Weird En Zed Podcast

What did security guard John Cudby and the citizens of Waipukurau encounter early one October morning in 1969?  This overlooked New Zealand UFO encounter remains a real mystery. Even the skeptics will be scratching their heads here.    Support the show

Born in England in 1911 Hardwicke Knight lived in Dunedin from 1957 – 2008. Amongst his vast travels he told the story of having been the official photographer on a Soviet Russian Expedition up Mount Ararat in 1936. On that expedition he claimed not only had they found Noah’s Ark. He had souvenired a piece of its timber! And in 1967 he would join an expedition by Americans Tim LaHaye and John Morr...

In January 2014 the office of the N.Z Prime Minister received the following Official Information Request "Is there any evidence to disprove the theory that Mr John Key is in fact a David Icke style shapeshifting reptilian alien ushering humanity towards enslavement.” Well?  Was he?   Recommended viewing next is The Rainbow Connection Bomb Threat.                        Link: https://youtu.be/...

This is the true disturbing - yet bloody funny - story from 1999. In which a Kiwi stapled his penis onto a wooden crucifix in a Christchurch Pub Promo. Thomas Henry’s winning performance in Trader McKendrys Pub Promo dubbed ‘How Far Would You Go?’ Was extreme and at the same time highly amusing. So extreme & legendary. Hendry was later given a Darwin Award without having to die in the process....

Join me as I recount the seedy world of New Zealand Strip Clubs in the late 1970’s. Specifically those owned by Rainton Hastie. The godfather of Striptease in N.Z. His flagship Pink Pussycat Clubs operated in both Auckland & Christchurch at one point. The N.Z Polices laughable attempts to close his shows down. The resulting court cases bringing similar amusement.    Link to Hitlers Coffin in N...

Leo Hannan’s crimes extended way beyond murder. A man even disliked by his fellow criminals. I will catalogue Hannan’s crimes and then how his brutal string of killings was uncovered. Four decades later.  Promoted video to watch next.   ‘The Auckland Exorcism Results in Death!    Link: https://youtu.be/P5KOUvh9kuQ  Be nice and SHARE!   Be even nicer and shout me a $5 coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com...

Hate to be the classmate that breaks the news “Santa Claus isn’t real”. The belief the U.S based libertarian ‘think-tank’ Atlas Network is involved with a whole range of global mischief. On behalf of their corporate masters. Is little more than a poorly scripted left-wing conspiracy. As you are about to find-out conclusively in this podcast. Next: Take the Test! Are YOU a Nazi?  ------------------...

Kiwi perspective to a now forgotten friendly fire incident in WW2. Sinking of the Italian vessel ‘Nino Bixio’ in the Mediterranean August 1942, by British submarine ‘Turbulent’. The ‘Nino Bixio’ and her sister ship Sestriere were  packed with over 6,000 Allied prisoners of war from the North African Campaign. The attack by the Turbulent upon the Nino Bixio resulted in the deaths of 336 Allied pris...

 Known for one act of needless brutality. Englishman Lionel Terry (1873-1952) spent more of his life inside New Zealand Mental Asylums that out. Never the less. The well-travelled Terry was a complicated eccentric character. That had his supporters. An avid socialist. Supporter of Maori having their own homelands. As well as a rabid racist and anti-Semite. This podcast covers a lot of new ground a...

Let’s examine the British South American Airways disappearances of the aircraft ‘Star Tiger’ 1948 & ‘Star Ariel’ 1949. The role their New Zealand pilots played in their demise. Captain Brian McMillan & John McPhee. As well as scrutinising the over-all safety record of BSAA Airline and the Avro Tudor Aircraft.  Also covered in this podcast is the loss of the Avro Lancastrian ‘Star Dust’ ove...

Not all ‘men of the cloth’ sent from England 1820-50. To what was after-all the most remotest mission on the map. New Zealand. Kept it in their pants. When the harshness of the environment became clear. Weren't happy at the ‘agreed’ pay level. With an extremely long leech. Some missionaries used their new found – hard earned -freedom to indulge themselves. In sins of the flesh. Succumbed to t...

The blowhard Irishman Tom Long was New Zealand’s official hangman 1877-1905. This hard-case was also a habitual drunk who ran-up numerous misdemean crimes. More than once ended-up in jail himself. A public menace who got chased out of pubs & towns by locals and police alike. This is a great black comedy.   Be nice and SHARE!   Be even nicer and shout me a $5 coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com//int...

