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      Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    A stadium sized balloon has successfully launched from Wanaka Airport - after several cancellations

    A stadium sized balloon has successfully launched from Wanaka Airport - after several cancellations


    The super-pressure NASA balloon will travel the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more.

    It's the sixth balloon operation in New Zealand since 2015 - with two balloons successfully launched from Wanaka in 2023.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Lower South Island News
     11 Aug: Feedback is open on a new draft Traffic and Parking Bylaw for the Queenstown Lakes District
     09 Aug: Delight for Northland replacement hooker James Mullan after his second-half hat-trick steered the Taniwha to a 22-17 NPC win over Southland in Whangarei
     08 Aug: Northland prop Marcel Renata is relishing his new home up north for the NPC rugby campaign, ahead of tonight's round-two contest against Southland in Whangarei
     07 Aug: A full circle moment for New Zealand cricketer Jacob Duffy as he gets set for a long-awaited moment
     06 Aug: Two 19-year-old men have been charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton last month
     04 Aug: Police investigating the death of a 20-year-old after a brawl in Hamilton last month - are looking into the hours before his death
     02 Aug: Otago have clinched the NPC's southern derby , beating Southland 24-15 at Rugby Park in Invercargill
     Top Stories

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     Business:
    The Finance Minister says the latest One-News Verian poll shows a fight is on 18:57

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