Temperatures Set To Plunge To Record Lows and Snowfall Warnings Across New Zealand
• Snowfall warnings across the country • Motorists urged to take care with snow warnings for Desert Rd, Napier-Taupo Rd and Rimutaka Hill Rd • South Island roads impacted include the Lindis, Lewis, Porters, Arthur’s Passes and the highway between Dunedin to Waitati • Sub-zero temperatures expected for South Island • Schools closed in Dunedin The bitter cold snap is … Continue reading
Unusually Long Lasting Ball of Fire Over New Zealand
A fireball that lit up southern skies last night was not a meteor, but something much rarer, a leading astronomer says. Minutes after the bright orange ball flashed across the sky about 6.30pm, hundreds of people from Dunedin to Nelson took to social media to report having seen it. Former resident superintendent of Canterbury University’s Mt John Observatory Alan Gilmore … Continue reading
