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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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahunanui Beach | Night | Possibly a blue shark | Swimming | Bruised but otherwise unhurt | NO | Paul Baird | |
| St. Clair Beach, Dunedin | 24-12-1968 | 17h45 | White shark | Surfing | Hit in face by shark, arm abraded, surfboard bitten | NO | 17yo Gary Barton |
| Otago Harbor | 14-09-1968 | 10h15 | White shark, 4.3 m [14'], (tooth fragment recovered) | Spearfishing | FATAL, left leg bitten, femoral artery severed | YES | 24yo Graham Hitt |
| Pilot Bay, Mt Maunganui | 17-02-1968 | 3' shark | Picking up shark by the tail | Wrist bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Lynne Campbell | |
| Leigh | 19-03-1967 | Afternoon | Freediving | Abrasions to lower leg Recorded as PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 21yo Peter Clark | |
| St. Kilda Beach | 08-03-1967 | 19h45 | Thought to involve a white shark | Lifesaving drill | FATAL, seen taken by a shark | YES | 21yo William Black |
| Oakura Beach, Taranaki | 07-01-1966 | 15h30 | Body surfing | FATAL, left leg bitten thigh to calf | YES | 15yo Rae Marion Keightley (female) | |
| Palliser Bay, Whatarangi (east of Wellington) | 10-02-1964 | 12h00 | preparing to go skin diving | Hand lacerated | NO | male | |
| West of Pukerua Bay, Wellington | 09-02-1964 | 18h30 | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Spearfishing | No injury to diver, shark bit speargun | NO | 26yo Dr. Ken R. Markham |
| Hokio Beach, near Levin | 04-02-1964 | "sand shark" | Lying in 2 feet of water | Right leg & shoulder lacerated | NO | male |
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