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Liam on 25/06/2026 5:24am
25th June 4ish am, x2 bright flashes, quite slow to pass over mangawhai heading towards Te Hana direction. Was amazing bright white light. Mrs freaked out haha. one followed shortly after by the second.
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Jan on 25/06/2026 4:57am
Heading to morrinsville this morning from Te Aroha saw a meteorite @ 7.05am SW
25/06/2026
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Sophie on 18/06/2026 9:02am
Juat witness a meteor by kapiti island 3 x people saw it as we wsre walking to beaxh after doing a sauna. Approx 820pm 18.09
Lasted 4 seconds. Massive. Not a shoot star. No chance.
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Mel on 17/06/2026 12:59pm
I believe I just witnessed a head-on meteor from Porirua Wellington around 12am 18 June. Initially thought it was a big star it just got brighter flashed then disappeared. Witnessed by me my partner and my brother inlaw.
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Dan on 16/06/2026 2:15pm
I saw a white flash fly thru the sky at 1.43am in mangere auckland. It was so huge it looked like a comet bright white n I saw the trail as it flew by.
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Kate on 9/06/2026 11:21am
I think I just saw a shooting star in Auckland north shore tonight 11:18pm. I’m no expert so am not sure????
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Gavin Schaare on 30/05/2026 6:25am
4.45 pm high in the sky to the west 🤔 might have skip but I could see it punching rings in the high altitude cloud the what looked like steam trail it left disapated quickly
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Mike on 27/05/2026 8:29pm
6:30am 28 May 2026. Bright ‘shooting star’ spotted to the southeast from Cracroft, Christchurch.
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Melanie on 25/05/2026 8:31am
I think I spotted 2 Meteors today!
First one was when I was driving over the Sydenham Bridge in Christchurch. Then 15 minutes later whilst on the Northen Motorway heading towards Rangiora, we spotted another. I’m not even a amateur spotter, so please don’t judge the description. All I could see was a full white tail and a huge long streak. The second one we got to see it until it died. It was truly beautiful.
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Ray on 24/05/2026 7:04am
Te Kuiti- large bright orange/yellow object (largely flared tail) visible in the eastern sky tracking to the north. Visible for several seconds but disappeared before reaching the horizon. Sighted between 18.20 and 18.25 hours on the evening of 24/5/2026.
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