List of all shark attacks in new-zealand
Fatal Attacks
24
Unprovoked Attacks
86
Total Attacks
135
There have been a total of 135 shark attacks in NEW ZEALAND. Out of those, 24 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 17.78%. 86 attacks came out of the blue while 49 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormandel | 01-05-2016 | Afternoon | Mako shark, 1.5 m [5'] | Fishing | Foot bitten by landed shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 39yo male |
| Porpoise Bay | 06-02-2014 | 20h30 | 7-gill shark? | Surfing | Lacerations to leg | NO | 28yo Darren Mills |
| Garden Bay near Cosy Nook | 24-01-2014 | 7-gill shark | Spearfishing | Minor injury to left lower leg & heel | NO | 24yo James Grant | |
| Stewart Island | 31-12-2013 | White shark, 6 m | Filming a documentary | No injury to occupants, shark nudged and bit boat | NO | Dinghy. Occupants: Jeff Kurr and Andy Casagrande | |
| Muriwai | 26-02-2013 | 13h24 | White shark, 4m | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 46yo Adam Strange |
| Great Mercury Island | 12-01-2013 | Bronze whaler shark, 3m | Spearfishing | Minor cut on finger | NO | Kim Bade | |
| Sunday Cove, Fiordland | 30-11-2012 | Seven-gill shark | Scuba diving | No injury, shark grabbed hood | NO | 25yo Jenny Oliver | |
| Opunake, Taranake | 05-03-2012 | 19h00 | Surfing | Lacerations to left calf | NO | Peter Garrett | |
| Snapper Point | 15-04-2011 | Afternoon | possibly a bronze whaler shark | Surfing | Puncture to left hand | NO | 41yo Laine Hobson |
| Cosy Nook | 05-02-2010 | 2 m to 3 m shark | Spearfishing | No injury, shark bit his speargun after he used it to prod the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Aaron Muilwyk |
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