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Blood red sun from Australian bushfire smoke greets NZ on New Year’s Day
New Zealanders woke to ominous scenes early on New Year's Day, with orange haze covering the sky and the sun stained blood red.
Bushfires in Australia are spewing a massive current of smoke across the Tasman towards New Zealand, and it’s likely to continue for a while.
- Joel MacManus
- The Age
Imagery from the Japanese weather satellite Himawari-8 shows the blanket of smoke is wide enough to …