Now that Wellington’s violent (some reaching 200km/hr winds) spring storms are finally ebbing away we can get back down into the slippery drains running through the city.

We recently explored an urban stream running through an industrial area – and found a drain, complete with concrete slipways in the process.

After traveling down the long tunnel we reached an impasse, a slippery slope into a deep pool of turbulent water – this is definitely a drain we will check out at the end of summer when we can progress further.

The entrance to the tunnel looking out, here the walls have been light-painted green. The stream passes right underneath many commercial properties. Looking down the long tunnel to the black abyss at the end. Lightpainting the long tunnel with a 2 minute exposure. Some rusty steel girders above the concrete slipway. Examining the rusty girders. The entrance to the tunnel (white balance adjusted). An entrance to one of our old haunts nearby.