Thursday, 8 January 2026

Mass stranding in New Zealand and meteor activity

2025, December 30. New Zealand, Tasman Sea west of South Island. Fireball. Time: 14:47UTC. Velocity: 68.45 km/s. Duration: 3.78 sec travelling SW. Coordinates: ( -41.33, 170.98), LLE: (-42.51, 168.49). Altitude: 114.87 to 105.67 km.

2026, January 4. New Zealand. Cook Strait. Fireball. Time: 21:18NZDT, twilight. Heading SE. Seen from Wellington. This event was bright, as it wasn't fully dark. 45 degrees above horizon.

2026, January 5. New Zealand, North Island, west coastal region/Tasman Sea. Fireball. Time: 08:49UTC. Duration: 3.97 sec travelling NW south of Auckland. Coordinates: LLB: (-38.06, 175.84), LLE: (-36.73, 173.65). Altitude: 120.85 to 101 km.  

2026, January 8. New Zealand, Golden Bay/Mohua, Farewell Spit, near Triangle flat car park. A mass stranding of 66 Black Dolphins (pilot whales) occurred across three groups. Small up to large. Jan 9; 7:30AM. Of the 66 whales that stranded yesterday, 15 have restranded over 1km of beach and six deceased.

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Mass stranding in New Zealand and meteor activity

2025, December 30. New Zealand, Tasman Sea west of South Island. Fireball. Time: 14:47UTC. Velocity: 68.45 km/s. Duration: 3.78 sec travelli...