IT has been known to locals for more than a 100 years: a strange 'UFO cloud' that appears in the exact same spot over a mountain on New Zealand's South Island. Once it appears, it doesn't move.

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A Nasa satellite has imaged an odd-shaped cloud called the “Taieri Pet”, appearing yet again over New Zealand ’s South Island ...

Snaking along the edges of New Zealand's longest lake ... Located in the Central South Island, the Canterbury/Waitaha region will keep you busy for days with activities for every traveler and ...

stunning image of New Zealand’s Taieri Pet, a peculiar lenticular cloud that consistently forms over the Strath-Taieri region ...

In its latest arrival, the pet cloud was spotted over 700 kilometers (434 miles) above Earth’s surface by the Landsat 8 ...

They form in the troposphere when the wind blows over an obstacle, typically a mountain range ... s Rock and Pillar Range in ...

Five of New Zealand’s 10 major wine regions occupy the South Island, from Nelson and Marlborough at the northern tip, to pinot powerhouse Central Otago furthest south. Nelson, in the northwest, is ...

Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest ... Last week, 18 takahe were released in mountains in South Island to try to boost a small population in the wild.

It travels from Christchurch to Greymouth, featuring lush rainforests, snow-capped mountains ... Christchurch — the main city of the South Island. Soon after leaving Picton, the Coastal Pacific runs ...