The strongest gust recorded by MetService was 230km/h at Angle Knob at the top of the Tararua Range on Saturday evening. Winds at Wellington's Mt Kaukau peaked at 180km/h about 4pm on Saturday, and 170km/h was recorded on the Rimutaka Hill, 152km/h at Castlepoint in Wairarapa and 110km/h in Manawatu.