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Zara on 11/06/2025 5:52pm
Just saw a meteor at 5:40am in Gisborne. It looked close as it was huge! It was dark orange
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Mo on 12/06/2025 6:27am
Hi zara I saw a huge blue and orange ball at the same time this morning standing on Palm beach waiheke island
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Jay on 6/06/2025 4:02am
Driving on Expressway to hamilton watching something to the west dropping through the clouds. Can see it’s tail. Fri7June
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Isaac on 30/05/2025 5:45pm
Saw a flash across the sky around 9:30pm around Sandringham.
Bright blue ball with a blue streak
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Seb on 30/05/2025 10:59pm
Yooooo I’ve seen that too yesterday, with mates in the spa, it was soooooo big. At albany around 9.30pm
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Noeleen on 30/05/2025 5:41pm
11.13pm
Saw a bright green fireball with a long bright red tail easterly direction. Awesome. In Gisborne.
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Claire on 30/05/2025 9:53am
Saw a red line with green type star –
About 9:30pm near ohaupo Kaipaki Road area. Beautiful!
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Anngelique on 29/05/2025 6:58am
Very bright shooting star just now on the 29th of May 2025 at 18h52. Near Winton. Very beautiful,
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Callan on 24/05/2025 9:36am
Meteorite seen heading south to north, 9.15ish 24/5/25
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