This hub covers Australia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. The Min Min light has a proposed mirage explanation, published in 2003 by a University of Queensland professor, but no photograph or video has settled what the light is. The yowie page separates a genuine Aboriginal oral tradition from a settler-era newspaper phenomenon. The kakamora are listed in the Solomon Islands Historical Encyclopaedia as legendary small humans of Makira, Guadalcanal and Malaita. The haunted places are a mixed set. Monte Cristo Homestead has been marketed for decades as Australia's most haunted house, and the article says it also has a genuine pioneer story. The BuzzSaw roller coaster is the plainest case in the group, a ghost story the theme park wrote itself. Each page below says which part is documented.
Articles
- Min Min Light: Australia’s Outback Ghost Light: A hovering light reported near Boulia, Queensland; a 2003 mirage explanation was proposed. (Label: Partially documented.)
- The Yowie: Australia’s Own Bigfoot Legend: The hairy, man-like bush creature of Australian legend, with its Aboriginal oral tradition and its settler-era newspaper history kept on separate tracks. (Label: Documented.)
- The Haunted History of Hotel Kurrajong, Canberra: A heritage hotel in Canberra where a prime minister spent his final hours. (Label: Documented.)
- The Haunted History of Monte Cristo Homestead, Junee: A Victorian manor in Junee, New South Wales, marketed as "Australia's most haunted house". (Label: Documented.)
- The Haunted History of Ararat Lunatic Asylum’s J Ward: J Ward, a former goldfields prison turned home for the criminally insane in Victoria. (Label: Unverified.)
- The Haunting Story of the BuzzSaw Roller Coaster: A Gold Coast roller coaster whose ghost story was written by the theme park itself. (Label: Unverified.)
- Larnach Castle: The Real Tragedy Behind New Zealand’s Only Haunted Castle: The ornate castle on the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin and its haunted reputation. (Label: Documented.)
- The Patupaiarehe: Māori Folklore’s Fair-Skinned Forest People: Fair-skinned forest people in Tainui oral tradition, from the slopes of Pirongia. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Kakamora: Little People of the Solomon Islands: Small human-like beings of Makira, Guadalcanal and Malaita, half a metre to a metre tall. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Adaro: The Shark-Spirit of Solomon Islands Folklore: A sea being with fin, gills and a swordfish-like horn, described in Makira oral tradition. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- The Veli: Fiji’s Hairy Little People of the Forest: Small, hairy forest people of Fiji, for whom villagers still leave a plate at the treeline. (Label: Oral tradition.)
- Masalai: The Place-Bound Spirits of Papua New Guinea: A spirit bound to one waterhole or bend, unlike wandering ghosts. (Label: Unverified.)