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3783 27/12/2016 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS BREVICAU 1 taranaki Rahotu, Taranaki -39.3373 173.7679 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast paperwork not received

3781 19/12/2016 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 marlborough Wairau Bar, Cloudy Bay, Blenheim -41.498 174.0608 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

10m long whale (species not advised). Whale refloated on

outgoing tide. Survived? Awaiting stranding report

3780 29/12/2016 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman Eastern tip of Rabbit Island (Nelson) E1616223 N5430198 -41.2794 173.1937 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

First reported to DOC Motueka 29/12/2016. First seen in the water,

then beached on Rabbit Island. A sperm whale was seen off the

Boulder Bank in Nelson a couple of days earlier (video clips on

youtube, facebook). A good chance it may be same animal. Max

3778 19/12/2016 Other dolphin STENO BREDANENSIS 2 taranaki Bell Block/New Plymouth airport -39.0117 174.1636 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Notified by the public at 11am. Arrived at the site and found 1 dead

dolphin and another struggling on the waters edge. Re-floated the

live dolphin and notified iwi of the situation. Returned to site with iwi

members and found dolphin stranded again. Ref

3773 5/08/2016 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough Cissy Bay, Pelorus Sound, Marlborough Sounds 40 59 3715 173 49 507 -40.9917 173.8221 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast old and decayed. No samples sent

3767 17/10/2016 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough Raspberry Bay, Kenepuru Road, Mahau Sound 5434896 1676184 -41.2311 173.9091 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast decomposing dolphin found in shallow water.

3764 8/10/2016 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 marlborough Wairau Bar. 5406114 1687089 -41.4918 174.0433 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

This baby orca may be the same as one reported fresh on

September 27th in same area. A beach search found nothing at

the time but same sex and size.

researcher flew down and performed a necropsy. She sent the

heart to be checked over as it was bigger t

3763 22/09/2016 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman Rabbit Island. 5431592 1613363 -41.2669 173.1365 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

3760 4/09/2016 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Puponga Point 5513756 1577797 -40.5266 172.7378 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Animal lying just below high water mark. Decomposition not too

advanced, but a bit smelly already. Lying on left side. Eye picked

out. No sign of major trauma/wounds.

3758 2/08/2016 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington

west side of Palliser Bay, few hundred metres east of ocean

beach DOC campground 5417817 1770877 -41.373 175.0433 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

3753 26/07/2016 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 waikato Mokau/Awakino Beach 5716766 1740645 -38.6865 174.617 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Found dead on beach by an Awakino local, washed up amongst

logs. Can't see any obvious suspicious causes of death.

3731 2/11/1988 pinniped ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI 1 wellington Pukerua Bay -41.0292 174.8929 Recovered from net Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

Two boys found the seal on Wednesday night while they were

walking their dog. The young fur seal was firmly entangled in the

net and seemed to have drowned trying to free itself. All the fur

around the seal's face had been rubbed off in its efforts to ge

3723 29/06/2016 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 taranaki Opua Beach, Opunaki, Taranaki 39 26.371, 173 49.769 -39.4395 173.8294 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

sub-adult fin whale washed up on remote Taranaki beach

decomposed.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/81731675/dead-fin-

whale-washes-up-near-opunake-but-exact-location-kept-secret

3722 6/06/2016 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 manawatu Waitarere Beach E1786700 N5512850 -40.514 175.2037 Accident/Collision Death Report Freshly dead Accident/collision

Cetacean dorsal fin found separated. Rest of animal not found.

Looks as if it could have been cut out. Reported as being a

potential female orca dorsal fin; been on the beach for up to a

week before being called in on June 6th 2016. Think it could be fro

3720 15/06/2016 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough Snake Point, Queen Charlotte Sound -41.2021 174.1696 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

reported late afternoon but first observed at 9.30am by informant.

Reasonable condition. Was resting in a channel on a small reef.

No obvious external trauma or injuries. Biopsy sample taken and

stomach contents examined for presence of plastic bags. Car

3710 25/05/2016 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough Ohingaroa, Mahau Sound 1674162, 5433493 -41.2455 173.8857 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast sent to Massey Albany

3709 22/05/2016 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington

Found at intersection of Wharemauku and Tahi Roads,

Paraparaumu Beach, on the beach at base of rock wall.

Wellington -40.9021 174.977 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

response coincided with high tide. Dolphin moved up the coast a

little way (several hundred metres)/

3707 8/05/2016 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu

Kai Iwi beach, 200m north from Kai iwi stream mouth (150m

north of the coordiantes provided) 1762211, 5583331 -39.884 174.8949 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

pygmy sperm whale found dead a day or two after being refloated.

Necropsy was performed on site by Massey. Iwi performed a

blessing before necropsy and burial.

3705 20/04/2016 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington Whangaimoana Beach, south of martinborough, Wairarapa -41.4094 175.1723 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Whale reported stranded Wednesday evening, attempts were

made this night and the next until it was no longer safe to do so.

On Friday morning the decision was made to euthanise.

3703 8/04/2016 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman Pohara, Golden Bay 5479909 1590512 -40.8317 172.8874 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast found dead

3699 13/03/2016 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 taranaki Patea Beach, Taranaki 39 46.113 174 28.857 -39.7686 174.481 Live Stranding 1 Live Stranding

Despite locals trying to refloat orca at high tide after midnight, she

showed little sign of response. The tide was coming in and

conditions deemed unsafe so attempt was stopped for the night.

She was reported to be exhausted and in a deminished state at

3691 11/01/2016 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington Paekakariki 1764344, 5461398 -40.982 174.9535 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast dead common dolphin washed up on beach

3686 27/12/2015 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 wellington Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast (out from Ara Kuaka cul de sac) -40.8683 175.0105 Stranding Unknown Unknown

Dolphin print and drag mark towards/from the ocean spotted one

morning. Did not find out any more information. Approx 10 days

later a dolphin was reported washed up on kapiti island. May or

may not be related.

3677 27/09/2015 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington Initial stranding at Plimmerton Beach NZ Topo BP32 - 568492 -41.0807 174.8634 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Accident/collision

dolphin stranded in the evening and was pushed back out to sea

multiple times. Was swimming in circles. Was left late evening and

had restranded by the next morning 1km or so down the coast.

Was very weak and couldn't be refloated. Used the help of the p

3674 13/09/2015 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 wellington Fitzroy Bay, Wellington -41.3861 174.8584 Catch incidental to fishing Accident Live Entanglement

young humpback seen anchored and having trouble reaching the

surface. Disentanglement team flown up from Kaikoura. The whale

had a single rope through its mouth and another over its back.

Later observed the multiple wraps around pectoral fin. All ropes

3658 24/06/2015 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 marlborough

First seen in a line with Cape Campbell, Cook Strait. Heading

inshore and north rapidly. -41.7333 174.299 Catch incidental to fishing Accident Live Entanglement

Sighted on Wednesday 24 June 2015 at approximately 1330pm by

itself about 4-5m out and on a line with Cape Campbell, Cook

Strait. This whale was approximately 8-10m long and classed as a

subAdult.

The lookout station had again observed that the whale was

3657 21/06/2015 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 marlborough travelling North, south of Jordy Rocks, Cook Strait -41.2507 174.2948 Catch incidental to fishing Accident Live Entanglement

Sighted during the Cook Strait Whale Survey.

Sighted on Sunday 21 June 2015 at approximately 12:30pm in a

group of 4 whales travelling north south of Jordy Rocks, Cook

Strait. This whale was a good sized whale and classed as an adult.

We approached them

3649 25/01/2016 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 2 taranaki Julian's Lake Beach, Opunake, Taranaki NZTM 1676331 5628506 -39.4896 173.8876 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

3648 16/01/2016 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki Waipipi - Whenuakura Beach, Whanganui E1732153 N5592365 -39.8084 174.5438 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast no obvious injuries. Looked to have been dead for 5 days approx.

3646 12/01/2016 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu South Mole, Whanganui coast E1769908 E5576044 -39.9486 174.9889 Accident/Collision Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

potential ship strike pattern, but most likely post mortem as on

side, see emails

3633 9/06/2015 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA SP 1 manawatu south side of waikawa River mouth on beach E1780785, N5493095 -40.6932 175.1396 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Initial call came to wellington and that it was a live pilot whale. They

passed to Manawatu. Manawatu got the call about 10am. Arrived

on scene approximately 12 noon and although whale tail moving in

sea wash the whale was dead. A reporter who had beeen

DoC - marine-mammal-incidents-TTR_TableToExcel.xls

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3630 24/05/2015 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 marlborough Massacre Bay, D'urville Island, Marlborough Sounds E1679484, N5482658 -40.8032 173.9423 Floating at sea Death Report Decomposed Floating at sea

Reported by fisherman. DOC staff found it floating near the shore

in Massacre Bay. Unable to collect measurements or good photos

due to the circumstances

3629 9/05/2015 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 manawatu

Waitarere Beach, Horowhenua, 2.2km north of mean beach

entrance 1786275, 5511210 -40.5289 175.1992 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Large, badly decomposed, probably baleen whale washed up on

Waitarere Beach on the weekend of May 9th 2015. Not reported to

DOC until Friday the 15th of May. A small part of the whale had

broken off and drifted around 3km south before washing up on the

b

3628 8/05/2015 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington Te Horo Beach, Mangaone Stream mouth 1775789E, 5482478N -40.7899 175.0835 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

washed up dead at Te Horo neach by Mangaone Stream mouth.

Some marks/injuries but nothing obvious that would have caused

death. Presumed to have washed up over night on the 8 May 2015

and reported to DOC by Kapiti Coast District Council. Iwi

immediately

3618 23/05/2015 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman

at coast past Westhaven (Limestone Rd, below Kaihoka Point).

West coast Tasman region E1562605 N5509615 -40.5634 172.5583 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

3616 7/01/2015 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA SP 1 tasman Rabbit Island, between beach access #8 and #9. 1612561E, 5431965N -41.2636 173.15 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Whale was badly decomposed. Suspect the whale was 1 of 2 that

died from a stranding in Golden Bay on Sat 27 Dec 2014, they

were too far out to be dealt with and with the big tides they have re-

floated and ended up here. See 3516

3614 13/02/2015 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 198 tasman Farewell Spit, various locations -40.5127 172.7841 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

Midday Friday, 198 stranded whales (24 dead+174 live). Refloated

98 in Friday evening refloat (198-100=98 refloated). Following this

the refloated 98 split into two groups. The first group of 17 swam

off somewhere, while the second group of 81 stranded

3611 31/03/2015 pinniped LOBODON CARCINOPHAGA 1 wellington

Water's edge of Hutt River opposite Heretaunga Park north of

the golf driving range (approx 20km inland) -41.13735, 175.01029 -41.1373 175.0102 Live Stranding Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

Seal was first reported on Island Bay Beach on the 25th of March -

it was eating sand and the back section appeared semi paralysed

with a wound by the tail. The seal was distressed but got into the

water before we could get a net onto it and swum away.

N

3606 16/01/2015 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu Himitangi Beach E178 9049, N5528626 -40.3715 175.2268 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

Suspected cause of death unknown. Some cookie cutter shark bite

marks. Blood weeping from small wound on underside of left

flipper. Whale reported dead by observer who called in sighting. Te

Runanga O Raukawa iwi members conducted a karakia on the

beach


Pakawau, Golden Bay. 1112 Collingwood Puponga main road,

Pakawau Beach Park -40.5995 172.6889 1 Stranding Live Stranding

Two beaked whales refloated by public at Pakawau Motor Camp

10-12 times between about noon and 1pm. DOC staff refloated

one of these about 2 pm but later died. Younger whale swam off

and was not seen again. Deceased whales' head was removed by

member of

3603 22/01/2015 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki Urenui -38.5923 174.2385 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Washed up on a remote beach where the only access was through

private land. Contacted iwi. Serveral days had passed before

reported - very decomposed

3602 28/02/2015 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu South Beach. 1km South of Kaitoke Street 1774327 5572222 NZTM -39.9822 175.0417 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast necropsy performed on site by Massey University

3518 24/12/2013 Large toothed whale (>10m) ORCINUS ORCA 1 marlborough

Tory Channel near Onepua Bay. Observed from the Interislander

ferry -41.25 174.1767 Floating at sea Death Report Freshly dead Floating at sea

Killer whale/orca - descirbed as having a flat nose like a dog with a

rounded vlack dorsal fin and grey body

3516 6/01/2015 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA SP 1 nelson

Blot Road end by the airport, 300m up from golf on the rocks at

the beach 1618262E, 5428496N -41.2948 173.2181 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Whale was badly decomposed. Suspect the whale was 1 of 2 that

died from a stranding at Golden Bay on sat 27 Dec 2014, they

were too far out to be dealt with and no doubt with the big tides

they have re-floated and ended up here. See 3516

3515 22/11/2014 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA SP 1 taranaki Sandy Bay, New Plymouth 1667905.4E 5633407.7N -39.4462 173.7891 Beach cast Death report Freshly dead Beachcast

Received calls from LSM and duty officer about stranded mammal.

Observer sent photo. Arranged response with Taranaki Iwi, they

were unable to attend. Belssing undertaken. Form completed,

photos, measurments and biopsy taken. Buried above high tide

mark.

3513 21/12/2014 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 taranaki Waverley Beach, South Taranaki -39.8148 174.559 Live Stranding Stranding Wounded/sick Stranding

Pilot Whale (?) sighted thrashing itself on the shoreline of

Waverley Beach in South Taranaki. Seen to be very tired and

bruised.

Has been reported to the D/Officer in DOC Whanaganui

3500 22/11/2014 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 3 tasman Rototai Beach, Golden Bay, Nelson 1586740 5480410 -40.8272 172.8427 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/63470641/Stranded-

whales-die-on-Rototai-beach

A Rototai resident said she and her family noticed the whales

offshore last night and called DOC. Initially she thought they were

playing. She said her son saw six wha

3498 9/11/2014 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson Oyster Island, Nelson NZTM 1616734S, 5427665E -41.3016 173.2007 Beach cast Freshly dead Beachcast

Dolphin reported at 1800 hours on 9/11/2014 by MOP who noticed

it while on a walk. Said it was fresh and still had blood around it.