Listen to the testimonies of the first European visitors & settlers to New Zealand regarding the practice of cannibalism by Maori. Learn that cannibalism in pre-European New Zealand was more widespread than you probably thought was the case. Wasn’t just confined to adult men and losses in battle. Be warned. This is a grisly episode. The sources and background on each witness are provided. Thei...

Three attempts to kill and injure between 1934-35. One of them successful. All of them employing the tempting rouge; an anonymous box of chocolates appearing in the post. Laced with deadly poison. Kicking-off in Blackball 1934.                                       Fill my heart with joy by buying me a $5 coffee                                                     www.buymeacoffee.com//intfingz    ...

At first, observers thought they were dealing with a meteorite. Only when titanium balls began turning-up around Ashburton, Mid Canterbury. It became clear that what they were dealing with. Those space balls. Were manmade. Bits of Russian Venus Probe Kosmos 482. The main body of which is still up there! Due to do a repeat tour 2025, 2026ish.  Note: You can see the balls in person at the Ashburton...

Torty the Mediterranean Tortoise was souvenired by a New Zealand serviceman from Salonika in 1916. Pvt. Stewart Little was in Greece as part of the Allied attempts to sure-up the Serbian Front WW1. Doing invaluable work as part of a medical team patching-up and treating recuperating troops fighting in Serbia. As part of this ANZAC Day 2024 podcast.  I’ll profile the forgotten  Serbian Front. New Z...

Believe you me. The crime of undertaking New Zealand’s largest bank robbery. Is but the starting point for this story. You’ll also hear about betrayal, intimidation, prison breaks, police corruption and even murder.   If you would like to support this amateur creator? $5 is all it takes.                         Here: www.buymeacoffee.com//intfingz Special Thanks to K1w1nutter on YouTube for the fi...

The suave Brit Jonathan Powell arrived from no-where on-to the Auckland social scene 1998. Going-on to invest ‘family money’ from back home into a yacht charter & luxury car rental businesses. Undertake the multi-million dollar purchase and up-grade of The Waiheke Island Resort. His CV read like an entry in Peerages. Public School Education. Time in the British Army. Bodyguard for Prince Charl...

In September 1865. New Zealand’s largest unsolved armed robbery occurred on the West Coast of New Zealand at the peak of the Gold Rush. If you like a good Western. You’ll love this number. Oodles of intrigue.   #wildwest  #westcoastnz    Support the show

Today’s episode I recount the horrendous horrors of the shipwrecked ‘Invercauld’ sailors.  In May of 1864 the Scottish vessel ‘Invercauld’ travelling between Melbourne & Peru sailed directly into Auckland Island in the subantarctic Southern Ocean. 19 men made it off the vessel with just the clothes they were standing in. Their struggle to survive in the face of appalling conditions.  The despe...

One of Hillary’s forgotten expeditions took place between 1960-61. The Himalayan Scientific & Mountain Expedition. Better known as ‘Silver Hut’ due to the confined cabin the scientists & mountaineers occupied 5,800 metres up a remote Nepalese mountain. The primary goal was to see the long term affect of altitude on human physiology. If acclimatisation could result in climbers reaching the...

Was the four masted barque ‘Hinemoa’ 1890-1907 cursed virtually from day one? The day she was loaded with ballast sourced from a local graveyard. Simply unlucky?  Certainly, had a great many tales to tell. Incompetents at the wheel. Join me as I re-tell the ups & downs of the sailing-ship Hinemoa.   Consider supporting my efforts by shouting me a five dollar coffee now & again.           ...

The fascinating story of one Kiwis obsession. Fight for perceived justice. Has all the goods for a feature film. Money laundering, likeable yet deluded main star, bomb threat, fight to stop a planned road going over your house, court room drama.  The all but forgotten story of Cantabrian Eric William Sydney Constable is a goodie.    #newzealandcrime   Support the show

The reign of the pseudo religious ‘self-help’ Scientology breakaway called Zenith Applied Philosophy was but a short one. Z.A.P’s territory &  influence confined to just Christchurch, N.Z. Where the term ‘Zapper’ became one of derision by mid 1980’s. Calls were made by politicians & the public to investigate the group. It’s shadowy leader John Dalhoff. Known to the members as John Ultimate...

The fascination with New Zealand’s giant extinct Moa bird shows no sign of slowing down.  This evergreen interest manifesting itself in over 125 years of sightings, hunts and hoaxes. This is a brief history of some of the more memorable.    Support the show