Mystery surrounds how a road cone was placed atop a 40m tall tree at Rotokawau/Virginia in Whanganui.
The cone, discovered by Whanganui resident Agnes Ginestet on Tuesday, is perched directly on top of a tall pine tree, estimated to be at least 40m in height.
The base of the tree is branchless and too wide to fully grasp.
Ginestet noticed the cone while walking through the park.
"It's quite a funny sight and leads to crazy theories on how it ended up there," Ginestet said.