Whenever a Camera Obscura shows up on a "things to do" map search, you can be sure TSG will be heading in that direction.
Whangārei's Timatatanga Hou ("new beginning") Camera Obscura is a recent example. Other versions we've visited had the "eye" on top of the building with a control that rotated the lens for a 360 degree view.This one had it's "eye" on the side wall with a control that only seemed to close the lens.
In the "more obscure" category, we encountered this derelict/defunct example on the road to Wairere Boulders Nature Reserve. According to a local gentleman who happened by, it was supposed to be an attraction for an adventure park project that never got off the ground.
