Case file · Haunting
Napier Prison
New Zealand's oldest prison, in use from 1862 to 1993 on Napier Hill, where executions took place; after closure it reopened for tours that advertise its ghosts.
1993 CE · -39.48, 176.92 · status: legend
The account
Visitors and guides tell of cold spots and voices in the cells and by the hanging yard. The prison also has a mass grave of executed inmates.
The sceptical view
The haunting reports come from paying night tours designed to evoke them.