New Zealand Shark attacks

New Zealand shark attack data

137 attacks recorded (28 fatal)
New Zealand shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jan 13th 1915 North Island Otaki Y
Jun 8th 1912 North Island Point Halsey, Wellington Y
Mar 18th 1912 North Island Takapuna N
Jul 1st 1911 North Island Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland Y
Mar 8th 1910 North Island Waikanae Beach, Gisborne N
Feb 5th 1907 South Island Port Moeraki Y
Feb 14th 1906 North Island Mototapu Island Y
Feb 4th 1904 North Island Waitara Y
Jun 3rd 1899 North Island East Cape Y
Jul 1st 1897 N
Dec 20th 1896 North Island Marine Parade, Napier, Hawke Bay Y
Dec 17th 1896 South Island Hoiktika Y
May 3rd 1895 South Island Preservation Inlet Y
Apr 23rd 1895 South Island Oamaru N
Jan 30th 1893 South Island Downs River Y
May 19th 1892 North Island Rockhampton N
Dec 22nd 1891 North Island Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland N
Jul 1st 1890 North Island Lampton Harbour, Wellington Y
Feb 17th 1888 South Island Oamaru N
Feb 8th 1887 North Island Kaipara Y
Apr 11th 1886 South Island Near the mouth of the Clarence River N
Mar 6th 1886 South Island Dunedin N
Apr 9th 1885 North Island Auckland N
Dec 3rd 1882 South Island New Brighton N
Nov 12th 1882 North Island Tararu, Thames N
Nov 12th 1882 North Island Tararu, Thames N
Jul 1st 1880 South Island Campbell N
Mar 19th 1879 North Island Napier Y
Mar 3rd 1875 North Island Tauranga Y
Jan 16th 1864 South Island Stewart Island Y
Dec 22nd 1862 North Island Soldier's Point, Brick Bay, Auckland N
Mar 1st 1861 North Island Wynyard Wharf, Auckland Harbor N
Apr 1st 1860 North Island Princes Wharf, Auckland Harbor N
Apr 1st 1860 North Island St. George's Bay, Auckland Harbor Y
Nov 30th -0001 South Island Tahunanui Beach N
Nov 30th -0001 North Island Brickfield Bay, Auckland Harbour N
Nov 30th -0001 North Island Wellington Harbor Y

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)