Updated 12:43pm 25 May 2012

Icebergs shipping warning

HUNDREDS of Antarctic icebergs are drifting north towards New Zealand prompting a warning to all ships in the area.

The nearest, about 90ft tall, was 160 miles south-east of Stewart Island and was part of a flotilla that could be seen on satellite images.

It is rare for whole icebergs to drift so far north before melting.

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