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cover of Spooked - Exploring the Paranormal in New Zealand by Jo Davy & James Gilberd Strange Occurrences is a team of Paranormal Investigators based in Wellington, New Zealand. Est. 2005.

We are interested in paranormal phenomena; ghost sightings, spirits, haunted sites and more besides.

Our free services include:

  • On-site team investigations of haunted locations
  • Advice and discussion by email and/or meetings
  • Consultation with the media on paranormal matters
  • Analysis of photographs of paranormal phenomena
  • Research into many aspects of the paranormal and supernatural

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"Only the closed mind is certain."
 - from the film Dean Spanley.


International Orb Investigation Group meeting, 1901
A meeting of the International Orb Investigation Society
is gatecrashed by ball lightning (1901 engraving).

Is this you? Or does this apply to anyone you know?

  • You believe you may have had a paranormal or supernatural experience.
  • You suspect your home or business premises is haunted or has some kind of paranormal activity.
  • You know of a place that historically might have a ghost or a mysterious event in its past.
  • You have noticed objects apparently moving by themselves or have found things in the wrong places.
  • You have heard mysterious sounds or voices, seen unexplained fleeting shadows, noticed unusual odours, found mysterious markings.
  • You have a photograph, video or sound recording of something you can't explain or are unsure about, possibly associated with the above.

First, please read:
What to do if you have a paranormal experience
(and the disclaimer) then contact us as soon as possible.


Contact:

Email is best for initial enquiries: j.d.gilberd@gmail.com

This goes to James Gilberd, Strange Occurrences co-founder and team leader. The Gmail inbox is checked at least twice daily, so you should hear back within 24 hours. A contact phone number can be provided after initial email discussion.

We will treat your enquiry with respect, sensitivity, care and discretion. We're easy to approach and we'll listen to what you have to say. If we can possibly help you out, we will do so.

What happens when we investigate?

  1. An initial email conversation will determine if we do a site investigation. (We may be able to help with just some advice, or by referring you to another paranormal group in your region.)
  2. Usually, two or three team members will make a preliminary visit, which may involve interviews and an initial inspection of the site of the reported paranormal event.
  3. If warranted, we will then organise for a larger team to investigate the site. This may involve late-night access and setting up certain equipment that we use.
  4. A confidential investigation report is prepared, including copies of relevant photos, sound files and video, and given to you - the client.
  5. Very occasionally, we may recommend you contact someone who can offer peace of mind by clearing the site of unwelcome presences.
  6. We remain in touch with you in case of further occurrences, and we can revisit the site if necessary. You will have a phone number to call any time.
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What We Do:

We approach paranormal investigations with a commonsense, open-minded attitude and a level-headed, scientific method. We always look first for natural reasons for supernatural or paranormal phenomena.

Many experiences of paranormal activity are caused by normal physical effects in the environment. We will try to identify these before looking at possible paranormal causes, which are always much more complex.

But, as Albert Einstein said:
"It is possible that there exist emanations that are still unknown to us. Do you remember how electrical currents and unseen waves were laughed at? The knowledge about man is still in its infancy."

Brutus and the spectre We are open minded and good listeners, we are neither "True Believers" nor hardcore debunkers. We are like you - seeking explanations for the unknown events that can and do touch and affect many people's lives. We do not hold a fixed position on any paranormal phenomena.

Nothing is certain or absolute in this field of investigation and research, nobody has all the answers, and we are still on the lower rungs of the ladder of understanding what might be going on. More...

Victorian spirit photograph What we do not do:

We are not 'ghostbusters' and we don't go 'ghost hunting'. Also, we're are not in the business of removing ghosts, emanicipating spirits, etc, (we prefer to study them!) but we can put you in contact with people who perform services such as cleansing properties and releasing spirits.

Please read the disclaimer here.


Reputedly haunted houses, buildings and other locations are meat and drink to Strange Occurrences, but we are also intrigued by anomalous phenomena such as telepathy, telekinesis, ESP, clairvoyance, clairaudience, premonitions, remote seeing (collectively termed Psi), also Fortean phenomena, cryptozoology, UFO sightings, RSPK, poltergeists, extraordinary coincidences, out of body experiences (OBEs), near death experiences (NDEs), automatic writing and a range of other things unexplained.

With two qualified, experienced professional photographers in our team, as well as two serious amateurs, we are very interested in photographs with possible paranormal content, pics of ghosts or other unexplained phenomena. We welcome email submissions of your paranormal photographs, and we will endeavor to give you a possible explanation. Your photo page


Media coverage for Strange Occurrences

We have been lucky enough to attract a high level of interest from TV, radio and print media. Below is a selection of the main stories and articles that have appeared since 2008. Although some stories are a little tongue-in-cheek, all of the journalists we have worked with have been respectful of and genuinely interested in the work of Strange Occurrences.

TV and radio stories:

Our media debut: Dominion Post Indulgence cover 25/10/08 Selected print articles:



Essays on this site:


"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing."
 - Thomas Henry Huxley.


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