Aurora Australis lights up New Zealand sky over Christchurch – video

The southern lights surge over Christchurch's Port Hills, a place that would not usually get to enjoy them. Unusually high levels of solar storm activity meant the Aurora Australis could be viewed much farther north than the lights are typically seen, and in cities where light pollution would normally render them invisible

• Aurora Australis lights up New Zealand skies in spectacular ‘solar tsunami’