This rock is called ‘Split apple rock’.  How imaginative; funny looking apple is what I think. More like a pear.  Or a rock.

There are three legends about it.

One is that Zeus was fighting with Neptune for the favours a lady called Dione.  Zeus gave a mighty biff, missed, and clove the rock in twain.

Yeah right.  As if Zeus and Neptune came all the way to South Island to have a fight about a girl.  I know they were gods and all, but actually they were Europeans and hung around Greece and Rome for centuries.  On holiday maybe, like us?

The other legend is a Maori one.  They said two gods wanted the rock, and clove it in twain to end the fight.  Well, if they did, they didn’t want the bits badly enough to make off with them.  I mean, what’s the point?

The third option, given to us by the boat dude who tells you everything about anything, is that it is legendary because  it was in a NZ tourist board TV commercial.  Well, that one sounds right to me.