Intense gusts reaching speeds of up to 155km/h (96mph) have caused nearly 90,000 homes experiencing outages and compelled agencies to halt over 100 aircraft departures, based on regional news sources.
These gusts are affecting the complete southern region and lower areas of the northern region, according to the weather forecasting body.
The nation's agencies have announced uncommon high-level wind alerts - the highest alert level - in core zones such as these major districts.
Residents have been advised to stay indoors, avoid travel, and prepare for further electricity and network failures.
Extensive Destruction and Crisis Response
This outage appears to be affecting homes mainly in the southern region, though authorities state that energy was being gradually reinstated.
Local media have stated that in some places roofs have been ripped off houses, whereas trees and electricity poles have been knocked down by the gusts.
Across Wellington, a person was lost his life after being impacted by a falling limb at a frequent walking route on Tuesday.
Also in the capital, a individual was blown onto oncoming traffic on a road by a intensive burst, in a event that was filmed in a viral dashcam video.
Flights to and from the city have been halted because of the weather, and certain highways and community centers are also closed.
At the same time local leaders have announced a crisis declaration, to assist disaster response efforts.
Strike Action Amid Extreme Weather
The wild winds on today occur while tens of thousands of teachers, doctors and other public workers take part in what has been described as a "major walkout", requesting improved salaries and workplace environments.
Yet the extreme weather has compelled them to modify some of their plans, with several external protests relocated inside or called off.
Comparable winds are impacting the nearby nation, bringing a heatwave to the country's outback.
Agencies have declared burning restrictions for apprehension regarding bushfires.
