2010 New Zealand whale strandings/airbursts and a fireball

2010, January 16. New Zealand, Auckland, Manurewa. Meteor. High altitude fireball over Tasman Sea.

2010, January 21. New Zealand, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay. 58 long-finned Black Dolphins.

2010, January 25. New Zealand, Port Levy, South Island, near Christchurch. 50 Black Dolphins came to shore and 35 were saved.

2010, February 15. New Zealand, Stewart Island. 28 black dolphins stranded. 9 were already dead when located, and the rest were euthanised.

2010, February 26, W.N.W of the west coast of North Island of New Zealand. Time 22:46, (-37.3, -166). Airburst. Blast force 650, 000 kg of TNT.

2010, February, New Zealand, Colville Beach, located on the Coromandel Peninsula, 80 Black Dolphins.

2010, February. New Zealand, Farewell Spit. 80 Black Dolphins.

2010, July 6. N.W. of North Island of New Zealand in the South Pacific. Large Airburst. Time 23:54. (-34.1, -174.5). e = 756, -e = 14, Equivalent blast force of 1,400,000 kg of TNT. Altitude = 26 km. Velocity = 15.7 km/s.

2010, August 13. New Zealand. Karikari Beach (A remote beach on the Karikari Peninsula north of Doubtless Bay). 58 Black Dolphins strand.

2010, September 22. New Zealand, Piwhane/Spirits Bay. 74 Black Dolphins (pilot whales) were stranded across two kilometres on the remote beach north of Kaitaia. 14 were refloated after the huge operation. Described as plucky and in good health. At least 43 died.

There were two further Airbursts to the south in December 2010 and July 2011 with the same consequences. It was basically a shooting gallery and stranding horror for 24 months. It even saw strandings in Tasmania and Queensland.