Police are hunting for the owner of a dragon's egg found on a Kāpiti beach.
The situation is not so much the beginning of a young adult fantasy book, but more a case of police trying to return a special gemstone to its owner.
A woman found the septarian geode - known as dragon's egg - on Paraparaumu Beach on New Year's Eve. Having an idea of what it could be, she Googled the stone and, realising it was significant, took it to the local police station, a police spokeswoman said.
Police posted photos of the stone on the Wellington District Police Facebook page with the headline: "Have you lost a dragon's egg?"
"We're sure someone is missing this special stone and we'd love to help get it home," they wrote.
