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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Wanganui 09-10-1972 SwimmingNo injury, leg of jeans torn offNO 17yo Barry Kumara
Dunedin 29-03-1971 10h20White shark, 4.6 m [15']SurfingLacerations to left legNO 16yo Barry Watkins
Otaki Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmedFishingDeath may have been due to drowningNO Henry Hodge & his son
Tahuna Beach, Nelson AfternoonSwimmingLeg bittenNO female
Wellington Harbor Said to involve a 6 m to 7.3 m [20' to 24'] sharkSwimmingFATAL, posterior thigh bared to femur, kneecap laceratedYES Johnny Balmer, a soldier from the 65th Regiment
Menzies Bay, Banks Peninsula, Mako sharkFishingSeverely bitten by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENTNO 70yo male
Takapuna Swimming"Slight laceration to leg"NO male
Matakana River Mouth 7' sharkFishingLacerations to left hand from hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENTNO T. S. Ramsbottom
Stanley Bay, Auckland Harbor "Recovered"NO female
Campbell’s Point RecoveredNO male
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