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Unexplained encounters in New Zealand

8 famous cases from New Zealand: 1 sky, 1 visitors, 4 creatures, 2 places. Famous cases set out what was reported and the explanations offered, without taking a side.

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Famous cases

The Kaikōura LightsDisputedOff Kaikōura, South Island, New Zealand · December 1978The PatupaiareheLegendMount Pirongia, Waikato, New Zealand · Told for generationsThe WaitorekeUnconfirmedSouth Island, New Zealand · Reported since the 1700sThe Taniwha of MeremereLegendMeremere, Waikato, New Zealand · Told for generations; road changed in 2002The Takahē RediscoveredConfirmedMurchison Mountains, Fiordland, New Zealand · Declared extinct 1898; rediscovered 1948The Moeraki BouldersExplainedKoekohe Beach, Otago, New Zealand · Formed about 60 million years agoThe Moa SightingsProbably a hoaxCraigieburn Range, Canterbury, New Zealand · Reported in 1993The Kaimanawa WallExplainedKaimanawa Forest Park, near Taupō, New Zealand · Claimed in 1996