Ah yes, the wind - the city is located right on the only sea-level gap in the NZ mountain chains which block the great westerly wind flow around the globe at these latitudes, so we do get our fair share of blows. Photos of Wellington tend to show pedestrians walking at an angle of 45 degrees to the pavement. And do not bring your umbrella here unless you are really good at hang-gliding. But we survive, and it gives people something to talk about.

Fly-fishing? Not in the city as such (although there is every variety of sea-fishing known to man within the city limits), but not far up the Hutt Valley (within 20 or so miles) you can fly-fish to your heart's content. And if you are up for it (personally, not to my taste) there's a big variety of other huntin', shootin' and horsin' venues within easy reach, not to mention walking trails, mountain bike trails, quad bike and 4WD trails and (much more my scene) yachting, sport aviation and surfing, too!

No other city I have ever visited comes close....