South Island Shark Attacks

40 attacks recorded (8 fatal)

South Island shark attacks
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