She had no camera but that she would go back first thing in the

morning to take some photos,.

3497 1/11/2014 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman Rabbit Island, Nelson 1613089S, 5431701E -41.2722 173.1381 Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

3494 29/10/2014 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 wellington Waikanae Beach, approx 300 metres south of Boat Club. 1769655E, 5474070N -40.8669 175.013 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

media links:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/10673335/Whale-

washes-up-on-Kapiti-beach

http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-

releases/2014/humpback-whale-washed-up-on-waikanae-beach/

3487 8/12/2013 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Pakawau Beach, Tasman -40.5758 172.6944 Live Stranding Death Report Live Stranding

Dolphin was alive when it stranded. Locals attempted to refloat it

but the dolphin died. No external injuries.

3486 19/09/2014 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Pakawau, Tasman 1574717S, 5508688E -40.5722 172.7013 Beach cast Death Report Beachcast

Found by member of the public around midday. Retrieved by

(DOC) at 3pm. Freshly dead, no decompisition. One male foetus

found while collecting samples

3484 16/09/2014 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington Titahi Bay, Porirua, Wellington -41.1059 174.8355 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

No obvious cause of death. Karakia at stranding site and at burial

site performed by local iwi.

Injuries seen in photos are likely from the removal/transport of the

whale.

3478 24/07/2014 Large toothed whale (>10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 marlborough Waikawa Island, Marlborough E2019778 N5640178 -41.2518 174.0475 Decomposed Unknown

TWO dead whales were located on Waikawa Island on 24/07/2014

nztm E2019778 N5640178 ID confirmed via photo

1)Mature Common Dolphin Male

2)Mature Longfinned Whale

No samples or measurements were taken as staff were on Island

for other purposes and the

3473 22/06/2014 Other dolphin STENELLA COERULEOALBA 1 wellington Pukerua Bay Beach E1759150 N5456272 -41.0292 174.8931 Freshly dead Stranding

When DOC arrived the dolphin had been dragged part way up the

beach from the rocks, as drag marks were seen in the sand.

Grazes were present on the dorsal fin, beak, chin, belly, and right

pectoral fin. The animal was reported at 12.15pm on 22/06/2014, l

3469 29/06/2014 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 auckland

Tapuae Marine Reserve, washed onto rocky shore bakced by

cliffs. -39.05221, 173.59454 -39.0522 173.5945 Floating at sea Death Report Decomposed Floating at sea

Reported floating dead at sea 29/06/2014 65km from shore.

Reported on shore 3/7/14. Blessed by local iwi, then withdrew

because of the tide. Returned with tupu 4/7/2014 and Massey

undertook necropsy. Decomposing naturally, cause of death

unable to be as


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3450 7/05/2014 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington Whitireia Park, Porirua E1755830, N5449156 -41.0939 174.8555 Deliberately Killed Stranding Wounded/sick Deliberate kill

Injury to left hand side around attachment point of flipper, looks like

various bite marks. Suggested cause - shark a subsequent gull

attack. Ngati toa attended, karakia held. Police attended and

euthanased and buried.

Received information on 13/05/2014

3438 27/03/2014 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 14 marlborough Melville Cove, Marlborough -41.0452 174.1679 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

No obvious reason for stranding. There is no history of dolphins or

other strandings going back several generations of locals

3436 27/03/2014 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu

9km south of South Beach, Whanganui near the northern

boundary of Whitiau Scientific Reserve (DOC reserve) 1777859.7, 5567625.1 -40.0229 175.0843 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Species verified. Cause of death unknown. Several old injuries

including oval-shaped impressions in skin and skin/blubber missing

to 1-2cm deep. (see photos). Notch in tail old. Several large

scratches along the sides and belly of the whale (see photos).

3435 19/03/2014 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 3 tasman Puponga, Golden Bay 1576704, 5511938 -40.543 172.7249 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Reported as "stranded in rushes". Some skin peeling, one had

patch ~300mm x 200mm peeled off with raw red flesh beneath.

Marking on skin similar to ringworm. One had injury to forehead -

cookie cutter or other? After release, all three swam parallell to

3434 18/03/2014 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman Seaford, Golden Bay 1575139, 5508151 -40.6614 174.3882 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Observed 'thrashing wildy about' at 15:50. DOC staff on site

~16:30. Whale died about 16:48 (+ or - 10 mins). Removed to

burial site that evening, reasonably gently, by tractor with bale

forks. The next day samples taken for Wendi Roe.

3433 17/03/2014 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 marlborough Otarawao Bay, Croissillies Harbour E1657868, N5455273 -41.0517 173.6886 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

Iwi notified on 17 March 2014. No attendance at scene.

9.30: Informants first observed whale 30m offshore in front of their

house. Noticed it was bleeding. Observed it for 2 hours. Appeared

distressed and bleeding profusely.

12.00: whale beached itself

3425 5/02/2014 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington Scotts Ferry, approximately 1 km south of beach access 1788833 5538177 -40.2855 175.2213 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

5/2/2014 Whale very fresh - eye still clear. A couple of cookie

cutter marks that are fresh but otherwise very little damage.

6/2/2014 Left side of tail fluke cut off overnight and missing. Ngati

Apa prformed karakia and are happy for Massey to take samp

3423 17/01/2014 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 bay of plenty Te Kaha - Hariki Beach, right of Waikanae river -40.8676 175.0113 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Originally live stranded, public attempted to refloat, but animal

came back in 500m down and died.

3421 14/01/2014 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 99 tasman

Farewell Spit (multiple locations). First group 5km west of

stockyard point (other group on same day at Stockyard),

restrand 2km east of triangle flat. Second group 7km east

triangle flat (move to 5.5km east by next morning), restrand

north of here then 1585323E, 5515054N -40.5151 172.8267 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

This is the second of two strandings that occurred in the same

area, within a short time frame.

Large pod followed by DOC staff on 14th Jan, 14 strand, 55+ swim

off. In following 6 days multiple strandings and restrandings.

Approximately 99 whales (this

3420 6/01/2014 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 39 tasman Farewell spit (5km up inside of Farewell spit from Triangle flat) 1582469E 5515228S -40.5135 172.7931 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

One of two stranding events that took place one after another in

the same area.

Conditions windy and sunny. 39 whales discovered in the morning,

would have stranded at 1am on a massive 4.8m tide. All whales

were on the sand about half metre above the sa

3408 17/10/2013 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu Ototoka Beach - Whanganui 1757970E 5585080N -39.8664 174.832 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Had what looked like a shark bite 30cm wide around anus area.

See photo.

Took skin sample for Auckland Uni.

3402 5/10/2013 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS BREVICAU 1 manawatu Himatangi Beach E1789093 5528872 -40.3693 175.2272 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Whale reported around 2pm 5/10/2013. Out to sea and very

bloated. Drifting south from Tangimoana - it finally washed up on

Himatangi Beach at about 5pm. Moments after kanding on beach

in heavy surf it ruptured with internal organs and baleen washing

asho

3397 21/07/2013 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington

Under boat sheds in Onepoto Arm of Porirua Harbour,

PORIRUA -41.113835,174.846447 -41.1138 174.8464 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Nicks in fluke, above flukes and dorsal fin. Cuts and scraps.

Possible that the many scraps/dings on the dolphins body were

from just prior to death if it died under boat sheds. Or it may have

floated there after dying. Some of these marks could have be

3388 17/07/2013 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington Wainuiomata coast, 200m from carpark at rivermouth. E1757361, N5413693 -41.4129 174.8828 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

3387 20/06/2013 Large baleen UNKNOWN CETACEAN 1 wellington Oteranga Bay, Cape Terawhiti, Wellington -41.296639,174.620132 -41.2966 174.6201 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

3386 3/07/2013 pinniped ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI 1 marlborough Forsyth Bay -41.0107 174.0238 Floating at sea Death Report Decomposed Floating at sea

Coordinates approximate in mid bay as no precise location was

described

First sighted the 3/7/2013 reported 5/7/2013

seal tag: 1179 DOC Wellington

3383 30/06/2013 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington Plimmerton to Pukerua bay walkway just past the Quarry -41.0821 174.8633 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Accident/collision

Coordinates are approximate from location description.

This report came in the 04/07/2013 from a member of the public. It

was then reported to area officers that went out but never reported

finding the body.

Observer: I am not sure if you are interest

3379 19/06/2013 Small toothed whale (<10m) MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 nelson Tahunanui, Nelson, New Zealand E1619962; N5430411 -41.2774 173.2383 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Initial report came in around 4pm 19/6/2013 of whale that was

swimming in shallow water and concern it might strand. High tide

was at 17:45. Whale was seen at 22:30 at different location (1.5

km up the beach) and was confirmed dead. On 20/6/2013 whale

wa

3376 20/01/2013 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki Patea beach, 1260m NorthWest of Patea river mouth 1726496E ; 5597145N -39.7662 174.4768 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Suspected died at sea and floated a few weeks before washing up.

Missing jaw, most likely detatched at sea. DNA sample collectes.

Unable to take many measuremenrts due to decomposition.

Blessed by J.N. & rahui placed in 100m circumference around

whale.

3374 10/06/2013 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 auckland Mokoia Road Beach soat 39 39.127 ; 174 20.694 -39.6521 174.3449

Iwi notified visited site. Whale left whole on beach. Not buried.

Biopsy sample sent to research station

Pix not received yet.

3368 27/07/2012 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman 800m South of Taupata Point, Golden Bay -40.5556 172.7167 Beach cast Death Report Unknown Beachcast Coordinates are approximate

3367 22/10/2012 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman Ferry Point, Totara ave 1572985; 5501741 -40.6347 172.6805 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Stranded in channel between shore and sand bank. Refloated on

outgoing tide. Whales speed gradually increased while watching.

Soon disappeared underwater and not seen again. Waited till tide

had receded a fair way – still not seen. Many cookie cutter

3366 18/11/2012 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS 1 tasman Motupipi estuary, Golden Bay 1587816 ; 5479345 +/-100m -40.8368 172.8554 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

2 staff identified as Sei whale. Welll under 8m wearing size, given

in SOP, so euthanized. First shot killed instantly, death confirmed

by large exalation and no inhalation, no response to touch from

tongue and eye, eye glazed over. A secon shot was deli

3365 15/11/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 31 tasman Farewell Spit 1580781 E, 5515204 N -40.5136 172.7731 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding Whales euthanized


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3361 25/04/2013 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington

Kapiti Island: Eastern coast, approximately 45 minutes walk

South of Rangatira point (before Waterfall Bay). 100mtrs south

of stoat trap 115. -40.8679 174.9178 Live Stranding 3 Wounded/sick Stranding

Coordinates are an approximate from description of location. Was

found washed up and decaying a week later on Fisherman's Island

Copy of original notes taken on the day: Live mammal stranding –

Kapiti Island

Time: 3.36pm. Island Ranger answered a call

3333 16/01/2013 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington Paraparaumu Beach outside the Kapiti Boating Club -40.8901 174.9797 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Report not received yet, info takne from Newspaper articles:

- http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8189690/Beached-sperm-whale-

buried-on-coast

- http://www.3news.co.nz/Dead-whale-washes-up-at-

Paraparaumu/tabid/1160/articleID/283230/Default.aspx

Washed up de

3324 26/01/2013 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman Pakawau, Golden bay 1573499; 5507416 -40.5836 172.6868 Death Report Decomposed Unknown

Buried in Farwell spit inner beach, about 400m before stockyard

point. "where the steep bank levels down, easy access"

3314 5/10/2012 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 manawatu Turakina Beach -40.0616 175.1229 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

the email mentios a form, but it has not being passed onto me.

Also missing Karens report.

DOCDM-1106556 - 05102012 Whanganui Dusky Dolphin_Turakina

Beach

3312 29/10/2012 pinniped ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI 1 manawatu Himatangi Beach -40.3689 175.2282 Beach cast Death Report Unknown Beachcast

with the number 4541

awaiting report or tags

form not saved on dm

coordinates approximation from googlemaps

3309 10/12/2012 pinniped ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI 1 marlborough on the beach Kupe Bay, d'Urville Island 1667003; 5472689 -40.8941 173.7954 Beach cast Freshly dead Entanglement

Seal Tag: Blue #1627

Possibly a pup tagged in 2012 from Cape Foulwind (archive data

from Hugh Best to be obtained for 2012)

no inuries reported, entangled in a fragment of set net confirmed

3304 14/10/2012 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman Patons Rock, Golden Bay 172.763583, -40.786717 -40.7867 172.7635 Beach cast Stranding Live Beachcast

First report on 14/10/2012 live stranding at Patons Rock

(172.763583, -40.786717) at 13:30hrs, refloated at 15:55hrs. On

15/10/2012 report of unidentified whale at Pakawau swimming

poorly, at 13:30hrs report of dead whale beach cast 1.3km south of

Collin

3291 12/06/2012 Small baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 marlborough

Arapawa Ialsnd, Wheke rock, whekenui, 100m south of wheke

warf, tory channel -41.2013 174.3114 Stranding

Incomplete report, few measurements, no indication of type of

stranding.

Photos taken but not attached to report.

3278 24/06/2012 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough Elie Bay (Crail Bay) Petorous Sound, Marlborough -41.1296 173.9906 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Found dead by locals the 24/06, kept overnight on freshwater

pool./ Transported to Picton the 25/06. Impression on tongue just

from a seahouse (?) Orca reported to be seen in the area and

dolphins jumping. Injuries around genital slits.

Waiting for auto

3277 14/06/2012 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough Salmon farm, Waihinau Bay, Pelorus Sound -40.9491 173.9537 Recovered from net Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

Notified by salmon farm. Thought to be 3 days old before noticed

and divers managed to remove it. Brought in by salmon farm staff

3275 27/05/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington Kapiti Beach -40.9874 174.9495 Live Stranding Stranding Live

Waiting on Stranding report. Coordinated are an estimate "Kapiti

Beach" (received pictures but not stranding form yet [filled by

Sylvia])

3273 19/05/2012 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 taranaki Ohawe beach, 1.5km South of boat ramp N6178651 E2613825 -39.5912 174.2094 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Died at sea, washed up dead, body badly decomposed

DNA samples collected

Call date recorded, date os stranding not known

Identified as fin whale or sei whale (check)

Coordinates given are of a location 12km inland, coordinates

entered are an estimate fro

3271 5/05/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 6 tasman Inner Beach, Farewell Spit 1584343, 5515071 -40.5149 172.8151 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Grouped together so assume stranded then died. Remote location,

not seen until after death. Appearance on 5/5/2012 suggests they

died within 24-48 hours.

