Paranormal New Zealand

Orchard Shack – West Auckland

Machattie Park – Screams in the Dark

When Machattie Park officially opened in 1890, it was celebrated, as it symbolised the closing of one of Bathurst’s more unsightly pieces of history. Still, a part of that dark history remains, as piercing shrieks are heard, ringing out in the night. It seems the past continues to echo, even

Self serving attention seekers give the finger to respect

To those disrespectful, attention seeking (probably due to a lack of positive attention from parents) pieces of filth that chose to vandalise, loot and tag themselves all over this beautiful country home; you are common filth. If your tag is here, or you contributed to the destruction, I have to ask your

Unidentified lights in the evening sky

Reported on Stuff.co.nz – 17 October 2013 UFOs or Chinese lanterns? Strange lights have again been seen in the sky above Blenheim, prompting speculation of intergalactic visitations. Nathan Menzies said he saw a strange light in the sky from his home in Brewer Street, Blenheim, at 8.30pm on Tuesday. “I

Strange light sparks UFO theories [www.stuff.co.nz]

A strange light filmed in the sky over Auckland on Saturday night was probably not a UFO, comet, or rogue planet about to smash into Earth, astronomers say. The descending point of light, which revealed a U-shaped nimbus when zoomed in on, was filmed in the sky west of Auckland

Burrunjor

The Burrunjor is an Australian dinosaur cryptid that resembles the theropod dinosaur T. rex, or maybe a neovenatorid allosaur like Australovenator, Megaraptor, or Rapator. The Burrunjor is described as being a giant lizard according to aboriginal mythology. Based on sightings it is 25 feet long and has small clawed hands and

Swinburn Cemetery – Central Otago

Located on Cemetery Road off the Kyeburn-Hyde Road /State Highway 87 is Swinburn/Kokonga Cemetery, a small rural cemetery bordered by mature pines. While there is no settlement here, this is the resting place for early pioneers of this area and continues to be used today. Nearby is the settlement of

Waikune Prison – Ruapehu

Waikune Prison was minimum security prison opened in 1921. It sits, isolated and alone, on a deserted and overgrown few acres, along a lonely strip of highway, and has been left abandoned and in decay since 1986. This derelict prison camp located in a remote area below a looming Mt Ruapehu,

Lake Alice Hospital – Manawatu

Lake Alice Hospital was once a rural psychiatric facility situated in the Manawatu region, catering to the full mental health spectrum, from troubled youth and the criminally insane to the elderly with dementia. The sprawling complex, opened in August 1950, spread out across 56 hectares of land consisting of ten

Mt Wesley Cemetery – Dargaville

Photos by Sam, Marlene, Barbara and Mark.