Letitia Atkinson

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Bay of Plenty fireball captured on camera, lights up night sky

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Video of a fireball over Bay of Plenty was captured by David Greig’s security camera. Greig said meteors are common, with 10,785 detected in February, but bright fireballs are rare. Fireballs Aotearoa’s network of 154 cameras helps track meteor frequency and aims to recover meteorites. Video of a fireball streaking across the Bay of Plenty night sky has surfaced online.
Total lunar eclipse tonight: Blood moon visible in Tauranga and Rotorua

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Want to see a total lunar eclipse? Then look towards the sky tonight at 7.30pm. The forecast is looking good with the MetService forecasting mostly fine weather for Bay of Plenty people wanting to view the eclipse. Tauranga Astronomical Society president David Greig said a blood moon was when the full moon passed through the shadow cast by the Earth, causing the moon to change to a coppery red colour. Greig told SunLive the eclipse would be visible from Rotorua as well as Tauranga.
Total lunar eclipse tonight: Blood moon visible in Tauranga and Rotorua

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Want to see a total lunar eclipse? Then look towards the sky tonight at 7.30pm. The forecast is looking good with the MetService forecasting mostly fine weather for Bay of Plenty people wanting to view the eclipse. Tauranga Astronomical Society president David Greig said a blood moon was when the full moon passed through the shadow cast by the Earth, causing the moon to change to a coppery red colour. Greig told the eclipse would be visible from Rotorua as well as Tauranga.
Watch: Fireball caught on camera in BoP sky

1 month ago | sunlive.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Video of a fireball streaking across the Bay of Plenty night sky has surfaced online. A post on Fireballs Aotearoa Facebook page said that team member David Greig captured the fireball on one of his Tapo security cameras (Tapo C325WB) from rural Ōpōtiki at 10.49pm on Wednesday. “The sky and the foreground looks very bright (like daytime) due to the bright moonlight and the very sensitive camera,” reads the post on Facebook.
Windows smashed in Tauranga burglary

Sep 29, 2024 | sunlive.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Police are working to locate those involved in a smash-and-grab-style burglary in Tauranga. Officers were called to a premise on Cameron Rd, between Second and Third avenues, around 4.30am. In a statement to SunLive, a police spokesperson said they received reports people were “smashing the glass and stealing a number of products from the store”. “The offenders left in a stolen vehicle which has since been located on Fourth Avenue,” said police.
Two critically injured in Western Bay crash

Jul 25, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. The serious crash unit is investigating the cause of the crash. File photo/SunLive. Two people are in critical condition following a crash in the Western Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Hot Springs Rd at Tahawai, near Katikati, at 9.15pm. “Two people received critical injuries when the vehicle they were in left the road and flipped down a bank into a paddock,” a police spokesperson said in a statement to SunLive.
One dead following crash on Tauranga’s Maleme St

Jul 24, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Emergency services were called to the fatal crash in Tauranga earlier today. File photo/SunLive. One person is dead following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to the crash in Maleme St just after 6am. “Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the person died at the scene,” says a police spokesperson in a statement released this afternoon.
Tauranga crash: Serious injuries in two-car collision at Pyes Pa

Jul 22, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash just before 9pm on Monday. Two people have been injured following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Pyes Pa Rd, between Wiliams and Tauamata Rds, just before 9pm on Monday. People on social media said the crash looked “very bad”. In a statement to SunLive this morning, a police spokesperson said they were investigating the crash.
Two injured in serious crash in Tauranga

Jul 22, 2024 | sunlive.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Two people have been injured following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Pyes Pa Rd, between Wiliams and Tauamata Rds, just before 9pm on Monday. People also took to social media saying the crash looked “very bad”. In a statement to SunLive this morning, a police spokesperson says they are investigating the crash. “The driver of each vehicle has been taken to hospital with moderate to serious injuries. “Enquiries are continuing.”- SunLive
NZTA resumes work on SH2 median barriers

Jul 3, 2024 | sunlive.co.nz | Letitia Atkinson

Work on installing median barriers to prevent right-hand turns on State Highway 2, between Waihī and Ōmokoroa, is going ahead as planned. In response to community unease about the median barrier installation, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says it paused the work “to consider concerns” raised by residents in the area. Residents of roads adjacent to SH2 are strongly opposed to the median barriers going ahead.