The odd side of New Zealand.

Evidence-backed unusual places in New Zealand, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Mokoia meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CV3 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 4,500 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Waitaki Whitestone UNESCO Global Geopark

NZ

Embark on New Zealand’s longest and most varied scenic cycle trail, the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail, offering a fully sustainable, zero-carbon way to explore the district. Marvel at the iconic

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

The Star of Canada

New Zealand

wrecked ship in Gisborne, New Zealand converted into a maritime museum

Map, evidence and context →IMPACT CRATER · Expanded physical oddities

Mahuika crater

New Zealand

submarine feature of the New Zealand continental shelf hypothesized to be an extraterrestrial impact crater

Map, evidence and context →TIDAL ISLAND · Expanded physical oddities

Moturoa / Rabbit Island

New Zealand

small island in the southernmost part of the Tasman Bay, in the northern coast of New Zealand's South Island

Map, evidence and context →BUNKER · Expanded physical oddities

Waipapakauri Bunker

New Zealand

World War II military bunker in Waipapakauri, New Zealand

Map, evidence and context →QUARANTINE FACILITY · Expanded physical oddities

Quarantine Barracks

New Zealand

historic building on Ōtamahua / Quail Island, New Zealand

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