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Comments

Tony on 29/03/2024 8:50am

Also saw meteorite object heading nw over tauranga about 7pm 29th march took a few photos never seen anything like it before

Katrina Weller on 29/03/2024 8:38am

Saw a meteor driving north between Rotorua and Tirau through the Mamaku’s around dusk. March 29th (Good Friday). It was a pretty fast shooting star, gone very quickly.

Rob on 29/03/2024 8:14am

At 6.56pm we saw a of blue strobe line through the sky for around 3 seconds heading north west of waikanae kapiti we were standing facing north

Aleka Beaumont on 29/03/2024 7:31am

Fireball streaking across the sky at approximately 7pm today, 29th March 2024. Visible in a north westerly direction from Paraparaumu. It was still light at the time.

Angus on 29/03/2024 6:17am

Pretty sure I saw a meteorite at 18:36 on Friday 29th April tracking NW and low in the sky. Appeared quite large and white.

Scott Vincent on 29/03/2024 5:53am

I’m sure I saw a meteor over new Plymouth around 6:45pm in a north east direction. Only lasted a few seconds. It was very bright then nothing.

Hamiltonian on 29/03/2024 5:46am

Saw what appeared to be a comet in the sky in the west as I crested the Lake Road hill, Hamilton. It was very bright white and had a small tail. I glimpsed for about 5 seconds before it disappeared. This was at about 6:35pm, sunsets at 7:18pm.

Mark on 29/03/2024 5:42am

Daughter saw a bright blue light dropping behind the horizon behind mt kaukau in wellington at 6.35pm on good Friday 29 March 2024

Mike on 29/03/2024 5:41am

Fireball flash of light went through the sky over my house in Blenheim. 6.40pm. 29th March

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