New Zealand Ghosts & Other Haunts

from HauntedAmerica.com

25. Lack of Evidence Evaluation- Go over any and all evidence that you collect at a haunted location more then once.

24. Lack Personal Reports - Each member should write a report of what occurred.

23. Lack Of Research - Not enough research into a persons house's ownership or a specific locations history.

22. No Documentation Of Initial Interview With Client - Digitally recording your initial client interview.

21. Valid Documentation Paperwork - All members of your paranormal investigation group need copies of your findings and each members documents to review.

20. Proof Of Ghost Photos - All ghost photos should be if digital printed out in triplicate, and the memory card that they are on should not be erased.

19. Too Short Of An Investigation - Paranormal Or Ghost Hunting Investigations should run the course of days, or weeks not just 3-5 hours.

18. Misuse Or Abuse Of Clients Home - Do not move or dig into a clients personal space without their permission.

17. Ghost Hunting A Clients Location With Them Not Present - If the client and or family feel need to leave the location only in your personal care and not be present, (without them on or at the location) it is better to document this also in writing.

16. Lack Of Team Member Screening - Screen your applications or future team members before you take them on a ghost hunt or investigation.

15. Small Children Or Infants On A Paranormal Investigation - Never bring along children or persons known to have panic or phobia's to a location presumed to be haunted.

14. Immature Investigators - Paranormal Team or group members should all be of adult age, at least over the age 18 years.

13. Lack Of Professionalism - Learn to be professional in your actions.

12. Personal Conflicts - Learn to leave the heart aches and personal problems of your life or with other team members at the door.

11. Leaving a Location the Way You found it - Just like any hunting expedition when you leave the location it must be left exactly like you found it.

10. Validation To the Client - Present your evidence to your client in written form also keep a copy for your self and set up documents to be signed off of by you and the client that the investigation has ended.

9. Lack Of Equipment Preparation - All Equipment must be checked and calibrated before an investigation.

8. Not Going Into Paranormal Investigation With A Set Game Plan - Decide before you enter a location who will do what in what order and at what time.

7. Presuming The Paranormal Activity - Never go into a location expecting or looking for presumed activity.

6. Going Completely - Ghost do not necessarily just haunt a location when the lights are out.

5. Lack Of Paranormal Activity Recreation - You should allow the Client to show you and recreate a the actual situations when a haunting occurred.

4. Believing Everything You Are Told - You need to be a skeptic, a doubting Thomas. Stay objective always.

3. Trusting Technical Equipment Only - If you only believe what your paranormal equipment tells you then that's all you have as proof. Employ the help of a psychic, a medium or paranormal sensitive.

2. Memberships And Ghost Hunt Member Location Documentation - When accepting new members into your group you must document their application, as well as do a background check on them. also make them sign waiver which includes that you or the group are not responsible for their mental health or welfare resulting from hunting for paranormal activity.

1. Paranormal Investigations Documentation Waivers - Get your client to sign legal waivers. If you do not do this then you might just be setting your self up for allot of trouble down the line.


This is abridged information from the source: http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/para ... stakes.php
Some of it doesnt seem to pertain to the 'ghost hunting' industry as it stands thus far in NZ, but there is some good basics of advice here.