3249 2/03/2012 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 marlborough Infront of 114 Rarangi Beach Road, Rarangi Beach E1686766, N5414747 -41.4141 174.0382 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Small amount of blood near eye. Minimal damage to tail apparently

from thrashing on sand. No other injuries readily apparent. Locals

found and applied first aid, attempted refloat, restranded, further

first aid, successful refloating.

3238 15/02/2012 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman Inner Beach, Farewell Spit -40.52200 172.89126 -40.522 172.8912 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Beach cast, no signs of injury, moderate amount of decay (one

week?)

3237 23/01/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 99 tasman Farewell Spit, Golden Bay 1584213, 5514501 -40.52 172.8136 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

Ninety nine whales were reported stranding on Monday 23/1/2012.

Department of Conservation staff arrived before the whales

stranded and attempted to push the whales out. However the tide

was retreating too fast and the whales stranded. Attempts were

made

3223 29/01/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA SP 1 wellington 50m from the end of Tainui St, Raumati Beach, Kapiti Coast -40.9115 174.9776 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DOC not called to incident, refloated by two locals. Incident

published in the Kapiti News on 1/02/12. Described by rescuers as

a pilot whale but no photos taken. Estimated to be 3.5 to 4m long

and weigh between 500 and 750kgs. Whale was first seen in su

3219 9/11/1999 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman In front of Pohara Hall -40.8332 172.8781 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Kept whale cool until the tide returned. Released whale approx

midnight. No sign of it the next day

3217 14/11/2011 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 65 tasman Eastern end of Farewell Spit and further west at Whimbrel Creek 1601956, 5510393 -40.5572 173.0231 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

Reported by tour operator on 14/11/11, attended by 4 DOC staff.

65 whales stranded, all whales died, 26 were euthanized. Three

additional reports: file note (DOCDM 866085) euthanasia file note

(DOCDM 865499), carcass tethering note (DOCDM 894154)

28 whal

3216 16/01/2012 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GINKGODENS 1 tasman Moutere Bluff/Kina foreshore E1606049, N5439361 -41.1971 173.0721 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Couldn't see any obvious injury apart from post mortem seagull

damage. The animal appeared to be lactating - a white fluid was

oozing from mammary slit, hard to see in photo.

Originally reported as a Grays but comment from Anton van

Helden suggests thi

3210 6/01/2012 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 25 tasman Triangle Flat, Golden Bay 1579898E, 5514258N -40.5221 172.7626 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Pod of whales reported close to shore near Puponga Friday night

(6/7/2012), seen stranded at first light out from Triangle Falt on

7/1/2012. Total of 25 whales, ‘a couple’ dead early on, total of 7

dead by the end of refloating. 18 successfully refl

3209 22/11/2011 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu Himatangi Beach -40.3921 175.2257 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast Many cookie cutter marks. No other obvious injuries

3163 27/07/2011 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu 5.8kms north of Scotts Ferry 1788067 5544092 -40.2325 175.2106 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

No apparent injuries, birds have pecked at anus and eyes missing.

Teeth broken on side laying on beach. Karakia by Chris Shenton

Ngati Apa before working on animal. Was present throughout.

Samples for Emma Beatson

3154 26/07/2011 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 taranaki Turangi Road, Buchanan's Bay 38.98823S, 174.31933E -38.9882 174.3193 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Found in remote area in front of cliffs. Extremities decomposing,

perhaps been dead a few weeks. Not sure how long it has been

ashore. Biobsy sample taken from genital area. Unsure of sex,

maybe female


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3152 30/04/2011 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS BREVICAU 1 taranaki Waiinu beach, south of Waitotara -39.8658 174.7476 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Incident report not received, info from stuff article, see email in

photographs folder. GPS coordinates an estimate

3144 1/07/2011 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Motueka Scenic Reserve Sandspit E1603020, N5446769 -41.1303 173.0359 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2 teenage girls reported coming across a dolphin on the Motueka

Sandspit, it was dead and ranger Dirk de Vries went to investigate,

taake photos and GPS position and skin samples. Believed to be a

common dolphin, no visible marks apparent, suspect cause

3143 2/07/2011 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 wellington

Fitzroy Bay, 11km from coastal road gate at Eastbourne,

Wainuiomata Coast 41 23.2398S, 174 52.4963E -41.3873 174.8749 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast Found washed up

3125 23/04/2011 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki New Plymouth 2606280E, 6240700N -39.0332 174.1113 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast Washed up dead. New born. Massey - week old - starved

3109 9/03/2011 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington

2km north of Waikawa Beach entrance, South of Ohau River

estuary E1781762, N5495812 -40.6685 175.1504 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

Stranded live -when found it was freshly dead. Length taken and

photos taken. Iwi contacted, Massey and TePapa contacted. Skin

tissue taken. Don’t know the time of stranding, call at 1500hrs

approx

3107 5/04/2011 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 2 wellington

Wellington South coast, Mother washed ashore between Island

Bay and Owhiro Bay, calf washed ashore at Owhiro Bay 4582448, 2123498 -41.349 174.7632 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

Mother: Driven into rocks by large swell causing fatal injuries,

finally stranded on rocks where it died. Body then taken by tide and

lost for several days before discovery at Pencarrow Lakes. No

follow up since then.

Calf: Mother died same day 200m to

3098 17/05/2010 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS BREVICAU 1 tasman Rabbit Island 2519620, 5995040 -41.2513 173.1149 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Originally described as a large humpback but samples confirm that

it was a pygmy blue whale. Washed up at Rabbit Island, too

decomposed to measure. Iwi - skull and jaw bones

3093 3/09/2007 Other dolphin PHOCOENA DIOPTRICA 1 tasman Grossi Point, Mapua 2518345E, 5993840N -41.2621 173.0997 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Beachcast at Grossi Point. Possibly died at sea and washed up.

More photos on S: drive

3090 14/03/2011 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 tasman Stevens Bay E 1601555, N 5455915 -41.0478 173.0185 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Reported as a ginkgo-toothed whale but not confirmed with DNA or

morphology. Best guess in terms of morphology was Peruvian

(lesser) beaked whale. Much debate over cause of 2 suspicious

wounds near tail on either side of whale. Could be bullet holes or p

3086 4/02/2011 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA SP 84 tasman Port Puponga, Golden Bay 2487650E, 6075250N -40.5288 172.7364 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Stranding event that happened over 3 days, a number of

restrandings and refloating attempts in different locations. 84

whales stranded, 67 of these were reflaoted Full debreif avaliable

at DOCDM-703463

3084 10/03/2011 Beaked Whale HYPEROODON PLANIFRONS 1 manawatu South Beach, Wanganui E1770240, N5575427 +/- 5m -39.9542 174.993 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Whale was seen thrashing out on bar before freeing itself and

swimming around between beach and bar then swiam straight at

beach and stranded. DOC staff and others tried to face whale back

to deeper water without success. Whale died and shortly after i

3081 16/02/2011 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 taranaki Kaupokonui Beach 1.7km from Kaupokonui Stream mouth 1689776E, 5620416N -39.5613 174.0451 Beach cast Decomposed Beachcast

Time of stranding unknown but light seas for several days.

No net marks or obvious injuries apart from cookie-cutter shark bits

and damage to rostrum (presumably when washed in). Don’t know

cause of death. Spotted by local staff whilst spraying gunner

3080 26/02/2011 Small toothed whale (<10m) GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki Stent Road, North of Waiweranui Stream, SW of New Plymouth 1667154E, 5658937N -39.2163 173.7779 Deliberately Killed Live Stranding

Not sure of reason for stranding but whale had been there approx

12 hours (last high tide). Heavy surf had battered the whale and

given the rocks, wave conditions, danger to people and probable

internal injuries, decision made to euthanise.

3065 18/06/2010 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington Cook strait 41 36.3S, 174 40.9E -41.605 174.6817 Death Report Decomposed Unknown

Unsure of species, possibly a sperm whale (first reported as a

SRW, changed in the database on 14/4/2011). Also listed in

sightings database, 6611. Whale had scrap markings on it. See

photograph folder

3062 25/10/2010 unknown UNKNOWN CETACEAN 1 wellington On beach near seal colony, Wainuiomata beach -41.4206 174.905 Beach cast Unknown Beachcast Email from call centre - not actual report

3061 21/01/2010 unknown UNKNOWN CETACEAN 1 tasman Kina Beach, at end of Kina beach road (not the peninsula) -41.183 173.0648 Beach cast Death Report Unknown Beachcast

Email from call centre - not actual report

Possibly SRW, length of a car (3-4m)

3059 8/01/2010 Small toothed whale (<10m) TOOTHED WHALE 1 tasman Waikawa Bay beach at French Pass -40.9681 173.8087 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast


Killer or pilot whale? May have been dead for a couple of days.

Green cord around its tail and its fin is missing. Another whale

swimming around very near to the shore, going in circles in same

spot 30m from wh

3058 8/01/2010 Small toothed whale (<10m) 1 manawatu Just North of stream mouth, Waikawa Beach, Levin -40.6891 175.1416 Beach cast Death Report Unknown Beachcast


Whale similar to Foxton beach whale (pilot whale - ID 2968)

3045 24/07/2010 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON BOWDOINI 1 tasman Collingwood Beach, Golden Bay BN24 1573500E, 5496300N -40.6838 172.6864 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Reported as beach cast. Three puncture wounds on side (near

top) evenly spread so appears machinery caused, but more likely

just cookie cutter shark.

3038 6/11/2010 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Farewell Spit 5514600, 1594400 -40.5193 172.9339 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

This dolphin has had one side (left) of it's dorsal muscles removed

by humans. It has numerous scratch type marks over its body.

Catch incidental to fishing has been underlined and questioned on

the stranding report form as a possible record type (in add

3033 19/05/2010 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington Burdon's Gate, Eastbourne, Wellington -41.311 174.8827 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

WEATHER CONDITIONS SOUTHERLY WIND WITH

MODERATE SWELL. Stranded / rolling in breaking waves. News

report said whale beached alive, was refloated by public, then

restranded and was euthanised by Police.

3026 12/03/2010 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 tasman Tukurua Pt, Parapara Beach. -40.7309 172.7009 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast 2 animals found 5m apart at mid-water tide point

3024 5/12/2009 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson Inside Nelson Haven (Boulder Bank) -41.2268 173.3041 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding Calf died on way to water. Adult female refloated.

3022 16/11/2009 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu South of Whanganui River Mouth, Kaitoke Stream, Whanganui -39.9728 175.0288 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

Washed up near Whitebaiters, very fresh, no marks or scars.

Foetal folds obvious. Very rough seas prior to stranding.

3012 20/05/2009 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 wellington Oteranga Bay -41.2959 174.6306 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Accident/collision

Whale first sighted from helicopter at approximately 3:30pm about

a mile offshore, at 4:30 Meridian Energy rang to advise a whale

had washed up on the beach at Oteranga Bay near the temporary

wharf for the windfarm construction. Strong southerlies hamper

3011 26/05/2009 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 tasman

Te Hapu, cast on mudstone, limestone terrace against rock

columns. -40.605 172.494 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

A qauntity of rope found down the mouth of the animal, tail stock

very badly cut into, signs of shark feeding, large amount of damage

on dorsal surface. Tongue present and intact. Baleen Black. Skin

samples taken.

3005 16/10/2009 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 tasman Puponga, Farewell Spit -40.526 172.7339 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Whale was spotted from Puponga Café and staff administered first

aid with sheets. Whale was relfoated at night on 16/10/2009 but

restranded . Next morning was refloated with pontoons attached to

DOC boat and released about 6km off shore. The Whale looke

3004 7/10/2009 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson Boulder Bank, inward side. -41.2304 173.3004 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

Dolphin found stranded by Nelson Girls College rowing group, who

unsuccessfully tried to refloat the animal. Animal was spasming,

eyes closed and breathing erractically. Decided euthanising was

best option. Advocacy very important as students had been w

2997 14/04/2009 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman Farewell Spit, Golden Bay -40.5129 172.7716 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast no obvious injuries


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2977 25/12/2009 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 105 tasman Bush End Point, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay -40.5527 173.0165 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Arrived 11am on the 26th Dec 2009, counted 105 whales approx,

could have been up to 110 whales. Shot 30, others were already

dead. From condition of whales, they probably stranded on the

25th (or 24th Dec at the earliest). Wide range of ages 2m juveniles

2976 6/01/2010 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson Boulder Bank Drive, inside the Nelson boulder bank -41.2083 173.3255 Floating at sea Death Report Freshly dead Floating at sea

some lacerations on body, possibly as a result of stranding. Found

floating.

2968 7/01/2010 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 2 wellington Foxton Beach -40.4601 175.2148 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

May have been alive, but old shark bites suggest it was actually

dead when it came up. Had tag on tail so probably washed over

from Golden Bay Stranding

2957 17/05/2009 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson HEAD OF NELSON HAVEN ESTUARY, NELSON -41.2167 173.32 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

MOTHER AND CALF STRANDED ON MUDFLAT ON RECEDING

TIDE. FOUND BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. CARTED TO SHORE

THEN TAKEN BY UTE TO NELSON AND RELEASED

OPPOSITE 'THE CUT'. LAST SEEN SWIMMING FREELY OFF

SHORE. SEX OF JUVENILE NOT DETERMINED. MOTHER

APPROX 2M.


WHAREROA STREAM MOUTH, QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK,

BETWEEN RAUMATI SOUTH AND PAEKAKARIKI -40.9575 174.9675 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

Species and sex confirmed with DNA sample 23/06/2011

SEEN ALIVE BY PUBLIC THRASHING IN SURF AT 13.45, DOC

ARRIVED ON SCENE AT JUST AFTER 4PM AND IT HAD DIED.

