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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda Head, Hauriki Gulf | Bathing | One was bitten on the leg, the other on the arm | NO | 2 women | |||
| Mangawhai, near Wellsford | Bronze whaler shark,4 m [13'] | Spearfishing | No injury, leg bumped by shark's tail | NO | 22yo Laurie Ross | ||
| Moko Hinau | 14h00 | Mako shark, 4.3 m [14'] | Fishing for snapper | No injury to occupant, shark sank dinghy | NO | dinghy, occupant: Don Ashton | |
| Port Moeraki | Standing | FATAL, leg severely bitten | YES | 55yo Mr. W. H. Hutcheson | |||
| Waikanae Beach, Gisborne | Evening | 6' shark | Swimming | Lacerations to foot | NO | H. McGregor | |
| Waitara | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 30yo Ngawai Rakau | |||
| Lampton Harbour, Wellington | Swimming | FATAL | YES | soldier | |||
| Rarotonga | Shark hoisted on board liner Tahiti | Struck on head by shark’s tail, knocked unconscious & deep gash in head PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Bosun of the ship | |||
| North Auckland | Mako shark, 125-lb | Fishing | Bitten in cockpit of boat by shark caught 30 minutes earlier PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 70yo Richard McKenzie | ||
| Lacerations to left arm | NO | Maori male |
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