TY - BOOK AU - Hyde, Vicki, TI - Oddzone: paranormal phenomena, alien abductions, animal mysteries, psychics and mediums and other weird Kiwi stuff SN - 9781869661434 AV - BF1031 U1 - 001.90993 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - New Holland KW - Curiosities and wonders KW - New Zealand KW - Pseudoscience KW - Parapsychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-171) and index; A toolkit for the mind -- Ufos and aliens -- Ghoulies and ghosties -- Mediums and psychics -- Of moose and moa -- Alternative archaeology -- Endnote N2 - Did ancient Celts, Egyptians or Vikings find Aotearoa before Maori? Are there really moa living undiscovered in the Southern Alps? Was the phantom canoe seen on Lake Tarawera shortly before a volcanic eruption an ill omen? And what's the real story behind one of the world's most celebrated UFO sightings - here in New Zealand? Science writer and paranormal investigator Vicki Hyde takes a good hard look at the evidence in a wide range of paranormal phenomena that have become a part of popular New Zealand culture over the last century. Chapters include Ancient archaeology, Moose and moa, Psychics and mediums, Ghosts and ghoulies, UFOs and aliens in this informative, controversial and above all entertaining read ER -