IWI BLESSED ANIMAL AND ALLOWED FOR SAMPLES TO GO

TO TE PAPA.

2908 3/10/2008 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman MARUHAU, NEAR MOTUEKA -41.0014 173.0168 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

CALLED IN BY RANGER AS HECTORS DOLPHIN IN A NET.

DOLPHIN SIGHTED 300M OFFSHORE AT EDGE OF TIDE

(INCOMING) 50M FROM FLOUNDER NET. DOLPHIN SHOWED

MARKS CONSISTENT WITH BEING CAUGHT IN NET, ROPE

MARKS AROUND HEAD. WHILE SHIFTING DOLPHIN IN

TRAILER MILK WAS.

2904 30/09/2008 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman FOSSIL POINT PUPONGA, GOLDEN BAY -40.5071 172.7282 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SAMPLED AND MEASURED ON 01/10/08. REPORTED BY

TOUR OPERATOR. NEW BORN ANIMAL.

2903 30/09/2008 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki EAST END OF BEACH NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0538 174.0774 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast TAKEN TO MASSEY UNIVERSITY PALMERSTON NORTH.

2893 18/08/2008 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9916 174.9464 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Accident/collision

POSSIBLE PROPELLER INJURIES TO TAIL. POSSIBLY SAME

DOLPHIN THAT WAS PUSHED OUT TO SEA AT PUKERUA

BAY 17/08/08.

2892 17/08/2008 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8946 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding LIVE ANIMAL REFLOATED


ROSENEATH END OF ORIENTAL BAY BEACH,

WELLINGTON -41.2907 174.7962 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

WHALE REPORTED WASHED UP ON ROCKS. NO OBVIOUS

EXTERNAL INJURIES OTHER THAN GENERAL

DECOMPOSITION. APPEARS TO HAVE DIED AT SEA AND

WASHED INTO THE HARBOUR.

2883 7/07/2008 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough OUTER PELOROUS SOUND, MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.0866 173.9195 Recovered from net Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

LOCAL FISHERMAN CAUGHT IN NET. WAS VERY UPSET

THIS BEING THE FIRST TIME HE HAD EVER NETTED A

DOLPHIN.

2879 21/06/2008 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 manawatu HOKIO BEACH -40.6088 175.1744 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

APPEARED TO HAVE DIED OVERNIGHT. LARGE BITE MARK

GAPE 29CMX 37CM. ANTARCTIC MINKE WHALE (NOT

DWARF FORM).

2875 9/06/2008 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu

0.5KM UPSTREAM OF TRUE LEFT OF RANGITIKEI RIVER

MOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH -40.2953 175.2257 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SOME SUPERFICIAL INJURIES. PERHAPS FROM

DRIFTWOOD IN THE SURF. CAME ASHORE AFTER HEAVY

SEAS.

2864 13/03/2008 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington PLIMMERTON -41.0621 174.8392 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast VERY DECOMPOSED PILOT WHALE ABOUT 6M

2861 6/02/2008 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman

FAREWELL SPIT ABOUT 14KM EAST OF CROSSING ROAD,

OUTSIDE BEACH -40.5124 172.8928 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast FOUND BY TOUR DRIVER. REASONABLY FRESH.

2856 25/01/2008 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, STOCKYARD POINT -40.5156 172.8322 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast FOUND DEAD AND SMELLY AT HIGH WATER MARK.


TAUPATA PT AND PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT REA,

GOLDEN BAY -40.5139 172.77 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WHALES FIRST SIGHTED AT 0730HRS. FIRST LOT SEEN AT

TRIANGLE FLAT (3 DEAD, 3 ALIVE) AT SECOND SITE 10

DEAD, 18 ALIVE (INCLUDING THREE MOTHER CALF PAIRS).

AT 1400HRS ONE WHALE DIED AS POD SWAM TO TAUPATA

POINT.

2851 16/01/2008 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT, COLLINGWOOD -40.5285 172.7373 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

THE WHALE HAD BEEN SEEN ALIVE FOR TWO DAYS PRIOR

TO STRANDING IN THE VACINITY OF PAKAWAU. IT WAS

ALIVE WHEN IT STRANDED AND THRASHED ABOUT. THE

STRANDING POSITION WAS NEAR LOW WATER MARK WITH

SMALL TIDES. A VERY SHALLOW PROFILE BEACH.

2846 10/01/2008 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 3 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, OUTER BEACH -40.5042 172.8173 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

RECEIVED CALL FROM TOUR BUS AT 1600HRS HAVING

FOUND LIVE MALE. LOOKED AFTER BY TOURISTS. DEAD

FEMALE AND MALE NEARBY. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES ON

ANY OF THEM EXCEPT COOKIE CUTTER SHARK BITES AND

SOME BIRD PECKING WOUNDS. ALL 3 TOWED ABOVE HIGH

TIDE MARK AND L

2838 20/12/2007 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT OCEAN BEACH -40.5097 172.8644 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FRESHLY DEAD AT HIGH WATER MARK. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS

OF CAUSE OF DEATH. JAWS INTACT. NO LARGE EXTERNAL

WOUNDS.

2830 10/11/2007 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman KING BEACH, MOTUEKA -41.1849 173.066 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

MARKS FOUND ON HEAD AND BELLY ABOVE GENITAL SLIT

CONSISTENT WITH FISHING NET.

2814 16/08/2007 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 2 nelson NELSON HAVEN NEAR BOULDER BANK ROAD, MOTUEKA -41.2173 173.3263 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

LACERATIONS FROM STRANDING. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES.

FEMALE DEAD, MALE EUTHANISED AT RABBIT ISLAND

AFTER ATTEMPTS TO REFLOAT FAILED.

2811 14/08/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 marlborough MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.0676 173.9848 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast LARGE MALE.

2808 27/07/2007 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington ONOKE SPIT, LAKE FERRY MOUTH, SOUTH WAIRARAPA -41.3982 175.1409 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND DEAD. NASTY GASH TO FRONT OF HEAD

(ROSTRUM)


MOWHANAU BEACH, 100M NORTH OF OKEHU STREAM,

WHANGANUI AREA -39.8785 174.878 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SMALL CUT BELOW JAW. EYES PECKED OUT BY GULLS.

OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION. WEATHER VERY COLD

AND CLEAR.


MUTTON COVE, ABEL TASMAN, NATIONAL PARK, GOLDEN

BAY -40.7892 172.9953 Deliberately Killed Death Report Freshly dead Deliberate kill

FOUND IN THE TIDE AND DRAGGED INTO MARRAM ON

07/07/07. PHOTOGRAPHED ON 24/07/07. HAS HAD HEAD

ALMOST SEVERED, ONLY CONNECTED BY THE SPINAL

CORD. A PANEL HAD BEEN CUT IN IT'S BACK AND THE

"BACK STEAKS" REMOVED. PLEASE REFER TO STRANDING

FORM FOR FURTHER I

2795 7/06/2007 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman PAKAWAU, GOLDEN BAY -40.5841 172.686 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

PHOTO TAKEN BY PUBLIC A FEW DAYS BEFORE BEING

MEASURED.

2790 26/05/2007 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington

BURDENS GATE 1KM OFFSHORE IN WELLINGTON

HARBOUR -41.3085 174.8683 Recovered from net Accident Freshly dead Entanglement

DOLPHIN WAS FOUND IN SET NET. THERE WAS A GOOD

CATCH OF FISH IN THE NET, TARAKIHI AND SNAPPER. THE

OWNER OF THE NET CALLED THE DOC HOTLINE AND

ALERTED DOC. TAKEN TO TE PAP FOR SHORT TERM

STORAGE IN FREEZER.

2774 21/02/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman TAKAKA, ONEKAKA ESTUARY MOUTH -40.748 172.7112 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Unknown

FOUND DEAD BY DOC STAFF AT HIGH TIDE MARK. HAD

BEEN DEAD FOR ABOUT 12HRS, FOUND SIGNS OF

THRASHING, LARGE DISTURBED AREA OF SAND FURTHER

DOWN THE BEACH. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF NET

ENTANGLEMENT OR OTHER INJURIES. THE BYSTANDER

STORY WAS THAT THREE WHALES.. P


7

2762 24/01/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman TERAKOHE , NEAR MEMORIAL(?), TAKAKA, GOLDEN BAY -40.8201 172.8941 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

POSSIBLY THE SAME WHALE THAT DIED AND THEN

WASHED AWAY AS DECOMPOSITION HAD STARTED, A FEW

DAYS DEAD. HOWEVER RECORDED AS SEPARATE ANIMAL

AS MEASUREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THAT ANIMAL.

THIS MAY BE DUE TO DECOMPOSITION OR VARIATION IN

THE WAY MEASUREMENT

2761 23/01/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman COLLINGWOOD TUKURUA POINT, GOLDEN BAY -40.7308 172.6994 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

THIS WHALE STRANDED BRIEFLY ON ROCKS. THRASHED

ABOUT BLOODIED. WAS LIFTED OF THE ROCKS (ST TOP OF

TIDE). PUSHED INTO DEEPER WATER WHERE IT SWAM

STRONGLY OUT TO SEA AND OUT OF SIGHT, FOUND

STRANDED DEAD AT END OF TOTORA AVE, GOLDEN BAY.

PLEASE SEE STRANDI

2760 22/01/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, GOLDEN BAY -40.514 172.7983 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. SUN BURNT. LIVE WHEN SEEN BY

DOC DUTY OFFICER 1800HRS ON 22/01/07. HIGH TIDE,

COLLINGWOOD 0021HRS AND 1234HRS 22/01/07. SAME

SPECIES AND PROBABLY RELATED TO STRANDING OF

OTHERS OF THIS SPECIES IN AREA OF THESE DAYS(?)

EUTHANISED.

2759 21/01/2007 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman COLLINGWOOD, WAIKATO ESTUARY, GOLDEN BAY -40.6272 172.6774 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

VERY HIGH TIDES, ANIMAL ALIVE. REEFLOATED, ESCORTED

FOR 3 HOURS. ATTEMPTED TO DIRECT OUT TO SEA.

REASONABLY ENERGETIC, NO LARGE WOUNDS.

EVENTUALLY RESTRANDED AND DIED WITHIN 30 MINS OF

BEING OUT OF THE WATER. ANIMAL ALERT, RESPONSIVE,

REACTED TO BOAT NOI

2717 20/08/2006 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman PAKAWAU, TOMATEA PT, GOLDEN BAY -40.6165 172.6823 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

STRANDING WAS REPORTED TO A LOCAL NEWSPAPER

JOURNALIST WHO OBTAINED THE 2 PHOTOS. 10 MONTHS

AFTER THE EVENT HAPPENED (13 JUNE 2007) THE DOC

OFFICE RECEIVED THIS INFO.


TURNER'S BAY, 7KM WEST OF NGAWI, CAPE PALLISER,

SOUTH WAIRARAPA -41.5281 175.1977 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Accident/collision

CUTS ON ANIMAL CONSISTENT WITH PROPELLOR STRIKE.

DEFORMED LOWER JAW, BENT UPWARDS (GENETIC

RATHER THAN INJURY). ANIMAL QUITE FRESH WHEN FIRST

SEEN. ANIMAL APPROX 5M.

2703 18/06/2006 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 taranaki WAINU BEACH , WANGANUI -39.8576 174.785 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

NO INJURIES SEEN, DIFIICULT AREA TO ACCES. HEAD

REMOVED AND SENT TO TE PAPA. STOMACH SAMPLES

COLLECTED. (BURIED JUST ABOVE STRANDING SITE)

2701 8/06/2006 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5168 172.8349 Deliberately Killed Stranding Wounded/sick Stranding

2M APPROX. ANIMAL LOCATED ON TIDAL FLATS.

EXTENSIVE SUN DAMAGE. EYES DAMAGED FROM BIRDS.

DAMAGE TO BLOW HOLE AREA (LOOKED RAW AND

INFECTED- FROTHY PUSS). NO INDICATION OF SET NET

DAMAGE. ANIMAL EUTHANISED.

2699 31/05/2006 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson

NORTHERN MOST CORNER OF HOROIRANGI MARINE

RESERVE, WGS 84 , MOTUEKA AREA -41.1435 173.389 Live Stranding Stranding Live Entanglement DOLPHIN CAUGHT IN TRAWLER NET.

2698 25/05/2006 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman WESTERN END OF RUBY BAY, MOUTERE BLUFF, MAPUA -41.2124 173.0849 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

NO SIGN OF INJURY. BODY HAD 30-40MM ROUND COOKIE

CUTTER SCARS. WHALE WASHED UP ON BEACH ON HIGH

TIDE IN THE MORNING. FIRST NOTICED BY CAMPER AT

MCKEE DOMAIN. TIDE 0742HRS 4M. (NOTE THERE IS

ANOTHER RECORD IN DATABASE WITH LIMITED

INFORMATION FOR THIS ANI

2697 25/05/2006 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman MCKEES DOMAIN BEACH TASMAN BAY -41.2294 173.0846 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast ANIMAL BURIED INTACT.

2688 21/04/2006 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson TAHUNA BEACH, NELSON -41.2929 173.2217 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast DECOMPOSED ANIMAL APPROX 1.8M LONG.

2681 7/04/2006 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0551 174.0739 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WASHED UP DEAD ON BEACH, TAKEN TO MASSEY

UNIVERSITY. 85KG FEMALE WITH 24CM MALE FOETUS.

ANIMAL HAD NOT DIED AS A RESULT OF DROWNING.

SIGNIFICANT LESIONS TO MAMMARY SLITS.


FAREWELL SPIT, OCEAN BEACH SIDE, NEAREST TOWN

COLLINGWOOD -40.5058 172.7671 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Entanglement

LACERATION TO TAIL FLUKES. POSSIBLE NETTING.

COMMERCIAL FISHERS NETTING IN AREA.


TANGIMOANA BEACH, TANGIMOANA, OUT TO COAST

FROM PALMERSTON NORTH -40.3017 175.2239 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast FRESH DEAD. EYE EATEN OUT. NO OTHER INJURIES.

