Last week during an investigation at Kingseat Hospital with the paranormal group I belong to – Haunted Auckland – a team of journalists from Fairfax Media were invited to cover the team for an article.

On Sunday that article appeared in both print and digital media.

Spooks on the rise | Stuff.co.nz

I don’t make any appearance in the print edition, as I got frustrated with the usual fluffing about that occurs whenever the media are around, so I found a quiet spot away from the lights and cameras while the photo shoot was going on, and started getting down to the business at hand, namely; investigating.

After about an hour I was drawn out of my little command centre in a remote corner of the building, and gave an interview, a small part of which is included in the video which appears on Stuff.co.nz. They missed some of my more interesting statements, however they thankfully spared some of the waffle I gave at the end of the interview as I ran out of things to say. Not sure about the lighting angles, but I guess they were going for the “spooky” effect.

“An in-spectre calls” – Sunday Star Times – 16th March 2014

I am somewhat disappointed that Asylum Paintball – who operates out of the Kingseat maximum security buildings – did not get a mention. They have been both patient and generous with allowing us to use their facilities on three occasions, and deserve recognition for turning what would otherwise be a dilapidated hulk of a building, into a exciting and fun-filled centre of activities.

In the end, mercifully I was not directly named in either the print or digital articles (although my name does pop up briefly in the video) so I may only be known as “that big bearded ghost-hunter guy”. While I’m very proud of the team and the media coverage we get, and I’m certainly not at all ashamed of the work we do, my purpose has never been to become a famous paranormal investigator. In this case, I think I’ve side-stepped the fifteen minutes of fame yet again.

Disclaimer: My opinions in this post do not reflect the opinions of Haunted Auckland.