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.

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

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 ...

A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.

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 ...