Bill Hickman16:21, Jun 01 2021 Robert Kitchin/Stuff A wet, blustery start to the day but showers should be clearing by afternoon. Good afternoon. Brittany Keogh taking over from Bill Hickman with all the breaking news in Wellington. 4pm Skies clearing for the evening Showers are expected to start clearing, and strong southerlies easing and then dying out, bringing a fine evening. 2.30pm Bus strikes on hold Wellington bus strikes are on pause as NZ Bus tries to hash out a last-minute deal with Greater Wellington Regional Council and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Tramways secretary Kevin O’Sullivan said on Tuesday that the union “agreed to put any industrial action on hold” for at least a week. More on this story from infrastructure reporter Joel Macmanus.