The New Zealand region of the Wairarapa has become home to a clone of BritainŐs ancient Stonehenge.
Stonehenge Aotearoa opened this weekend with the aim of helping people rediscover the basics of astronomy and rediscover the magic of the original Stonehenge.
It is a full-scale adaptation of its Salisbury Plain ancestor, built to work for the Antipodes.
Unlike the original, which has been fenced off to prevent enthusiasts from further damaging the primeval weather-beaten rock formation, the Kiwi model allows visitors to be much more hands on.
Astronomical observatories built at the location will make the site a 24-hour attraction.
And the stones have even been wired for sound to help facilitate performances and weddings at the site.
To build Stonehenge Aotearoa, about an hour's drive from New Zealand's capital of Wellington, the society received a government grant of NZ$56,500.
The astronomical society's volunteers supplied 11,000 hours of labour over the 18 months the henge took to build.
Truly the sky's the limit when astronomy afficionados come together.
Andrew Zilouf
Stone Me! Another Henge
Astronomy boffins in New Zealand have gone and built a replica of Stonehenge.