2673 7/03/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu SCOTTS FERRY (6KM NORTH OF), BULLS -40.2167 175.2087 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast VERY DECOMPOSED. NUMEROUS SHARK BITES.

2671 1/03/2006 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman TUKURUA, GOLDEN BAY -40.7335 172.7018 Recovered from net Death Report Live Entanglement

CAUGHT IN SET NET, SEEN ALIVE BY OBSERVER, BUT

DROWNED WHILE ATTEMPTING RESCUE. SET NET WAS

NOT ATTENDED BY OWNER. SET NET OWNER BURIED

CARCASS WHICH LATER REFLOATED AND WAS BURIED

AGAIN ON 3/3/06

2669 23/02/2006 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington FLOATING JUST OFF TE PAPA/ QUEENS WHARF -41.2875 174.7827 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

DEAD DOLPHIN REPORTED 23/02/06. STAFF FAILED TO FIND

DUE TO OFFSHORE WIND. LATER LOCATED WITH HELP OF

HARBOUR POLICE. JUVENILE ANIMAL. NOT FRESH.

2665 3/02/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman ONEKAKA BEACH, GOLDEN BAY -40.7592 172.7221 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

POSSIBLY PART OF STRANDING ON 21/12/05. AS THERE

WAS NO BULLET HOLE IT SEEMED NOT LIKELY TO HAVE

COME FROM THE STRANDING ON 30/12/05. IN

DECOMPOSED STATE, LARGE CHUNKS MISSING.

2661 17/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington OTAKI RVIER MOUTH - SOUTH SIDE -40.7626 175.0996 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

REPORTED BY PUBLIC, VERY DECOMPOSED. UNABLE TO

GET ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS. TISSUE SAMPLES TAKEN

AND SENT TO AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY.

2658 11/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 3 manawatu SCOTTS FERRY -40.2829 175.2394 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

ONLY ONE MEASURED AS OTHER TWO WERE TOO FAR

GONE.

2657 11/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu

NORTH OF WHANGANUI RIVER MOUTH, OKEHU STREAM

TLB, 2KM NORTH OF KAI IWI BEACH. -39.8785 174.8792 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast DECOMPOSED PILOT WHALE

2655 10/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki

WHENUAKURA RIVER MOUTH, SOUTH OF. NORTH OF

WANGANUI. ALEXANDRA FARM -39.7802 174.511 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast DECOMPOSED PILOT WHALE. UNABLE TO ACCESS ANIMAL

2652 9/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington TE HORO BEACH - SOUTH -40.7929 175.0811 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

DECOMPOSED, MUCH SKIN REMOVED, AND HAD SHARK

BITES. SKIN SAMPLES SENT TO AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY.

2651 9/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington

LOWRY BAY, ROCKS AT NORTHERN END, JUST AROUND

FROM POINT HOWARD (SORENTO BAY) -41.2567 174.9075 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FRESH DEAD ANIMAL. 4.5M AND 1.1 TONNES. FOUND BY A

MAN WALKING HIS DOG IN THE MORNING AT 0800HRS BUT

WOULD HAVE WASHED IN ON HIGH TIDE AT 0030HRS AS

THERE WAS NO SIGN OF INJURY FROM THRASHING ON THE

ROCKS. THERE WERE ABRASIONS TO THE UNDERSIDE OF

FLUKE..

2649 8/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 2 manawatu

TURAKINA BEACH, 2 KM SOUTH OF BEACH SETTLEMENT,

KOITIATA -40.0893 175.1483 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

LOOKED TO HAVE BEEN DEAD A WHILE. LOTS OF BITE

MARKS. LOOKED IN SIMILAR CONDITION TO THE ANIMALS

FOUND AT HIMITANGI (7TH JANUARY) AND FOXTON (6TH

JANUARY). ANIMALS LYING ON BELLY SO HARD TO

MEASURE. STRONG WESTERLIES.

2647 7/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu HIMITANGI BEACH -40.3737 175.2265 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FLUKE MISSING AND STOMACH/ BELLY RIPPED OPEN.

DECOMPOSED.

2646 6/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 2 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

SMALL EXTRUSION OF INTESTINES AND EVIDENCE OF A

BULLET HOLE IN HEAD. PRESUMED TO BE PART OF A

STRANDING AT END OF FAREWELL SPIT THAT MAY HAVE

WASHED OVER.

2645 5/01/2006 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki

WAIINUI BEACH, 2KM NORTH OF TOWNSHIP, WHANGANUI

AREA -39.8691 174.7269 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast DECOMPOSED PILOT WHALE.


8

2643 31/12/2005 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 49 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, GOLDEN BAY -40.5238 172.9057 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

8 ANIMALS DEAD WHEN DOC ARRIVED. OTHER 41

EUTHANISED. IT WAS GETTING DARK AND TOO

DANGEROUS OUT ON THE SPIT.

2638 20/12/2005 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 123 tasman PUPONGA, BASE OF FAREWELL SPIT, GOLDEN BAY -40.5253 172.7381 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

25 WHALES DIED DURING MAIN STRANDING EVENT. FROM

WHICH SKIN AND STOMACH SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. 25

DEAD WHALES MEASURED (TO SOME DEGREE) AND 8 LIVE

WHALES MEASURED TO SOME DEGREE.

2621 15/09/2005 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 3 tasman COLLINGWOOD, GOLDEN BAY -40.5903 172.6953 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

2 OF 3 DOLPHINS RETURNED TO WATER BY LOCAL

RESIDENTS. BOTH REPORTED AS SMALLER THAN 3RD

DOLPHIN. 3RD DOLPHIN RETURNED AND RELEASED ONLY

TO RESTRAND SHORTLY AFTER. TRANSPORTED ON

MATTRESS ON FLAT DECK UTE. KEPT COOL WITH WATER

AND SUCCESSFULLY REFLOATED.

2617 13/08/2005 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 1 tasman RABBIT ISLAND BEACH, MOTUEKA, NELSON -41.2588 173.1361 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND BEACH CAST, COLLECTED TWO DAYS LATER TAKEN

TO AREA OFFICE, FROZEN AND SENT TO TE PAPA

2615 4/08/2005 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman KAIHOKA, GOLDEN BAY -40.5441 172.5902 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

ANIMAL VERY DECOMPOSED, TAIL MISSING AS WAS TIP OF

JAW AND TIP OF PECTORAL FIN. TOO DECOMPOSED TO

SEX.

2605 3/07/2005 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH, NEAREST TOWN -40.448 175.2175 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

GASH 36CM LONG ON DORSAL SIDE OF DOLPHIN

(PROBABLE CAUSE OF DEATH).

2597 1/06/2005 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 manawatu KAPITI COAST AREA, WAITARERE BEACH -40.5633 175.1906 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

BADLY DECOMPOSED BALEEN WHALE. BALEEN DARK IN

COLOUR.


NORTH OF TOTARANUI N25 TARAKOHE, ABEL TASMAN

NATIONAL PARK COAST, TAKAKA, GOLDEN BAY -40.8135 173.0144 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

SKELETAL. MELON INTACT. IDENTIFIED FROM JAW SHAPE,

SKULL SHAPE, AND MELON. ALMOST COMPLETELY

DECOMPOSED. BONES SCATTERED ON ROCKY SHORE.

ESTIMATED LENGTH ABOUT 4M.

2582 29/03/2005 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu 3.5KM SOUTH OF HIMATANGI -40.4016 175.2246 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

TAIL FLUKES CUT OFF- KNIFE/ PROPELLER (CLEAN CUT)

WOUND ALONG FROM FLUKE EATEN BY BIRDS. ALSO EYES

DAMAGED BY BIRDS. OBSERVER RECORDED IT DEAD AT

0600HRS ON 29/03/05 AT HIGH TIDE LINE. PROBABLY

WASHED UP AT THE PREVIOUS HIGH TIDE BETWEEN 2100

AND 0000 HO


WHARAWHARANGI BEACH, ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL

PARK, NEAR TAKAKA -40.7859 172.9767 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

VERY DECOMPOSED. PROBABLY FROM STRANDING

BEFORE CHRISTMAS AS NO BULLET HOLE. DRAGGED BACK

TO SEA TO FLOAT IT TO A MORE CONVENIANT SPOT.

2572 14/02/2005 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA EDENI 1 manawatu

FOXTON BEACH, 0.8KM NORTH FROM SURF LIFE SAVING

CLUB, MANAWATU -40.4584 175.2141 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast VERY DECOMPOSED AND IN PIECES.

2541 17/11/2004 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman

FAREWELL SPIT (OUTER BEACH) ABOUT 6KM FROM

BASE, COLLINGWOOD. -40.5036 172.8077 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

DWARF MINKE WHALE FOUND DEAD NEAR HIGH TIDE

MARK. SEVERELY INJURED- HUGE GAPING WOUND LEFT

SIDE DIRECTLY BEHIND PECTORAL FLIPPER- AREA OF

BLUBBER AND FLESH MISSING. ANIMAL IN FRESH

CONDITION. BODY EXTENSIVELY SCRATCHED/CUT,

ATLEAST ONE DEEP PUNCTURE WOUN

2535 1/11/2004 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GINKGODENS 1 tasman PAKAWAU, 100M NORTH OF TAUPATA STREAM -40.5472 172.7227 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WHALE REPORTED BY DOC STAFF AT 0720HRS. SPECIMEN

FRESH WITH EYES INTACT. FRESH MINOR INJURIES ON

BELLY AND RIGHT TAIL FLUKE. 3 SMALL HOLESS IN BELLY,

1CM DIAMETER AND 1CM DEEP.

2524 12/09/2004 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman RABBIT ISLAND - EASTERN END. NELSON -41.2786 173.1911 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FOUND BY MEMBER OF PUBLIC. BEACH CAST SKELETON,

SOME FLESH REMAINING. WAS UPLIFTED AND TAKEN

HOME WHERE FLESH WAS REMOVED. PHOTOS OF

SKELETON WERE FOWARDED FOR IDENTIFICATION.

2523 12/09/2004 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA NEAREST TOWN. -41.217 173.0836 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND BEACH CAST BY DOC STAFF MEMBER ON 12/09/04.

APPEARED TO HAVE NET MARKS ON HEAD.

2492 24/03/2004 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu

BY SANTOFT FOREST, SOUTH OF THE 1884 WRECK OF

THE FUSILIER, OUT FROM BULLS -40.1575 175.1896 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FRESH DEAD CARCASS. OLD COOKIE CUTTER BITES AND

SOME RECENT ONES.

2488 4/03/2004 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 taranaki MOTUNUI BEACH, WAITARA NORTH OF NEW PLYMOUTH -38.983 174.305 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

WASHED UP DEAD. APPARENTLY HIT BY VESSEL. NO

TEETH APPARENT AT TIP OF JAW.

2467 3/01/2004 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki NEAR MANAIA -39.5791 174.1207 Beach cast Accident Freshly dead Beachcast

DEAD WHALE REPORTED BY MEMBER OF PUBLIC-

UNKNOWN WHEN BEACHED. REPORTED 03/01/04 WASHED

UP ABOVE HIGH TIDE MARK. SHORT TIDES AT TIME.

2460 14/12/2003 BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 marlborough

CAPE CAMPBELL 1KM SOUTH OF CENTERBURY GULLY, 13

KM NE OF WARD -41.7664 174.2449 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

PHONE CALL FROM PUBLIC, CAPE CAMPBELL ON 17/12/03.

HAD FOUND DEAD WHALE ON BEACH. BADLY

DECOMPOSED ON 14/12. WENT MORNING 18/12. TOOK

SAMPLES/PHOTOS ETC. NOT MUCH INTERNAL ORGANS

LEFT, JUST SKIN OVER BONE. HAD A REALLY GOOD LOOK

ALONG

UofA DNA sample: s

2458 5/12/2003 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 marlborough MARFELS BEACH -41.7244 174.2212 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

ON COLLECTION THE DOLPHIN HAD ALREADY BEEN

RETRIEVED WITH BOAT BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND

BROUGHT TO THE CAMP WARDEN. THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE PUBLIC PRESENT

: SUNDAY MORNING (30/11/03) APPROX 12 DOLPHINS

INCLUDING CALVES.. PLEASE

2455 21/11/2003 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman NGAIO BAY, MOTUEKA -41.0266 173.0191 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

TIDE 0801HRS 3.6M. SUSPECT IT MIGHT BE ONE OF TWO

DOLPHINS CAUGHT IN NET ON PREVIOUS SUNDAY (16/11) IN

VICINITY OF MOTUEKA RIVER MOUTH (RIWAKA TIDAL

FLATS)

2451 13/11/2003 Small toothed whale (<10m) CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman

PAKAWAU BEACH, SEAFORD. RIGHT DOWN THE RIVER

FROM THE BRIDGE -40.5849 172.693 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DOC SUPERVISOR WAS SHOWN PHOTOS OF STRANDING

TO MAKE A POSITIVE ID. MALE APPROX 6FT LONG. HAD

FOUR HEALED OR HEALING HOLES ON SIDE (APPROX

DIAMETER OF 20C PIECE).

2442 20/10/2003 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA SAND SPIT (BASE OF) -41.1076 173.0323 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

VERY DECOMPOSED (NO LOWER JAW). A NUMBER OF

SHARK BITES. CARCASS OPEN AND MAGGOTY.

2435 23/09/2003 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough CAPE CAMBELL NEAR AIRSTRIP NORTH END -41.7445 174.2745 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

REPORTED ORIGINALLY BY BLENHEIM FARM OWNER.

THOUGHT TO BE HECTOR'S: REQUESTED TO INSPECT AND

TOOK ALL APPROPRIATE H/DOLPHIN KIT. LOCATED HIGH

WATER MARK IN PEA SHINGLE. DRY SKELETON, APPROX 1

MONTH OR OLD

2434 15/09/2003 UNKNOWN 1 tasman MOTUEKA -41.1679 173.0359 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

TIP OF JAW DECAYED. DISCOVERED DEAD 19/09/2003 AT

1000HRS. WOUND (POSSIBLY DECAY) ADJACENT TO

GENITAL OPENING.

