Australian bush fires are behind the recent haze around Raglan. Smoke and dust from Australian bush fires could add an orange-yellow hue to Kiwi sunsets for a while to come. It's a flow-on from the bush fires in New South Wales and Queensland, which have destroyed hundreds of homes and claimed lives. READ MORE:* Australian bush fires: Haze over New Zealand expected to continue over weekend* Smoky haze from Australian fires covers Nelson Tasman* Why the smoke from bushfires makes the sunrise and sunset so colourful* Smoke from Australia's wildfires sweeps across the Tasman, causing hazy NZ skies"This morning you could hardly see the wind farm, it was so hazy. NIWA has created an animation to show where the dust and smoke will travel over the coming five days.

Source: Stuff November 28, 2019 04:07 UTC