Timelapse video by Craig BaxterDunedin experienced it all today - after a fine day turned gloomy and a brief lightning storm sparked fires in the city. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said crews were called to a 6m x 3m grass fire on Miller St in Green Island at 2.15pm today, believed to have been caused by a lightning strike. Crews were also trying to gain access to a fire in a remote area north-west of Outram, which was also believed to have been caused by lightning. And in Halfway Bush, crews were investigating smoke seen in the area, he said. Video: Vaughan ElderSunday started off fine but things gradually got darker, with rain hitting Dunedin by mid-afternoon including hail in North East Valley.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 08, 2019 02:03 UTC