He's previously written about cold cases and disappearances, but in New Zealand Mysteries outlines some of the country's well-known legends, and some lesser-known, but equally-intriguing tales. “There was a fantastic book written by Robin Jenkins back in the early 1970s, which covered quite a few of the really old pre-European mysteries. I wanted to write about mysteries that people today would remember like the Kaukoura Lights and the South Canterbury Panther,” he says. In the end he left it to readers to determine what actually occurred and let the mystery and tension remain. His favourite mystery is the Ngatea Mystery Circle, when public UFO awareness boomed during months of circle sightings in 1969.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 19, 2020 03:33 UTC