Smoke from the Australian fires is now sitting across the North Island, with Hawke's Bay covered in haze.
People from across the region documented the strange sight.
![Blood red sun above Hawke's Bay. Photo / Anita Lincoln](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3QFUDTFQZGSLDNISGU2VV3N2OY.jpg?auth=e6a51c3cd6b7dc41c87a426c2ccbee5ca762e2f6c8a9de9a71f32c5abeeb90ff&width=16&height=26&quality=70&smart=true)
![Sunset over Mahia. Photo / Anna Wood](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2JCVLBM5JNX33GUVHMDNE7L7RY.jpg?auth=40af8dc6dca864281f2ed4b7f6712dbd89617ba0cfbf88afbdc389dd8bf1aea1&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
![Mahia around 7pm on January 1. Photo / Amie Bristed](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VYVMQIOS4IUAWLDFF6N5JJOSZA.jpg?auth=5c1c0943aba6de2b95589ecee12676afb5ba42108efc919580b9987197d00717&width=16&height=27&quality=70&smart=true)
Bay View at sunset on January 1. Photo / Dan Webb
Smoke from the Australian fires is now sitting across the North Island, with Hawke's Bay covered in haze.
People from across the region documented the strange sight.
McClutchie has scored 461 points for the Magpies since his teenaged debut in 2018.