2425 1/07/2003 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman POHARA BEACH, 10KM FROM TAKAKA TOWNSHIP -40.8328 172.8729 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

DOLPHIN FOUND FRESHLY DEAD ON BEACH. SOME

BLEEDING FROM ANUS. SOME EXTERNAL FLESH INJURIES.

REASONABLY DEEP CUT BETWEEN BODY AND TAIL

FLUKES. POSSIBLE NET INJURY. PHOTO TAKEN.


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2414 21/04/2003 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 nelson TAHUNANUI BEACH, NELSON -41.2812 173.2329 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

STRANDED AND REFLOATED TWICE. FINAL STRANDING

0200HRS ON 3.6M TIDE. SEVERAL COOKIE CUTTER SHARK

BITE SCARS AND ONE RECENT WOUND FROM SAME, ONLY

FLUID IN STOMACH.

2413 13/04/2003 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 3 marlborough OKUKARI BAY, JUST INDIE ENTRANCE TO TORY CHANNEL -41.2019 174.3117 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

3 DOLPHINS FOUND PARALLEL TO THE BEACH, WITHIN

ABOUT 4M OF EACH OTHER. CAME ASHORE BETWEEN 0900

AND 1530HRS. LOW TIDE AT MIDDAY BUT VERY BIG SEAS

AT THE TIME. DOLPHINS OFTEN SEEN HERDING MULLET IN

THIS BAY, MAY HAVE BEACHED CHASING THEM?

2412 10/04/2003 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GINKGODENS 1 taranaki ONAERO BEACH MOTOR CAMP (URENUI) -38.9927 174.3638 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WASHED UP FRESHLY DEAD ON A SANDY BEACH. SOME

SHARK BITES ON DORSAL SECTION OF TAIL STOCK.

2397 12/02/2003 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 nelson HAULASHORE ISLAND NELSON -41.2649 173.2567 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SITUATED ON BOULDERS AT STRAND LINE. NO VISIBLE

INJURIES AT TIME OF DISCOVERY. BIRD DAMAGE BY TIME

OF RECOVERY. TOWED THEN TRANSPORTED TO KAKARI

AND BURIED. METAL INCORPORATED FOR POSSIBLE

RECOVERY (?)

2390 18/01/2003 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA -41.2201 173.0836 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

HIGHLY DECOMPOSED. ALL SKIN FLAKED OFF, OOZING

WHITE MESS. SPINAL BONES, SKULL ETC POKING

THROUGH. ONLY A FEW MEASUREMENTS POSSIBLE.

2389 14/01/2003 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman RUBY BAY (APPROXIMATELY BEHIND SHOP) -41.2311 173.0859 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WHALE FLOATED IN ON THE HIGH TIDE AND WAS TIED UP

TO STOP IT FLOATING AWAY. FROZEN AND SENT TO TE

PAPA ON 23/01/2003.

2386 8/01/2003 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki NORMANBY RD, MANIA, STH TARANAKI. -39.5778 174.0973 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

DOLPHIN FOUND BY STAFF WORKING IN THE AREA ON

WEDNESDAY 08/01/2003. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. MINOR

SCRATCHING ON BELLY MOST LIKELY FROM BEACHING.

2381 18/12/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu 2KM SOUTH OF HIMITANGI, PALMERSTON NORTH. -40.3844 175.2263 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

REPORTED WASHED UP. LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR

DAYS BEFORE BEACHING. BLOATED, BLOOD VEDSSELS

SHOWING IN FLUKE, TOOTH MARKS RAKED ACROSS BODY.

2380 14/12/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington EASTBOURNE BEACH BY WHARF -41.289 174.8961 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FOUND ON EASTBOURNE BEACH. DEAD 2-3 DAYS. TAIL

STOCK ABRAIDED , NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF NET

ENTANGLEMENT, BOAT STRIKE ETC.

2373 12/11/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington OTAKI BEACH OFF RANGIURU ROAD. -40.7424 175.1115 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast NEW BORN CALF STILL SHOWING FOETAL FOLDS.

2370 10/11/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.463 175.2136 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

REPORTED TO DOC WHANGANUI BY MEMBER OF THE

PUBLIC. NO INJURIES. PROBABLE STRANDING OCCURRED

DURING THE NIGHT/ EARLY MORNING TIDE. VERY ROUGH

SEA, STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS. FOUND ON HIGH

TIDE MARK.

2369 10/11/2002 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 tasman 10.6 KM WEST OF FAREWELL SPIT LIGHTHOUSE. -40.52 172.8913 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2366 5/11/2002 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough TITOKI BAY, THE SNOUT, MALBOROUGH SOUNDS. -41.2597 174.0324 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

DOLPHIN AT LEAST 3-4 DAYS OLD, MOST LIKELY A LITTLE

LONGER. MAY HAVE BEEN FLOATING IN THE SEA A DAY OR

TWO BEFORE BEACHING.

2365 30/10/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu HIMITANGI, PALMERSTON NORTH -40.3487 175.2274 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

MANY RAKES BY OTHER WHALES. COOKIE CUTTER SHARK

SCARS. POX LESION. FOUND WASHED UP ALIVE IN THE

EARLY MORNING. REFLOATED EARLY AFTERNOON AFTER

VET EXAMINATION (SHOWED SIGNS OF SHOCK, NO

INJURIES, LUNGS OKAY). COULDN'T STAY UPRIGHT OR

SWIM PROPERLY SO WAS

2357 14/10/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu 2KM SOUTH OF HOKIO STREAM MOUTH NEAR KAPATI. -40.6115 175.1736 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

A LOT OF BRUISING HEAD TO MID BODY, MAINLY

UNDERSIDE.

2356 10/10/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington OPPOSITE 3 MOANA ROAD, PLIMMERTON BEACH. -41.088 174.8662 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND DEAD ON BEACH. FOETUS APPEARED WHILE

TRANSPORTING TO MASSEY.

2354 28/09/2002 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman PUPONGA (WHITE HOUSES CREEK). FAREWELL SPIT -40.5337 172.7286 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

HIGH TIDE 1300HRS. WHALE 50M FROM HIGH TIDE MARK.

FOUND BY LOCALS. KEPT WET AND COVERED. LIFTED

ONTO TRAILERS 1750HRS. DRIVEN TO PAKAWAU AND

REFLOATED 1830HRS. SWAM OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER

ONE TURN TOWARDS SHORE. LIVELY RESPONSIVE WHALE.

6 COOKIE CUTTER SH

2351 19/09/2002 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT (NEAR COLLINGWOOD. -40.5193 172.7476 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

NO EXTERNAL INJURIES. UPRIGHT. STRANDED NEAR HIGH

TIDE MARK. VERY STRONG WIND, NORTHERLY TURNING TO

WEST AND FINALLY S/W. ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS AND

ELECTRICAL STORMS. COOL CONDITIONS, OCCASSIONAL

SHOWERS. WHALE BREATHING REGULARLY, RESPONDING

TO TOUCH.

2348 1/09/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman GOLDEN BAY -40.5183 172.8498 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WHALE FOUND ON BEACH NEAR STOCKYARD ON

FAREWELL SPIT. NEXT TO A WHALE THAT STRANDED IN

JUNE 2002.

2346 18/08/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington BOATSLIP, LYALL BAY. -41.3387 174.7924 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FRESHLY DEAD. FOUND ON BOAT RAMP. BLEEDING FROM

ANUS. SMALL LESIONS ON RIGHT SIDE BY FLIPPER. SEX

DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE.

2335 29/05/2002 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2328 22/04/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman PAKAWAU (NORTH OF COCKLE FACTORY). -40.5759 172.693 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

RECORDED ON 26/04/2002. NUMBER OF STRANDINGS

OCCURRED AROUND THE SAME TIME.

2327 22/04/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman NORTH PAKAWAU BEACH, PUBLIC TOILETS -40.5939 172.6894 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast ANIMAL REPORTED 26/04/2002

2326 22/04/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman PAKAWAU, OPPOSITE COCKLE FACTORY -40.5804 172.6895 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast COCKLE FACTORY REPORTED PRESENCE OF WHALE

2325 22/04/2002 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman PAKAWAU OPPOSITE SPEED ROBINSONS -40.5607 172.7073 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SKIN PEELING OFF. EYE STILL IN TACT. BLOATED/ HISSING.

A FEW SHARK BITES PROBABLY OBTAINED POST-DEATH.

2318 3/04/2002 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 marlborough CAPE CAMPBELL (NEAR SEDDON) -41.7337 174.2695 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

HEAD REMOVED BUT IDENTIFIED FROM PHOTO TAKEN BY

NEWSPAPER.

2317 30/03/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu PALMERSTON NORTH -40.4274 175.2216 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. SOME OLD SCARRING. SEA PRIOR

TO 30/03/2002 WAS VERY ROUGH. CAME ASHORE ON THE

30TH TIDE.

2306 10/03/2002 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 marlborough CAPE CAMPBELL, MARLBOROUGH -41.7258 174.275 Recovered from net Accident Live Entanglement

DIVE GROUP SET NET FOR MOKI AND BUTTERFISH AND

WERE THEN ALERTED TO HECTORS IN THE VICINITY.

RAISED NET WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF SETTING- MATURE

HECTORS CAUGHT. RAISED NET AND EXTRACTED ANIMAL-

RETURNED ALIVE TO THE WATER.

2300 18/02/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington PETONE BEACH INFRONT OF PLAY AREA/KIOSK -41.2292 174.8784 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

BODY IN POOR CONDITION WITH MANY NOTCHES AND

BRUISES. APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR SOME TIME.

MAJORITY OF SKIN WORN OFF, EYES NOT PRESENT, FINS

BADLY DAMAGED.

2295 1/02/2002 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson GLENDHAM, NELSON -41.1893 173.3512 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SEMI CIRCULAR INJURY TO RIGHT HAND SIDE OF BODY

BETWEEN FLUKES. PRESUMED MALE BUT PHOTOS WILL

CLARIFY?

2293 30/01/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 marlborough

BAY NORTH OF DEEP BAY IN ADMIRALTY BAY, NEAR

FRENCH PASS, MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -40.9553 173.8448 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

DECOMPOSED WITH GUT SPLIT OPEN. SEX UNABLE TO BE

DETERMINED.

2292 23/01/2002 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 tasman MAPUA, RUBY BAY, TASMAN BAY -41.2354 173.0908 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND FRESH DEAD BEACH CAST. 3.1M HIGH TIDE AT

0502HRS. SEA CONDITIONS NO SWELL, LIGHT WINDS.

WEATHER FINE.


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2287 1/01/2002 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 3 tasman OLD PUPONGA WHARF (20M TAKAKA SIDE) -40.5265 172.7334 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DOLPHIN PROBABLY DIED ON 01/01/2002. 3 STRANDED, 2

GOT AWAY ALIVE. DEAD DOLPHIN WAS REFLOATED BY A

LARGE TIDE AND WASHED UP AGAIN DAYS LATER. ONE

PECTORIAL FIN AND HALF TAIL FIN CHEWED OFF,

POSSIBLY DOGS?

2279 8/12/2001 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki OAHURA BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.1129 173.951 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast BRUISING AROUND HEAD, NOT FROM NET. JUVENILE.

2268 17/10/2001 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 wellington PEKAPEKA BEACH, NORTH BESIDE PEKAPEKA STREET -40.8313 175.054 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SQUID MARKS EVIDENT. SKIN MISSING FROM ANTERIOR

DORSAL SURFACE, TAIL FLUKES, AND AROUND MOUTH.

2267 14/10/2001 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington WAIMEKA RIVER MOUTH, WAIKANAE BEACH -40.8584 175.0262 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DOLPHIN STRANDED AT RIVER MOUTH, STILL IN WATER.

TIDE WAS ON ITS WAY OUT. NO INJURIES SIGHTED. ANIMAL

ASSISTED AND DIRECTED INTO DEEPER WATER.

2256 25/07/2001 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki MOHOHATINO BRIDGE SH3, NEAR MOHAU -38.7316 174.6136 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

BODY MARKED, NOT NET. TEETH- BOTTOM 42, UPPER 40,

RIGHT SIDE.

2246 25/06/2001 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington LYALL BAY BEACH WESTERN END -41.3315 174.7922 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

INJURIES CONSISTENT WITH STRANDING WHILE ALIVE. IE

FRESH BLOOD FROM SCRAPING ON BEACH.

2238 16/04/2001 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 tasman

TUKURUA BEACH, GOLDEN BAY (NORTH WEST NELSON),

BEWTWEEN TAKAKA AND COLLINGWOOD -40.7311 172.7016 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

DOLPHIN WASHED ASHORE ON HIGH TIDE 16/04/2001. NO

VISIBLE EXTERNAL INJURIES. SKIN STARTING TO PEEL OFF.

2216 18/01/2001 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson NELSON -41.1984 173.3303 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. CAST ON BOULDER BANK ABOVE

PRESENT MONTH. SPRING TIDE 4.4M LEVEL. POSSIBLE

FROM RECENT STORM.

2213 15/01/2001 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 taranaki

NEAR MOUTOTI, STREAM END OF WITROTA ROAD

OPERAHE -39.3744 173.7741 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

CENTRE OF TAIL TO GENITAL SLIT 1.02M CENTRE OF TAIL

TO ANUS 0.94M

2212 12/01/2001 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 nelson

GLENDUAN, APPROXIMATELY 10KM NORTH OF NELSON

ON NELSON BOULDER BANK -41.1844 173.3617 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding FOUND ALIVE BUT DIED SOON AFTER DISCOVERED.


LYALL BAY, WELLINGTON, AT EASTERN END OF BAY IN

ROCKY ZONE -41.3342 174.7911 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

JUVENILE COMMON DOLPHIN, APPROX 1.5M LONG.

DISORIENTATED IN SEAWEED AT SPRING LOW TIDE.

