New Zealanders have woken to an usual sight for a second day running - a blood orange looking sun in the sky.
A spokesperson for the Auckland Astronomical Society told 1 NEWS the phenomenon was likely caused by the Australian bushfires.
They described it as "beautiful but tragic at the same time".
Aucklander Farhad Malikzad filmed the blood orange sun over the city today.
Pauanui photographer Paul Schrader described the strange view as "the sun appearing to look like we are on another planet".
"I feel sorry for Australians for what they are going through now with the devastating fires, as you can see how massive it is with the smoke crossing thousands of kilometres to New Zealand."
Yesterday, much of the lower South Island experienced hazy, orange skies as smoke made its way to New Zealand.
A MetService webcam captured a hazy sunrise over Wanaka yesterday morning, while other footage sent to 1 NEWS showed haze sitting over Queenstown and Cromwell.
There was an eerie start to the New Year for people Queenstown and Dunedin.
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