Where is the world's windiest city? Spoiler alert: it's not Chicago

The wind speed in this breeziest of cities once hit 154mph just a few miles from the centre, but it's not as bad as it sounds - 62 turbines generate the city's electricity, while air pollution is non-existent as any fumes are whipped away

On the harbour front in Wellington stands the figure of a man. Naked, eyes closed, he leans forward into a never-ending gale, a look of abandonment - perhaps joyful - moulded onto his cast-iron face.

"Wellington and its elements provided me with a degree of solace in a time of unrest," says Max Patte, the sculptor behind the self-portrait. "A transitional period of my life following a move from my home in London."