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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365.

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Comments

Denise on 29/10/2025 9:48am

10.46pm over Hawera large sparkly ball, flyng very fast across sky above me. Wow!

Johannes Viljoen on 29/10/2025 8:51am

Just saw a meteor from Upper Hutt out to the NW streaking south at circa 10 degrees decline – almost horizontal. Never seen a trajectory that shallow before!

Kyla on 28/10/2025 8:48pm

I saw a huge meteorite last night from whanganui New Zealand large golden one after 920 pm it was massive and lasted along time biggest one I’ve ever witnessed incredible as it was quite cloudy conditions

Amanda on 30/10/2025 12:44am

Yes I saw that one last night as well. Very bright . Unbelievable – Nelson

Rutu on 28/10/2025 7:48am

At around 8:30pm I saw a bright, large meteor falling from the sky in Nelson. It appeared very luminous and disappeared just before reaching the mountain line. It lasted about 30seconds to possibly one minute but was clearly visible. It was incredible

Vicki on 29/10/2025 9:34am

I’m in motueka, saw it too, amazing.

Helen on 16/10/2025 9:59pm

Cambridge Wednesday 8.30 pm maybe.. it wasnt visable for long.. had a short tail and then it burst..

Leigh on 15/10/2025 9:37pm

At about 8.30pm on the 15th October, my wife and I saw a large, fast moving object travelling North- South. It had a blueish tail for a moment before the entire onject rapidly tuerned red and disappeared from view.

Raewyn on 15/10/2025 1:24pm

Te Puke. Just before 2am I had got up for a glass of water. While I was drinking it I was facing the kitchen window which faces east. A little to the right (so more SE) I saw a bright green fireball disappear over the roof of the house next door. Without my glasses it wasn’t as clear as I’d like but the colour was definite.

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