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CASES / INVESTIGATIONS

Inverlochy House, Te Aro, Wellington - photo: Rob Wilson

Since 2006, the Strange Occurrences team has conducted and participated in investigations in private houses, businesses and major public buildings in Wellington, Auckland, Waikato, Horowhenua, Hawkes Bay, Whanganui, and in Dunedin, Christchurch and Central Otago.

SPOOKED! - Exploring the Paranormal in New Zealand by Jo Davy & James Gilberd, published by Random House in August 2011, gives accounts of a number of investigations Strange Occurrences has conducted, and some of our ongoing research.

  • The Ghost of St Bathans - TV One Close Up, 31st October 2011 - James Gilberd investigates the possibly haunted Vulcan Hotel, Central Otago, on Halloween.

  • TV3 Nightline clip - 17th August 2011, Inverlochy House & Spooked book

  • TV3 News story about the Strange Occurrences investigation of the Wellington Town Hall, June 2010.

  • TV3 Nightline story of Strange Occurrences investigating two Wellington locations in September 2009. (Please ignore the silly floating things and reference to Ghostbusters :-)

  • Radio NZ Documentary of Strange Occurrences investigating Inverlochy House, Wellington, in June 2009

As of June 2012, some investigation reports (where privacy is not an issue - i.e. open investigations) will be posted on the new blog: theevilmoriarty.com

Some investigation photos and notes are posted on the Strange Occurrences Paranormal Investigation Facebook group page. You will need to join Facebook to join the group, and then ask to join the group.


Below are some photos of us investigating several unidentified locations.

The Library...

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"The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and science. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle."
 - Albert Einstein.


The Basement...

Mark with powerful torch ©Strange Occurrences 2009   Old storeroom with torch beam ©Strange Occurrences 2009

Corridor with torch beam ©Strange Occurrences 2009


The Canvas magazine supplement of the Weekend Herald, 24th January 2009 ran an article on our investigation of Inverlochy House, Wellington, as its feature article. Thanks are due to journalist Alan Perrott who travelled down from Auckland to spend the afternoon and night with us as we worked on the investigation, along with members of Phoen-X PRI. A follow-up investigation of Inverlochy has been done and more will follow. Part of the article - actually just the sidebar - is on the NZ Herald site.


The Tunnel...

©Strange Occurrences 2008 James taking temperature readings through grating with IR non-contact thermometer ©Strange Occurrences 2008

©Strange Occurrences 2008 Pipe tunnel illuminated by strong torch ©Strange Occurrences 2008


It is hard to establish what might be occurring at a site within the timeframe of a single investigation, so we are running several longer term investigations that involve repeated visits. That way we build a picture of the possible occurrences of paranormal activity in a place. Inverlochy House, The Wellington Museum of City & Sea, and Mygalaxi are some of the sites we have investigated several times.

We are not inclined to reach conclusions such as whether a location is haunted or not, as we are dealing with phenomena we so far know little about. Our investigation process is centred around collecting and compiling evidence, hard or anecdotal, rather than making proclamations. Also, we do not try to eliminate, release or "free" ghosts, although we may be able to put clients in contact with people experienced in that area.


The Fort...

Denise with EMF meter, dust orb in foreground ©Strange Occurrences 2009 Denise taking EMF readings with Trifield meter ©Strange Occurrences 2009 James with lantern and EMF meter ©Strange Occurrences 2009


"Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world."
 - Arthur Schopenhauer.


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