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Peter on 31/08/2026 7:49am
We seen this come over Napier Bayview last night
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Courtney on 30/08/2026 9:25pm
A fireball of sorts, seen travelling from Taupo to Tauranga, 7.45pm, 30th August 2026. Looked like a shooting star but had a tail of fire behind it. Never seen anything like it before.
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Christian on 30/08/2026 8:05pm
Saw a white ball (maybe a bit greeny?) with a tail with orange tips travelling fast across the sky. Was going ~East over Cambridge in the Waikato, ~7.50 pm 30/08/26
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Steve on 30/08/2026 7:58pm
Sighted potential meteor shower east Whangaparāoa peninsula- very clear broke up
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Tank on 30/08/2026 7:50pm
Me and daughter saw a large bright meteor that we first thought was a helicopter with a bright light. It split off and looks like it would had hit the earth around Thornton beach. Was heading from the manawahe hills towards Whakatane. At around 7:44 pm tonight 30/8/2026
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Debbie on 21/08/2026 9:49pm
Looking East over the Amuri Plains, North Canterbury 21.45pm
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Franz on 19/08/2026 7:29pm
Large meteorite see going north to south. Bright orange. Tauranga
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Rob on 30/08/2026 7:55pm
Good meteor Tauranga roughly North to South
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Mark Orbe on 18/08/2026 7:39pm
Saw large green flash travelling over Piza Range from Wanaka in daylight approx 6:30pm heading in sw direction.
Anyone else see it??
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Abbey on 18/08/2026 11:32pm
Me! I think. I saw a bright green flash as we were driving along northern side of lake wakatipu towarda queenstown, i thought it was a super fast plane but it suddenly disappeared. It was still light in the sky and it was quite low and headed towards the mountains on the other side and then gone!
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