New Zealand’s Mysterious Stone Spheres Continue to Captivate

According to Maori legend, the boulders are the remains of gourds, calabashes, and sweet potatoes of sailing deities.
New Zealand’s Mysterious Stone Spheres Continue to Captivate
One of the Moeraki Boulders, unusually large spherical boulders spread out along a section of the Otago coast, in New Zealand on Dec. 6, 2022. Daniel Teng/The Epoch Times
Jim Birchall
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Part of a strange global geological phenomenon, unusually large, near-perfect spherical boulders can be found on a lonely beach around 40 kilometres from the town of Oamaru in New Zealand’s South Island.

The Moeraki boulders, also known by their Maori name of “Kaihinaki,” lie on Koeohe Beach and have delighted tourists and intrigued scientists alike over the years, with their distinct shape and size reaching 2.2 metres in diameter.

Jim Birchall
Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.