down power lines in Christchurch.
Most of those warnings have been scaled down but there is still a warning of heavy winds in Wellington and Wairarapa.
Gales of 140 km an hour have brought down power lines and started a small grass fire in Wellington, cutting power to about 120 households.
Wind gusts of up to 140 km an hour buffeting Wairarapa have blown branches on to power lines, causing blackouts and starting fires.
In the Hutt Valley, felled power lines and a small grass fire caused problems in the Whiteman's Valley area [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with about 120 households losing electricity.