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Marianne on 31/01/2026 8:06pm
I I’m in East Otago and I saw a blue green flash, with a long green tail heading east towards the sea .. approx 11.30pm 30/01…
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Troy burnell on 31/01/2026 12:15am
I saw the same lights heading north bound at the back of waikanae 30/01/2026 earlier in the evening and then another bright green ball with a long almost fluorescent tail over levin heading south at around 11:45pm.
To see one was amazing but two in one night going in opposite directions….. Just wow ….
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Matt on 31/01/2026 12:00am
Saw the same meteor very clearly at 11:20pm on 30/01/26 in the Lilburn Valley, Southland. A bright blue flash lit up the sky followed by the stunning green and blue trail it left behind which lasted about 30 seconds to one minute before fading out. Very cool to witness.
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Tc Munro on 30/01/2026 10:41pm
I’m in Te Horo beach and witnessed this meteor around 11.45pm ish. It traveled low, from the eastern horizon, over Wellington, blue-green tail, disappeared into cook strait. Très magnifique!
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Lisi on 30/01/2026 7:52pm
I saw the same meteor that is mentioned in comments below. 30/01/2026, at around 11:30. Huge light flash caught my eye, the travelled at speed leaving a long blue-greenish tail and smoke lingering around after it. Saw it from French Farm/Akaroa way, south of us travelling east to west. Never seen anything big like it.
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Eirlys on 30/01/2026 7:14pm
Meteor captured on my home security camera 11.25pm 30/01/26 Levin. Large ball of light with long tail.
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Lyn Fletcher on 30/01/2026 11:21am
I witnessed what looked like a meteor. Friday 30 January 2026 @ 11.20pm. Belmont, Lower Hutt, Wellington. NZ.
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