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Friday, 26 December 2025

Lighting strikes on Christmas Day

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    Photo: Alex Harold
    Photo: Alex Harold
    What started as a sunny Christmas Day in Dunedin, turned dramatic, as a lighting and hail storm moved up the harbour. Striking down outside Sawyers Bay.

    Photo taken from Broad Bay by Alex Harold.

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