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Watch: Gripping timelapse shows storm, lightning lashing Oriental Bay last night

May 23, 2018

Wellington has endured a wild and wintry evening as thunderstorms saw a plane struck by lightning, surface flooding in the CBD, and large hail battering some suburbs.

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A time-lapse video of Oriental Bay overnight captures the storm hitting and repeatedly lashing the city.

The storm which hit the capital yesterday evening moved north to drench much of the North Island overnight. 

Check the full forecast for the upcoming wintry week across the country.  

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