Lightning lit up then night sky

Between 9pm and 2am, 10,000 lightning strikes hit Auck, Northland, Coromandel, Waikato, Taranaki and West Coast

27 August 2009
Many parts of the country were treated to a spectacular lightning display overnight as thunderstorms moved in from the Tasman.

At its peak, there were around 1300 strikes an hour in Auckland, some of which hit the SkyTower. More than 10,000 strikes were recorded around the country.

Between 9pm and approximately 2am lightning was recorded mostly around the Auckland region, but also in Northland, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Taranaki and along the West Coast.

There have been no reports of damage.

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