New Zealand Shark attacks

New Zealand shark attack data

137 attacks recorded (28 fatal)
New Zealand shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Dec 18th 2023 South Island Riverton N
Nov 2nd 2023 North Island Cape Pallister N
Mar 15th 2022 South Island Cobden N
Jan 9th 2022 South Island Friendly Bay, Oamaru N
Dec 25th 2021 South Island Pororari River N
Nov 2nd 2021 North Island Taranaki N
Jan 27th 2021 North Island Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty N
Jan 7th 2021 North Island Waihi Beach, Bay of Plenty Y
Mar 14th 2020 North Island Stanmore Bay, Auckland N
Feb 22nd 2020 North Island Pauanui Beach N
Jan 16th 2020 South Island Oreti Beach, Southland N
Dec 24th 2019 South Island Oreti Beach, Southland N
Jul 17th 2019 Chatham Islands Pitt Island or Chatham Island N
Jan 29th 2019 South Island Oreti Beach N
Dec 15th 2018 North Island Matauri Bay N
Dec 9th 2018 North Island Ti Point N
Oct 21st 2017 North Island Off Tapuna Beach, Auckand N
Aug 26th 2017 North Island Off Tutukaka N
Apr 27th 2017 South Island Porpoise Bay, Catlins N
May 2nd 2016 North Island Cormandel N
Jul 1st 2014 Stewart Island N
Feb 7th 2014 South Island Porpoise Bay N
Jan 25th 2014 South Island Garden Bay near Cosy Nook N
Feb 27th 2013 North Island Muriwai Y
Jan 13th 2013 Mercury Islands Great Mercury Island N
Dec 1st 2012 South Island Sunday Cove, Fiordland N
Mar 6th 2012 North Island Opunake, Taranake N
Apr 16th 2011 South Island Snapper Point N
Feb 6th 2010 South Island Cosy Nook N
Feb 1st 2010 South Island Oreti Beach N
Dec 16th 2009 South Island Clark Island Y
Mar 1st 2009 North Island Taranaki N
Jan 24th 2009 North Island Alderman Islands N
Jan 16th 2009 South Island Karitane Beach N
Jan 10th 2009 North Island Hawke Bay N
Jan 6th 2009 North Island Haumoana N
Dec 14th 2008 North Island Maraetai N
Jan 14th 2008 North Island Omaha Beach N
Dec 9th 2007 South Island Kaikoura N
Mar 5th 2007 COOK ISLANDS Penhryn Island N
Dec 11th 2006 North Island Raglan, Manu Bay N
Mar 9th 2005 North Island Waiapu River mouth , East Cape N
Jan 8th 2005 North Island Taupiri Bay N
Oct 30th 2004 Whangarei N
Apr 22nd 2004 North Island Motunui N
Mar 22nd 2004 North Island Te Arai Point N
Feb 26th 2004 South Island South Beach, near Karitane north of Dunedin N
Jan 22nd 2004 North Island 90 Mile Beach N
Jan 3rd 2004 North Island Whiritoa, Eastern Cormandel N
Dec 13th 2003 Cook Islands Pukapuka Northern Group Y
Jul 1st 2003 Cook Islands Beveridge Reef N
Feb 27th 2003 South Island East side of Bench Island in the Foveaux Strait N
Jan 6th 2001 North Island Sandy Bay/Whananaki N
Dec 1st 2000 Cook Islands Arorangi, Rarotonga Y
Jun 29th 2000 North Island Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty N
Mar 3rd 2000 North Island Between the Kakanui River and Campbell's Bay N
Feb 3rd 2000 South Island Oreti Beach N
Dec 31st 1999 South Island Oreti Beach N
Dec 31st 1999 South Island Oreti Beach N
Dec 31st 1999 South Island Oreti Beach N
Mar 18th 1999 South Island Codfish Island (Whenua Hau) west of Stewart Island N
Mar 14th 1999 N
Jan 1st 1999 North Island Papamoa, near Tauranga, Bay of Plenty N
Sep 6th 1996 Chatham Islands Waihere Bay N
Nov 11th 1995 Chatham Islands N
Apr 24th 1992 Antarctic Ocean Meteorologic Station on Campbell Island, 370 nautical miles south of New Zealand N
Jan 16th 1985 South Island Christchurch N
Jan 2nd 1976 North Island Te Kaha, East coast Y
Oct 10th 1972 North Island Wanganui N
Mar 30th 1971 South Island Dunedin N
Dec 25th 1968 South Island St. Clair Beach, Dunedin N
Sep 15th 1968 South Island Otago Harbor Y
Feb 18th 1968 Pilot Bay, Mt Maunganui N
Mar 20th 1967 North Island Leigh N
Mar 9th 1967 South Island St. Kilda Beach Y
Jan 8th 1966 North Island Oakura Beach, Taranaki Y
Feb 11th 1964 North Island Palliser Bay, Whatarangi (east of Wellington) N
Feb 10th 1964 North Island West of Pukerua Bay, Wellington N
Feb 5th 1964 North Island Hokio Beach, near Levin N
Feb 5th 1964 South Island St. Clair Beach, Dunedin Y
Feb 1st 1964 Ngatuka Bay, near Picton N
Jan 1st 1964 North Island White Island N
Nov 30th 1963 South Island Charteris Bay, Lyttleton Harbour N
Jan 14th 1963 North Island Petone Beach, Wellington N
Mar 25th 1962 North Island Alderman Islands off the Coromandel Peninsula N
Feb 18th 1962 South Island Long Beach, Southland N
Feb 2nd 1962 North Island South of New Plymouth N
Jan 27th 1962 South Island Oreti Beach N
Jan 16th 1962 South Island Pigeon Bay, Canterbury N
Jan 15th 1962 North Island Slipper Island, Coromandel Peninsula N
Jan 11th 1962 South Island Fairdown Beach, 5 miles north of Westport N
Jun 27th 1960 Cook Strait Tory Channel N
Feb 27th 1960 North Island Mangawhai, near Wellsford N
Dec 3rd 1959 North Island Moko Hinau N
Dec 9th 1956 North Island North Auckland N
Jan 14th 1929 North Island Miranda Head, Hauriki Gulf N
Feb 1st 1927 South Island Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula, N
Jul 1st 1926 Cook Islands Rarotonga N
Jul 1st 1920 North Island Stanley Bay, Auckland Harbor N
Jan 15th 1919 South Island Tahuna Beach, Nelson N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Oreti Beach (7)
  • Tararu, Thames (2)
  • Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty (2)
  • Oreti Beach, Southland (2)
  • St. Clair Beach, Dunedin (2)
  • Dunedin (2)
  • Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland (2)
  • Taranaki (2)
  • Oamaru (2)
  • Stewart Island (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (32)
  • February (24)
  • March (20)
  • April (9)
  • May (3)
  • June (3)
  • July (2)
  • August (1)
  • September (2)
  • October (3)
  • November (5)
  • December (22)