South Island Shark Attacks
40 attacks recorded (8 fatal)
Date | Location | Fatal? |
---|---|---|
Jan 29th 2019 | Oreti Beach | N |
Apr 27th 2017 | Porpoise Bay, Catlins | N |
Feb 7th 2014 | Porpoise Bay | N |
Jan 25th 2014 | Garden Bay near Cosy Nook | N |
Dec 1st 2012 | Sunday Cove, Fiordland | N |
Apr 16th 2011 | Snapper Point | N |
Tahunanui Beach | N | |
Cosy Nook | N | |
Feb 1st 2010 | Oreti Beach | N |
Dec 16th 2009 | Clark Island | Y |
Jan 16th 2009 | Karitane Beach | N |
Dec 9th 2007 | Kaikoura | N |
Feb 26th 2004 | South Beach | N |
Feb 3rd 2000 | Oreti Beach | N |
Dec 31st 1999 | Oreti Beach | N |
Dec 31st 1999 | Oreti Beach | N |
Dec 31st 1999 | Oreti Beach | N |
Codfish Island (Whenua Hau) west of Stewart Island | N | |
Jan 16th 1985 | Christchurch | N |
Mar 30th 1971 | Dunedin | N |
Dec 25th 1968 | St. Clair Beach, Dunedin | N |
Sep 15th 1968 | Otago Harbor | Y |
Mar 9th 1967 | St. Kilda Beach | Y |
Feb 5th 1964 | St. Clair Beach, Dunedin | Y |
Nov 30th 1963 | Charteris Bay, Lyttleton Harbour | N |
Jan 27th 1962 | Oreti Beach | N |
Jan 16th 1962 | Pigeon Bay, Canterbury | N |
Jan 11th 1962 | Fairdown Beach, 5 miles north of Westport | N |
Feb 1st 1927 | Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula, | N |
Jan 15th 1919 | Tahuna Beach, Nelson | N |
Feb 5th 1907 | Port Moeraki | Y |
Hoiktika | Y | |
May 3rd 1895 | Preservation Inlet | Y |
Apr 23rd 1895 | Oamaru | N |
Downs River | Y | |
Feb 17th 1888 | Oamaru | N |
Apr 11th 1886 | Near the mouth of the Clarence River | N |
Dunedin | N | |
Dec 3rd 1882 | New Brighton | N |
Sep 22nd 1880 | Campbell | N |
Attacks by region
- North Island (65)
- South Island (38)
- Cook Islands (5)
- Southland (4)
- Chatham Islands (2)
Attacks by location
- Oreti Beach (9)
- Alderman Islands (2)
- St. Clair Beach, Dunedin (2)
- Dunedin (2)
- Manukau Harbor, 6 miles south of Auckland (2)
- Oamaru (2)
- Tararu, Thames (2)
Attacks by month
- January (9)
- February (10)
- March (4)
- April (4)
- May (1)
- September (1)
- November (1)
- December (9)