Icebergs return to New Zealand

Icebergs have been spotted in New Zealand waters for the first time in 56 years, with some of them as wide as three kilometres. The icebergs appeared to have been generated by the breakup of ice shelves in the Antarctic and are expected to drift towards South America, posing a danger to maritime traffic in the area.

Icebergs were last sighted in New Zealand waters in 1948.