MOERAKI BOULDERS

The Moeraki Boulders are a group of large spherical “stones” on Koekohe Beach near Moeraki on New Zealand’s Otago coast. These boulders are actually concretions that have been exposed through shoreline erosion from coastal cliffs. Even today, there are still boulders remaining in the mudstone that will, eventually, fall on to the beach as they come lose due to erosion!

The boulders are one of the most fascinating and popular attractions on the South Island.

They originally started forming in ancient sea floor sediments around 60 million years ago, and the largest boulders are estimated to have taken about 4 million years1 to get to their current size.

This rock looked like a giant egg laid in the side of the hill.

This one boulder was so round and etched like a soccer ball.

These boulder are so even and look the same rolled up onto the beach.

Small boulders are perfectly round and just sitting open on the beach like someone has left it behind.

Further along the beach I discovered this large rock that had opened up like a cracked egg one you could even climb into.

The ones that were broken show me that colours hidden in side the rocks, you would never know otherwise.

The boulders are laid out across Moeraki beach are everywhere you look, amazing place to visit.

No one knows how they got here but there is a Maori significance about the boulders.

All different shapes, sizes and textures on every single boulder her at Moeraki Beach.