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NAME: NZ METEORITE 130604N TAPE: EF04/0614 IN_TIME: 10:36:32:03 DURATION: 00:02:16:00 SOURCES: TVNZ DATELINE: Auckland - 12/13 June 2004 RESTRICTIONS: No Access Internet SHOTLIST 1 Tilt down from hole in ceiling to sofa with splinters 2 SOUNDBITE (English) Brenda Archer, home owner: There was just a huge explosion and we looked around and there was just dust everywhere and I thought 'oh no, there's been an explosion or Phil's got something on the roof and its fallen through' 3 Rock on sofa 4 SOUNDBITE (English) Brenda Archer, home owner: I don't know what to make of it It's unbelievable I'm just glad no one was sitting on the couch because they just would have got absolutely crowned 5 Jennie McCormick, Stardome Observatory, walking in the room 6 Hole in ceiling 7 McCormick picking up stone, UPSOUND (English) Jennie McCormick, Stardome Observatory: This definitely looks like a meteorite, oh definitely, definitely 8 Hands holding stone 9 Dr Grant Christie, Stardome Observatory, holding stone, UPSOUND (English) Dr Grant Christie, Stardome Observatory: It's got flow lines on it too, it's fantastic 10 Close up of stone 11 Woman taking photograph of stone 12 SOUNDBITE (English) Jennie McCormick, Stardome Observatory: I did a bit of checking and I thought maybe there was a meteor shower or, nothing at this time of year 13 Rock on scale 14 Close up of scale, UPSOUND (English) Dr Joel Schiff, Auckland University and Meteorite Magazine: So this is weighing now 13 kilos (29 pounds) 15 McCormick looking into microscope 16 Close up bit of rock under microscope 17 Bits from rock 18 Dr Joel Schiff, Auckland University and Meteorite Magazine, looking through microscope 19 SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Joel Schiff, Auckland University and Meteorite Magazine: (Overlaid by close up of rock under microscope) Well, I'll be able to analyse the chemistry of this and be able to tell you which asteroid it would have blown off, I mean, not guaranteed to be able to do that 20 Woman looking through microscope 21 SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Grant Christie, Stardome Observatory: There are dealers who will be one the next plane here and they will be on your front doorstep with lots cash 22 SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Grant Christie, Stardome Observatory: (Overlaid by zoom in through hole in roof) It would be worth a lot because of the circumstances You know, falling through a roof is really an exceptional event that rarely happens and this is a beautiful large specimen, completely intact, virtually 23 Pan to hole in roof 24 Hand holding stone 25 Various of people searching for more stones STORYLINE A family living in New Zealand had a surprising visit this weekend A meteorite crashed through the roof of their house in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie on Saturday Scientists initially were sceptical, but now agree that the one point three kilogrammes (29 pounds) rock came from space It is only the ninth meteor known to have landed in New Zealand Its rarity makes it valuable to collectors as well as scientists Joel Schiff, from Auckland University, said the circumstances of the meteor's discovery also add to its value: Falling through a roof is really an exceptional event that rarely happens, and this is a beautiful large specimen Scientists plan to analyse the chemical composition of the meteorite to find out more about where it came from Keyword: Wacky