ABRASIONS FROM ROCKS PLUS DEEP CUT ON LOWER

LEFT FLANK. CUT WAS CLEAN AND NOT BLEEDING. ANIMAL

WAS VIGOROUS SO WAS MOVED FURTHER OUT INTO BAY,

OUT OF SEAWEED WHERE IT

2205 18/12/2000 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 tasman 1KM NORTH OF PAKAWAU, GOLDEN BAY -40.5862 172.6872 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

LARGE MALE AND SMALLER FEMALE. FEMALE IN BAD

CONDITION WITH MANY CUTS.

2201 13/12/2000 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 marlborough HALLUM COVE PELORUS SOUND -40.9912 173.8238 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

THIS ANIMAL WAS SEEN SWIMMING IN THE AREA FOR

ABOUT A WEEK. WHEN VSITED IT HAD BEEN DEAD FOR

ABOUT A WEEK.


450M WEST OF WHARIWHARANGI, ABEL TASMAN

NATIONAL PARK -40.7843 172.9669 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

LODGED AT HIGH TIDE MARK IN SMALL ROCKY BAY. EARLY

STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION. CHUNKS OF BLUBBER/FLESH

MISSING FROM TAIL STOCK. DEEMED TOO SMELLY AND

DANGEROUS TO APPROACH FOR MEASURING

2182 11/10/2000 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 taranaki FITZROY BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0409 174.1019 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding FOUND ALIVE ON BEACH AT 1700HRS

2175 31/08/2000 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson NELSON -41.1969 173.3345 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2173 21/08/2000 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson MONACO, WAIMEA INLET, NELSON -41.3053 173.2088 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

LIVE STRANDING OF SINGLE DUSKY DOLPHIN. OBVIOUSLY

DISORIENTATED AND KEPT SWIMMING BACK TO SHORE IN

ESTUARY. TAKEN BY ROAD TO THE NELSON BOULDER

BANK AND RELEASED SUCCESSFULLY. APPROX 1.6M LONG

2170 12/08/2000 Large toothed whale (>10m) BALAENOPTERA EDENI 1 taranaki

MOHAKATAINO RIVER MOUTH (NEAR MOKAU), NEAR NEW

PLYMOUTH -38.7349 174.606 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast MANY SHARK BITES. QUITE DECOMPOSED.

2165 19/07/2000 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington NORTH RAUMATI BEACH, KAPITI AREA -40.9061 174.9766 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

HIGH TIDE WHEN FOUND LAYING IN A DEPRESSION.

PROBABLY ON THE TIDE PRIOR TO DOC INVESTIGATION.

BLOOD COMING OUT OF "VENT".

2155 20/05/2000 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough TOM CAINES BAY, PORT UNDERWOOD -41.3193 174.1098 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast FOUND BY LOCAL IN BAY AND BURIED

2146 28/03/2000 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 marlborough PORT UNDERWOOD -41.3224 174.1296 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast FOUND DEAD AND DECOMPOSING.

2141 21/03/2000 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu SOUTH BEACH WANGANUI -39.9597 175.0109 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast


WAIKANAE BEACH; ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN

BOATING CLUB AND RIVER -40.8663 175.0138 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WAS FLOUNDERING IN SURF. HAD CUT ON LEFT FLANK

ABOUT 200MM LONG, SKIN DEEP ONLY. SOME NICKS IN

PROSTERIOR MARGIN OF DORSAL FIN. WAS REFLOATED

ON OUTGOING TIDE. SWAM OUT TO SEA FOR 100M THEN

PARALLEL TO COAST FOR 200M, THEN STRAIGHT OUT TO

SEA.

2130 10/02/2000 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki NEAR OPUNAKE -39.4539 173.8473 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FOUND DEAD AND DECOMPOSING ON BEACH, HEAD

SMASHED UP ON ROCKS. PART OF JAW RECOVERED FOR

IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES.

2122 9/01/2000 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington PETONE FORESHORE -41.2292 174.8784 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2114 7/12/1999 DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington OPAU BAY, SOUTH MAKARA WELLINGTON -41.2319 174.6891 Decomposed Beachcast

ADVANCED DECOMPOSITION. TWO DEEP SLASHES

AROUND JUNCTION OF ROSTRUM/MELON.

2105 22/10/1999 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington LAKE FERRY, ON BEACH ALONG FROM HOTEL -41.4019 175.1509 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WHALE WAS ALIVE ON STRANDING BUT DIED SOON AFTER.

OSERVER AND THREE HELPERS TRIED TO REFLOAT

WHALE BUT UNABLE TO DO SO.

2101 27/09/1999 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson N27 294 911 TAHUNA, NELSON -41.2792 173.2499 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SMALL SUPERFICIAL (WOUNDS?) AROUND UNDER JAW.

PROBABLY ANIMAL FROM REPORTED NET DROWNING THE

PREVIOUS DAY.

2099 22/09/1999 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA SAND SPIT N.26 127 122 -41.0971 173.0348 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

2098 17/09/1999 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington NZMS 260 R26 675108 -41.0942 174.8751 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FOUND DEAD ON BEACH. NO SIGNS OF DISTRESS ON

ROCKY SHORE, BODY DISTENDED DUE TO PUTRIFACTION.

2093 26/08/1999 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson NELSON ESTUARY - NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

SOME SKIN PEELING OFF. TIDE GOING OUT. DISCOVERED

PREVIOUS DAY BY OBSERVER.


ADJACENT TO TRANZRAIL FERRY TERMINAL,

WELLINGTON HARBOUR -41.2649 174.7879 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

HAD BEEN SIGHTED AND ACCURATELY DESCRIBED 7 DAYS

PREVIOUSLY OFF PETONE BEACH. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE

AILING THEN.

2087 22/07/1999 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki NEAR MOUTH OF WAIWHAKAIHO RIVER -39.0359 174.1081 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

VERY DECOMPOSED, SEEN FLOATING PREVIOUS DAY

NEAR PORT. NO JAW BONE OR TEETH PRESENT.

2083 25/06/1999 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington EVANS BAY; WELLINGTON HARBOUR -41.3165 174.8032 Live Stranding Stranding Wounded/sick Stranding

KILLER WHALES IN EVANS BAY AT THE SAME TIME. THIS

ANIMAL CAME ASHORE ALIVE BUT IN DISTRESS, BLEEDING

FROM THE MOUTH. IT DIED SOON AFTER. THE ONLY MARKS

ON IT WERE FROM THE BEACHING.

2077 5/05/1999 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 taranaki NEAR NEW PLYMOUTH -39.8637 174.7743 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

BOUGHT UP ON HIGH TIDE IN VERY ROUGH SEAS. ALREADY

DEAD


RECLAIMATION ADJACENT TO FERRY TERMINAL,

WELLINGTON -41.2663 174.7862 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

MEMBER OF PUBLIC REPORTED: DEAD DOLPHIN ON

BEACH. PICKED UP DOLPHIN, HAD ONLY BEEN DEAD A

SHORT TIME. PUT IN FISH FREEZER FOR SCIENTISTS TO

PICK UP

2066 22/03/1999 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington KAPITI ISLAND, NORTH END ON BOULDER BANK -40.8237 174.9469 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

APPARENTLY WASHED ASHORE ALREADY DEAD.

REPORTED BY FIELD CENTRE MANAGER A FEW DAYS

LATER. VERY DECOMPOSED AND BREAKING UP. SOME

EVIDENCE OF TAMPERINGS BY UNAUTHORISED PERSON/S.

SKELETON INCOMPLETE BUT SKULL RETREIVED, PLUS DNA

SAMPLES.


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2049 23/01/1999 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 5 nelson

N27 280 910. SAND BANK TO THE WEST OF BLIND

CHANNEL OFF THE WEST END OF TAHUNA BEACH -41.2875 173.215 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

FOUR OF THE FIVE STRANDED ANIMALS WERE REFLOATED

AND SWAM OFF AT HIGH TIDE. THEY HAD BEEN BEACHED

THE PREVIOUS DAY BUT NOT SEEN UNTIL 6.30AM. WERE

REFLOATED BY 11.15AM. THE FIFTH ANIMAL WAS DEAD. A

LARGE ANIMAL WITH WORN TEETH. MALE. THIS ANIMAL

WAS TOWE


FAREWELL SPIT (INNER BEACH), BETWEEN PUPONGA

AND STOCKYARD POINT. -40.5266 172.8054 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

28 WHALES (24 ALIVE, 4 DEAD) THE WHALES WERE IN ONE

SMALL GROUP AND TIGHTLY PACKED TOGETHER. ONE

WHALE DIED SHORTLY AFTER DOC SUPERVISOR ARRIVED.

ONE LARGE FEMALE WAS BLEEDING FROM GENITAL SLIT

AND ONE SUBADULT MALE WAS MISSING BOTH FLIPPERS

2038 24/11/1998 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT SHELL BANKS -40.561 173.0438 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

OLD BEACH CAST ANIMAL, MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

WITH STRANDING ON OUTER BEACH ON THE 14/11/98.

DEAD LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS

2035 14/11/1998 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, OUTER BEACH -40.5032 172.7936 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

FIRST LIVE STRANDING RECORDED FROM OUTER BEACH.

SINGLE JUVENILE WHALE. WHALE LOADED ONTO TRAILER

AND RETURNED TO SEA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO

STRANDING SITE. RESTRANDED AT RUBY BAY AND

REFLOATED BY LOCALS, NOT SEEN SINCE

2032 2/11/1998 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman FERRY PT, 300M OUT FROM HATCHERY, GOLDEN BAY -40.6776 172.6813 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

BEACH CAST JUVENILE, A LARGER WHALE (POSSIBLY MUM)

WAS SIGHTED THE PREVIOUS DAY ON THE EASTERN SIDE

OF THE BAY BY OBSERVER

2024 1/10/1998 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough

NORTH WEST BAY CENTRAL PERLOROUS SOUND,

MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.0903 173.8837 Accident/Collision Death Report Decomposed Entanglement BELLY WAS SLIT OPEN. PRESUMABLY CAUGHT IN GILLNET

2021 12/09/1998 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 wellington OTARANGA BAY, MAKARA COAST WELLINGTON -41.2965 174.6307 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast FRESH DEAD ANIMAL. SKELETON NOW IN TE PAPA

2001 30/03/1998 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 tasman

WAIMEA ESTUARY EASTERN END, NEAR AIRPORT.

REFLOATED AND RECOVERED NEAR BEST IS. -41.3011 173.1673 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

BODY HAD RUPTURED AT ANUS WITH INTESTINES

PROTRUDING. NO OTHER INJURIES VISIBLE. ANIMAL LIFTED

ONTO LAND AT MOUTH OF NIEMANS CORNER. SKELETON

BONED OUT FOR NMNZ AND PREPARED FOR SEA

CLEANING

2000 30/03/1998 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 tasman N27 240 895 WAIMEA INLET, RICHMOND -41.3011 173.1673 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

DEAD ANIMAL FIRST SIGHTED STRANDED AT EASTERN END

OF WAIMEA ESTUARY NEAR AIRPORT ON EVENING OF

30/03/98. RELOCATED AND RECOVERED MORNING OF

31/03/98 NEAR BESTS ISLAND. BODY HAD RUPTURED AT

ANAL REGION WITH INTESTINES PROTRUDING. NO OTHER

INJURIES VISIBLE


WAIMEA INLET, NELSON, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF

OYSTER ISLAND -41.3027 173.2012 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

1986 26/01/1998 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 waikato MOKAU NEAR AWAKINO (DOC TEKUITI) -38.6983 174.6152 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast COOKIE CUTTER SHARK BITES APPARENT

1985 21/01/1998 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman PUPONGA INSIDE ESTUARY, GOLDEN BAY -40.5224 172.7349 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

THIS DOLPHIN WAS CAUGHT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A

SMALL BANK AND COULDN'T CONNECT UP WITH THE MAIN

CHANNEL BACK TO THE POOL IN WHICH ALL ORIGINAL SIX

DOLPHINS HAD BEEN STAYING IN

1974 7/12/1997 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 tasman MOUTERE INLET, MARIRI -41.1481 173.0144 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND IN THE MOUTERE INLET. NO OBVIOUS REASONS

FOR DEATH

1965 10/11/1997 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 tasman

OPPOSITE A.J. COCKLE FACTORY, PAKAWAU, GOLDEN

BAY -40.5768 172.693 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

BURIED IN WHALE GRAVEYARD AT FERRY POINT, SAMPLES

REMOVED (SENT TO MASSEY),SKULL REMOVED (CLEANED

FOR MUSEUM OF NZ), JAW WENT TO IWI

1958 25/10/1997 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 taranaki WAINUI BEACH, WANGANUI -39.8656 174.749 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

VERY FRESHLY DEAD.

Species confirmed by DNA, Species ID code Zca06

1957 19/10/1997 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman

2KM WEST OF STOCKYARD POINT FAREWELL SPIT,

GOLDEN BAY -40.5153 172.827 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast ABOUT 3.2M LONG

1953 8/09/1997 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson

OYSTER ISLAND SIDE OF MONACO PENINSULA, STOKE

NELSON, APPROX 100M BELOW HTM -41.3028 173.2067 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

ANIMAL REPORTED WASHED UP DEAD ON EVENING OF

08/09/97


PAUATAHANUI INLET, PORIRUA AT MOUTH OF KAKAHO

STREAM -41.0888 174.8932 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

HAD BEEN IN THE INLET FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS NOT

STAYING IN ANY ONE LOCATION FOR LONG. LAST

REPORTED ALIVE ONE DAY PREVIOUSLY AT 2PM. HAD

SEVERAL BROKEN TEETH BUT OTHERWISE IN PRETTY

GOOD CONDITION

1923 24/02/1997 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 5 tasman TAUPATA CREEK -40.5508 172.7215 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1919 10/02/1997 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA -41.1058 173.0311 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

ANIMAL STRANDED IN THIGH DEEP WASTER AT THE TOP

OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH TIDE (4.7M) BECAME

SEPERATED FROM A POD OF DOLPHINS SEEN IN AREA

DURING TIDE. YOUNG ANIMAL. ANIMAL CARRIED OVER

SANDSPIT BY FOUR VOLUNTEERS AND RELEASED ON

SEAWARD SIDE OF SPIT

1910 22/12/1996 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington TE KOPI, PALLISER BAY -41.4454 175.2184 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast FRESHLY DEAD ANIMAL

1906 22/11/1996 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington WAIKANAE -40.9467 174.9719 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

NEW BORN LONG FINNED PILOT WHALE WITH FOETAL

FOLDS, INJURY TO JAW ON LEFT SIDE, ANIMAL

EUTHANISED

1897 4/10/1996 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman RUBY BAY AT HIGH TIDE MARK. MAPUA NEAREST TOWN. -41.2265 173.0836 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

MID TIDE AND FALLING. SCRAPES AND SCARS FROM

DRAGGING ALONG BEACH BY TIDE. FAIRLY FRESH BUT

STILL SMELT BADLY

1889 19/09/1996 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 marlborough BELENHEIM, NEAR CAPE CAMPBELL -41.7337 174.2683 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WHALE REPORTED BY FISHERMAN TO BE IN DISTRESS ON

ROCKY SHELF AT LOW WATER 100M FROM SHORE.

