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South Island police are not sure whether bright lights spotted off the West Coast, which were responsible for a flurry of phone calls, were flares or meteors.
The police communications centre received a number of calls at around 11 o'clock last night from coastal areas including Granity in Buller and Greymouth. People reported seeing green, red or blue lights out at sea.
Police are investigating but have not launched a search and rescue operation.
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