Birth of a Moeraki boulder ?
Not quite ....Moeraki is most famous for its boulders; mysteriously spherical stones scattered across a beach. Each boulder weighs several tonnes and is up to two metres high.Scientists explain the boulders as calcite concretions formed about 65 million years ago. According to Maori legend, the boulders are gourds washed ashore from the great voyaging canoe Araiteuru when it was wrecked upon landfall in New Zealand hundreds of years ago.
How to get to Moeraki Boulders
The boulders are located on Koekohe Beach, between the towns of Moeraki and Hampden. It is an easy (and very scenic) drive on State Highway 1 from the north or south.
Birth of a Moeraki boulder ?
Not quite ....Moeraki is most famous for its boulders; mysteriously spherical stones scattered across a beach. Each boulder weighs several tonnes and is up to two metres high.Scientists explain the boulders as calcite concretions formed about 65 million years ago. According to Maori legend, the boulders are gourds washed ashore from the great voyaging canoe Araiteuru when it was wrecked upon landfall in New Zealand hundreds of years ago.
How to get to Moeraki Boulders
The boulders are located on Koekohe Beach, between the towns of Moeraki and Hampden. It is an easy (and very scenic) drive on State Highway 1 from the north or south.