New Zealand

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A Bright Green Fireball Lights Up New Zealand’s North Island
Byadmin August 30, 2026November 4, 2026

On the evening of Sunday 30 August 2026, a green fireball crossed the upper North Island for about ten seconds and burned out over the sea north of Tauranga. Meteor cameras tracked it, and no meteorite is expected.

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A Farmer Finds New Zealand’s 11th Meteorite After a Fireball
Byadmin August 11, 2026November 4, 2026

A fireball crossed New Zealand’s lower North Island at 10.26pm on 28 July 2026. Within days, citizen scientists had pulled fragments of it from Wairarapa farmland. Here is the record, including where the reports disagree.

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