Hawke's Bay photographers and stargazers were treated to a spectacle as a super blue blood moon hung over the night sky on Wednesday night and this morning.
But while some saw the unique view, others throughout the country had their experience marred by cloud coverage.
The moon was in eclipse from 12.50am until 4.11am, and turned completely red between 1.51 and 3.07am.
Having the blue moon combined with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse all on the same night has not happened since 1886 and will not occur again until 2037.
The eclipse was visible across the Pacific into Asia as the moon rose on Wednesday night and into the early hours of today.