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Plus ça change...
Behind the scenes
Petrus van der Velden brilliantly captured the Canterbury nor'wester back in the 1890s

Petrus van der Velden Nor'western Sky. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, presented by Miss Van Asch 1938
And we still get them:

Photo: John Collie