Australia fires: Smoke turns New Zealand skies 'eerie' yellow

Smoke from huge bushfires in Australia is drifting as far away as New Zealand, 2,000km (1,200 miles) away, leading to haze and a burnt smell in the air.

Australia is grappling with bushfire crisis fuelled by record-breaking temperatures and months of drought.

The smoke first reached New Zealand's South Island on 31 December turning skies a hazy yellow.

Since then, the south's famous glaciers have vanished in haze and even North Island has seen its skies turn "eerie".
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View of Mount Cook with and without haze

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