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Hillary on 23/04/2024 7:06pm
23/04/24 large fiery light descended – long tail. Impressive. Seen from Mapua Tasman about 6:45pm – way too big, bright and fast to be anything else.
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Josh Simpson on 23/04/2024 5:53pm
Just seen a meteor heading east above Bell Block just north of New plymouth.
It was very close as I thought it was a low aircraft with a very bright light travelling fast. Appeared to have burnt out east of Bell Block maybe Inglewood area.
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Suzanne Hunter on 23/04/2024 5:40pm
I saw fireball 6.48pm across Hawkes Bay towards the west looking at the ranges at Maraekakaho… thought it was a plane but was diving at speed. Huge and spectacular w small tail and lit up twice before gone in seconds
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Shaun on 23/04/2024 9:50am
Auckland saw a bright light for a few seconds then fade away, about 21:30 ish
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T.H on 23/04/2024 9:39am
Saw what looked like a comet break up into multiple fire balls over the western hills of Motueka (6:50pm)
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Lynda on 23/04/2024 7:39am
Just saw a meteor heading west on New Plymouth coast changing colour the burnt out
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Dale on 23/04/2024 7:07am
Walking the dog at approx 6.45pm and saw a light coming down with sparks flying off it looking towards west. Thought it was a plane going down but then the light disappeared.
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Hills on 23/04/2024 10:34am
Yep saw it in Mapua tasman
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Matt on 23/04/2024 6:53am
Fireball rapidly flying through the sky before vanishing over kaiapoi. Christchurch.
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Cheryl Singh on 22/04/2024 11:29am
22 April 2024 11:03 pm
Just saw a sparkly silver star appear before my eyes so close.
It just lit up and vanished
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