Powerful winds are causing chaos in the capital, with the ''meat'' of the storm still to come.

The Rimutaka Hill Rd has closed, parliament's weekly Cabinet meeting is at risk, flights have been cancelled and power has been cut to more than 1000 properties as gale-force winds lash the centre and south of the country.

Full report here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9279603/Worse-is-yet-to-come-MetService