Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve Photo: Haritina Mogoșanu
Two North Island districts are the latest to be certified under the International Dark Sky Reserve movement, joining just 20 other places world-wide.
South Wairarapa and Carterton's night skies will know be known under the collective name, 'Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve', covering an area of 3,665 square kilometers.
Efforts to obtain the certification first began five years ago by a small group of volunteers. The aim was to protect the region's night skies from light pollution
New Zealand's first internationally accredited dark sky reserve was at Aoraki-McKenzie in the South Island, certified in 2012.
Astrobiologist and space science communicator Haritina Mogoșanu has been with the Wairarapa Dark Sky Association for 2 years.
