Wellington, New Zealand
Windy Wellywood
"Where your umbrella dies a hero"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield depicting an inside-out umbrella rampant, flanked by two cable cars locked in eternal ascent, beneath a hobbit's foot crest symbolising the town's film-industry side hustle. The motto scroll beneath simply reads 'It'll Ease Off Soon', a phrase no local has ever meant sincerely.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Visited for the film industry hype and left with a permanent squint from the wind tunnel effect between the hills. The waterfront is genuinely gorgeous when it's not trying to blow you into the harbour, and the coffee scene is legitimately world class. Cuba Street has character but my hostel windows rattled all night like the building was auditioning for a horror film. Three stars because Te Papa is free and brilliant, but bring a windbreaker rated for small aircraft."— Gary Blusterman, Norwich
Property Listing
Charming character villa perched on a hillside with UNINTERRUPTED harbour views, natural air conditioning included year-round at no extra cost, and a bracing daily cardio workout simply walking to the letterbox! Close to vibrant Cuba Street nightlife, award-winning coffee, and the airport runway that famously ends at a cliff for that extra frisson of excitement.
Twinned With
Chicago — Both cities built entire personality cults around being windy, and both will fight you if you suggest somewhere else is windier.
Supporting Evidence
Wellington is widely considered the windiest city in the world, with gusts regularly exceeding 100 km/h funnelled straight through the Cook Strait like nature's own wind tunnel.