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Sarah on 30/06/2026 3:07pm
Approx 9.50pm 30 June at the Motueka coast looking North – North East, I saw a very bright white and orange light cross the sky. It was visible for at least 4+ seconds.
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Marie on 30/06/2026 1:57pm
Wellington Te Aro – around 10.40-10.50 PM.
We were looking North when we saw something appearing in the air. It looked like a red fireball, moving east. Never saw this before – uncertain if someone in Wellington started an illegal firework. Did anyone else notice something?
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Kath on 30/06/2026 11:42am
Saw a very clear, very close, streak of sparking light appearing to travel towards the Waikanae hills as I was travelling southbound on Kapiti Expressway at 10:31pm tonight. Looked like a meteorite to my layman’s eye. Beautiful!
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Sage on 30/06/2026 11:23am
Driving along Eastern Hutt Road in Taita, Lower Hutt towards Stokes Valley at around 10.30pm and saw what appeared to be a meteor
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Fibi on 30/06/2026 10:58am
At exactly 10.31pm I witnessed a fireball north/northwest from my bedroom window in Emerald Hill, Upper Hutt. It was really large and bright orange, with a huge trail and I could hear it as it streaked down.
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Isabel on 30/06/2026 10:35am
Just saw one from Newtown Wellington looking north east. Very close to 10.30pm. Firey tail that fizzled out.
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Craig Wheat on 30/06/2026 7:55am
Am I the only one that saw a meteor this morning, can’t find any info about it! About 6:05am driving on Whitford Rd in Auckland caught a glimpse of a shooting green and white light. Would say the direction it was traveling was west to east so from my location be roughly going from the city towards Rangitoto.
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NZtree on 26/06/2026 9:28pm
5:30am Walking on the Brookfield side of Gordon Carmichael this morning. Saw what appeared to be a meteor.
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Doug Anderson on 25/06/2026 10:23pm
10.15 am, 26th June
Driving from Morrinsville to Hamilton, State Highway 26
Saw what appeared to be a meteor
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Lisa Craggs on 26/06/2026 4:35am
I was arriving in glenview, Hamilton & saw the exact same thing. 10.15am
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