Haunted Places in New Zealand (13)

Explore 13 haunted places in New Zealand — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 👻 Kingseat Hospital Auckland More than a hundred apparitions have been reported at the closed psychiatric hospital south of Auckland — most famously the Grey Nurse of the old nurses' home.
• ⚔️ Napier Prison Hawke's Bay In New Zealand's oldest prison, executed murderer Roland Edwards is said to still walk the walls he never left.
• 👻 Seacliff Lunatic Asylum Otago Thirty-seven women burned to death behind locked doors in Ward 5 — the woods above the ruins are now called the Enchanted Forest.
• 🛎️ Vulcan Hotel Central Otago At the gold-rush hotel in St Bathans, the strangled prostitute Rose still haunts Room 1 — and she only goes after men. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Waitomo Caves Hotel Waikato Above the famous glowworm caves stands a Victorian-era hotel where a Maori princess and a woman in period dress are said to roam at night. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Cumberland College Otago At the Dunedin student hall — once a nurses' home — the Grey Lady frightened residents so badly in 2012 that the university called in a chaplain and a Maori elder.
• 👻 Fortune Theatre Otago In the Gothic church turned theatre, sinister voices sound from offstage and a phantom audience member lingers when the house should be empty. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏰 Larnach Castle Otago In New Zealand's only castle, banker William Larnach's daughter Kate is said to still dance through the ballroom built for her birthday. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 New Zealand Parliament Wellington In the Parliament buildings where William Larnach shot himself in 1898, his footsteps are said to still echo — and a woman's face to appear in the mirrors. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🛎️ Racecourse Hotel Canterbury Publican Donald Fraser was shotgunned in his bed in 1933 — the murder was never solved, and he is said to still search the hotel's corridors for his killer. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 St James Theatre Wellington Russian acrobat Yuri fell to his death from the fly tower in the theatre's early days — now he toys with the lights and, they say, saves lives in Wellington's grand theatre. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏯 Alberton Auckland At the colonial mansion in Mount Albert, the Kerr Taylor sisters are said to still receive guests — dressed in Victorian gowns.
• 👻 Piwhane / Spirits Bay Northland At the remote bay in the far north, Maori tradition holds that the spirits of the dead gather before their final journey out of this world.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in New Zealand?

Haunted Places lists 13 haunted locations in New Zealand, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in New Zealand?

Among the most notable in New Zealand: Kingseat Hospital, Napier Prison and Seacliff Lunatic Asylum.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in New Zealand?

Yes — 7 of the haunted places in New Zealand are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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