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A fiery meteor blazed a trail through the skies on Friday morning, with sightings reported from Christchurch to Rotorua.
Zoe Battersby, out for an early walk along Jimmy Amers beach in Kaikoura at around 6.10am, said she couldn't help but notice it.

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There have been reports of a meteor shower in Canterbury this morning.
A witness says she saw a meteor land near South Eyre Rd in North Canterbury at around 6am.

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A fiery meteor blazed a trail through the skies this morning, with sightings reported from Christchurch to Rotorua.
Zoe Battersby was out for an early walk along Jimmy Amers beach in Kaikoura at around 6.10am when she noticed a "very large meteor".

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Police and Canterbury University's Mt John Observatory at Tekapo say sightings were reported from Rotorua to Timaru just after 6am on Friday.

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Allan Gilmore from the Mount John observatory at Tekapo says the object was probably a rock travelling at about 30km/s.
The entry ended in what is known as a terminal fireball.

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