‘Haunted’ cave opens again to sightseers
Manager Robert Tahi says the cave has a “presence”, but puts it down to the rivers and waterfalls that run through it.
“You can hear them from the different chambers, your imagination takes over and you can imagine people talking or people walking towards you.”
He dismisses claims the cave is haunted despite local stories, including an alleged incident where a black water rafting guide, who did not want to be named, said he felt like he had been asphyxiated while in the cave earlier this year.
John Ash, a geologist who has been advising Tourism Holdings on the cave’s reopening, said he was aware “quite a few people have had interesting experiences in it”.
“People talk about a cave being alive or dead. This cave is very much alive.”
[see The New Zealand Hearld]
