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  •   Home > News > Living & Travel

    A stadium sized balloon has successfully launched from Wanaka Airport - after several cancellations

    A stadium sized balloon has successfully launched from Wanaka Airport - after several cancellations


    The super-pressure NASA balloon will travel the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more.

    It's the sixth balloon operation in New Zealand since 2015 - with two balloons successfully launched from Wanaka in 2023.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     Today's News

    Rugby:
    Moana Pasifika loose forward Sione Havili Talitui has made his eight weeks on the sideline as productive as possible as he prepares to fill the shoes of Ardie Savea 14:06

    Environment:
    MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning across Auckland 13:46

    Rugby:
    Jordie Barrett's dismissed any notion of burn-out being an issue once he returns from an overseas playing sabbatical for the start of the All Blacks international campaign 13:36

    Politics:
    Easter trading rules could be in for a change 13:06

    Motoring:
    The Easter road toll now stands at two after a person died following a crash between a car and a cyclist in Hawke's Bay 12:36

    Golf:
    Golfer Ryan Fox is well off the pace at the midway point of the latest PGA Tour event in the Dominican Republic 11:56

    Accident and Emergency:
    The 16-year-old girl reported missing in New Plymouth has been located safe and well 11:56

    Rugby:
    Crusaders coach Rob Penney insists there's no cause for concern after skipper David Havili was replaced at halftime during their Super Rugby victory over the Blues 11:06

    Law and Order:
    Police have issued an amber alert for a missing teen in New Plymouth, as bad weather rolls in 10:47

    Rugby:
    Blues coach Vern Cotter is staying optimistic despite his Super Rugby franchise's narrow 25-22 defeat by the Crusaders in Christchurch 10:26


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