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Stonehenge Aotearoa

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Stonehenge Aotearoa

A southern version of Stonehenge, constructed near Carterton, is used by local astronomers to educate the public about night skies and the technologies used by different civilisations for determining time and for navigation.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Astronomy – overview – Education, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8003/stonehenge-aotearoa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 2 March 2009.