POSSIBLE THAT IT MAY FLOAT OFF AT HIGH TIDE. WHALE

DIED OVERNIGHT & DRIFTED IN. SEVERE CUTS TO BODY

DURING STRANDING. NO OTHER VISIBLE SIGNS OF

DAMAGE

1888 16/09/1996 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 marlborough SEAVIEW BEACH, NEAR SEDDON (P28 066 514) -41.6465 174.1584 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WASHED IN AT TOP OF TIDE. DISCOVERED DEAD (FRESH)

BY LOCAL FARMER. REPORTED DEAD AT 10AM, DISSECTED

AT 4 PM THE SAME DAY. PATHOLOGY REPORT SAID WHALE

HEAVILY PARASITED. PATHOLOGY REPORT ATTACHED TO

STRANDING REPORT

1886 1/09/1996 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough

CULLEN POINT. JUST OUTSIDE HAVELOCK IN PELORUS

SOUND. -41.2644 173.7758 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

REPORTED ON 01/09/96. DEAD AT HIGH TIDE ON STONEY

BEACH ON CULLEN POINT. TOWED TO HAVELOCK ON

02/09/96. WRAPPED UP AND TAKEN TO SANFORDS.

APPEARED OLD AND TO HAVE DIED BEFORE BEACHING.

WORN TEETH AND SCARRING ON TAIL/JAW TIP

1875 8/07/1996 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 1 marlborough PATUKI - D'URVILLE ISLAND -40.735 173.9599 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

FIRST REPORTED TO DOC ON 25/06/14. FLOATING DEAD IN

ADMIRALITY BAY (PUKETEA BAY) WASHED UP ON BEACH

AT DURVILLE ON 05/07/96

1861 13/05/1996 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 manawatu STH WAITARERE, NEAR HYDERABAD WRECK - 50 MS -40.5636 175.1898 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

KNIFE CUTS AT THROAT. SKIN ABRADED, LESIONS IN

LUNGS & REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

1845 17/03/1996 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 3 wellington QE2 PARK PAEKAKARIKI -40.9695 174.9614 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

ANIMALS DIED IN THE SURF, ALL DEAD BY ABOUT 3.30PM.

THIRD WHALE BODY WASHED AWAY TO MAKARA


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PUPONGA AND PAKAWAU CAMPING GROUND - GOLDEN

BAY -40.5238 172.74 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

APPROX 100 WHALES SIGHTED OFF PUPONGA IN CHANNEL

ON 30/1/96. 6 GROUNDED IN CHANNEL BUT QUICKLY

REFLOATED ON INCOMING TIDE APPROX 4PM. POD THEN

MOVED PARRALEL TO SHORE. NEXT MORNING WHALES

LOCATED IN MIDDLE OF THE BAY, LEAVING THE BAY BY

THAT AFTERNOON

1826 28/01/1996 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu

HALFWAY BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF THE RANGATIKEI

AND TURAKINA RIVERS -40.1612 175.1916 Freshly dead Unknown ABOUT 8FT LONG

1808 21/10/1995 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 22 wellington NGAWI CAPE PALLISER -41.5869 175.2335 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

HOLIDAY MAKERS AND ENTHUSIASTIC LOCALS HELPED TO

SAVE THE WHALES

1803 30/09/1995 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 marlborough ROBIN HOOD BAY, BLENHEIM -41.3559 174.0732 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

JUVENILE. WHALE REPORTED CAST ON BEACH 50M ABOVE

LOW WATER. WHALE SLID DOWN BEACH ON TARPAULIN,

HELD FOR HALF AN HOUR TO ENABLE RECOVERY. SWAM

OFF STRONGLY

1793 23/07/1995 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington NGAWI, CAPE PALLISER -41.6064 175.2652 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1789 11/07/1995 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 wellington SOUTH END OF MANA ISLAND -41.0999 174.773 Decomposed Unknown ABOVE ON ROCKY BEACH COOK STRAIT TO THE SOUTH

1786 6/06/1995 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

MEDIUM SIZED WHOLE MID BODY (BELOW LATERAL LINE) -

DEEP CUT UNDER JAW

1782 13/05/1995 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington TE HUNENGA POINT (PALLISER BAY) -41.5253 175.1941 Freshly dead Unknown

HALF BURIED IN BEACH GRAVEL,NO OBVIOUS INJURIES, NO

FOETUS PRESENT

1765 25/02/1995 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington PETONE BEACH,WELLINGTON -41.2292 174.8784 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

SUPERFICIAL CUTS FROM SHELLS ETC BUT NO OBVIOUS

INJURIES. REFLOATING ATTEMPTS PROVED

UNSUCCESSFUL AND WAS EUTHANISED BEFORE MIDDAY.

SENT FRESH TO MASSEY UNIVERSITY

1754 24/01/1995 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON HECTORI 1 wellington WHANGAMOANA (NEAR MARTINBOROUGH) -41.4276 175.2107 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

HAD BEEN BEACH CAST FOR SOME TIME. TISSUE AROUND

DORSAL AREA FULL OF WORMS

1752 17/01/1995 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 32 tasman TAUPATA CREEK GOLDEN BAY -40.5481 172.7212 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WHALES MONITORED AND KEPT FROM STRANDING BY

BOATS AND BUBBLE NET. (NOT ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL)

1743 19/12/1994 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington TE IKAAMARU BAY- CAPE TERAWHITI -41.246 174.6647 Decomposed Unknown

CLEARLY A NURSING CALF, JUDGING FROM THE SIZE AND

THE FEATHERED TONGUE. HAD BEEN ASHORE FOR SOME

TIME . TOO DECOMPOSED TO TAKE SAMPLES

1742 19/12/1994 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 marlborough

P29 LAKE GRASSMERE NORTHWEST OF CAPE

CAMPBELL,MARLBOROUGH -41.7129 174.1845 Decomposed Unknown

VERY DECOMPOSED, POSSIBLY A PYGMY RIGHT APPROX

5.4M

1739 8/12/1994 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 nelson HAULASHORE ISLAND AT ENTRANCE TO PORT NELSON -41.2677 173.2564 Decomposed Unknown

MAY HAVE BEEN A PYGMY RIGHT WHALE APPROX 4M IN

LENGTH....THOUGH NOT MUCH TO GO ON.

1727 18/11/1994 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5203 172.8054 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

REPORTED TO LOCAL DOC STAFF. HAD BEEN DEAD AND

DECAYING.

1713 6/10/1994 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Decomposed Unknown

1692 16/08/1994 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson

NELSON HAVEN,NORTHERN END, NELSON APPROX.5 MIN

FROM NELSON CITY -41.2079 173.3231 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

RELEASED TO OPEN WATER. LAST SEEN LEAPING OUT OF

THE WATER 2-300M FROM SHORE

1690 18/07/1994 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 manawatu CASTLECLIFF, WANGANUI, NZMS 260 R22 754 400 -39.9288 174.9668 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

ANIMAL EXTREMELY FRESH. DISSECTION CARRIED OUT AT

MASSEY. ANIMAL HAD SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG(RUBBER

GLOVE PACKET)

1685 4/07/1994 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki WAITOTARA(WANGANUI),NZMS 260 R22 545488 -39.8539 174.6887 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

ANIMAL BLACK WITH LIGHT GREY UNDERSIDE OF SNOUT

AND JAWS.

1684 3/07/1994 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 marlborough ALLPORTS IS. PICTON -41.2382 174.0578 Freshly dead Unknown

KINKED DORSAL FIN 1.1M HIGH. BITE MARKS FROM OTHER

ORCA WERE APPARENT ON DORSAL FIN AND RIGHT

FLIPPER

1675 20/04/1994 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 nelson

HAULASHORE ISLAND(SEAWARD SIDE)ENTRANCE TO

PORT NELSON -41.2677 173.2564 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

FIRST POSITIVE SIGHTING OF LIVE ANIMAL OF THIS

SPECIES. ID OVER THE PHONE. WHALE REPORTED

THRASHING AROUND IN SHALLOWS OFF HAUALASHORE IS.

ANIMAL DEAD 1/2HOUR LATER

1663 13/03/1994 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington OTAKI BEACH, SOUTH OF SURF CLUB -40.752 175.1057 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1651 28/01/1994 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 manawatu WANGANUI NZMS260 R22 26850 61331 -39.9895 175.0493 Decomposed Unknown FOUND BY PRISON WORK GANG

1638 12/12/1993 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson TAHUNA BEACH NELSON -41.2785 173.2457 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

BADLY DECOMPOSED WITH FOOTBALL SIZED CYST

GROWTH ON UPPER SIDE OF BODY. WASHED UP ON TIDE

1624 17/11/1993 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 64 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5149 172.7641 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1617 9/11/1993 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 120 tasman PATONS ROCK,END OF GRANTS ROAD -40.7769 172.7443 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

11 WHALES EUTHANISED AS THEY WERE BEING

LACERATED ON THE ROCKS


1585 13/08/1993 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson NELSON HAVEN OPPOSITE CLIFTON TERRACE SCHOOL -41.2213 173.3264 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

MOTHER 1.9M; CALF 1M. FOUND BY LOCAL ATAWHAI

RESIDENTS,KEPT WET UNTIL DOC ARRIVED,SUCCESFUL

REFLOAT

1578 10/07/1993 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough

WHITES BAY RECREATION RES. MAP REF E 982 599

CLOUDY BAY -41.5629 174.1522 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

IT WAS REFLOATED BY 4 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND

EVENTUALLY HEADED OUT TO FIRST ROW OF BREAKERS.

FINALLY LEFT THE AREA AT LOW TIDE. 1.5M LONG

1572 25/03/1993 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 marlborough SOUTH OF CAPE CAMPBELL -41.7473 174.2685 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

BADLY DECOMPOSED BITS STREWN ALONG BEACH

APPROX 17.4M LONG

1562 5/02/1993 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington WAINUIOMATA COAST -41.4242 174.906 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast DEAD DOLPHIN WASHED UP

1556 20/01/1993 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 marlborough NUKUWAIATA(INNER CHETWODE IS.)BEACH ON SW SIDE -40.9046 174.0565 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

1548 31/12/1992 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 marlborough

MAHAKIPAWA ARM AND INNER PELOROUS

SOUND,MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.2837 173.8137 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

WHALE PUT ON DOUBLE PONTOON AND TOWED ABOUT

20KM TO WAITATA. REACHED OUTER PELOROUS AND

RELEASED OK.

1547 30/12/1992 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 32 tasman BILLY KING CREEK, GOLDEN BAY -40.5639 172.7049 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1546 28/12/1992 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 63 tasman TAUPATA CREEK,FAREWELL SPIT -40.5482 172.7211 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1542 18/12/1992 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 marlborough FLOATING AT SEA -41.648 174.3299 Floating at sea Death Report Freshly dead Floating at sea APPROX 30FT LONG

1537 22/11/1992 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 2 tasman

FAREWELL SPIT, ONE FLOATED TO FERRY POINT,NZMS

260 M24&N24S5093:60720 -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

1520 28/10/1992 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 marlborough

DRYDEN BAY EASTERN SIDE OF JETTY QUEEN

CHARLOTTE SOUND -41.1758 174.1861 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding APPROX 5M LONG

1518 22/10/1992 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman NTH OF PATONS ROCK NZMS 260 M25 24871 60488 -40.7814 172.749 Freshly dead Unknown HEAVILY SCARRED

1516 18/10/1992 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

WASHED UP ON ROCKS. PICKED UP ON 19/10/1996 AND

TAKEN TO WAIKANAE F.C.

1514 10/10/1992 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 wellington WAIKANAE RIVER MOUTH -40.8722 175.0065 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

YOUNG MALE. RESTRANDED 300M SOUTH OF RIVER

MOUTH AT 0100HRS REFLOATED.

1495 5/07/1992 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 tasman FERRY PT.INNER BEACH COLLINGWOOD -40.6552 172.6798 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding PROBABLY DIED ON 5/7/91

1493 1/07/1992 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Freshly dead Unknown NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. WORN TEETH, OLD SPECIMEN

1472 3/04/1992 Other dolphin PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS 1 taranaki

TAUNGATARA STREAM MOUTH SOUTH OPUNAKE GRID

REF:NZMS 260 P20 25860 61905 -39.4875 173.8831 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1440 4/11/1991 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA SP 1 wellington

JUST WEST OF SINCLAIR HEAD, NZMS 260 R27 EASTING

4425 NORTHING 59820 -41.367 174.7 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

JUVENILE PILOT WHALE IN ADVANCED STATE OF

DECOMPOSITION, MEASUREMENTS ONLY MARGINALLY

ACCURATE.


PORIRUA HARBOUR,ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT NEAR

AOTEA LAGOON -41.1 174.867 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

REPORTED ON 11/10/91 BUT NOT FOUND. BETTER

DIRECTIONS GIVEN WHEN REPORTED 16/10/91. NO

INJURIES EVIDENT. TIP OF UPPER JAW WORN AWAY.

MEASUREMENTS TAKEN USING LOWER JAW.

1427 5/08/1991 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 manawatu WANGANUI 260-R22 GRID REF 793378 -39.9483 174.9814 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

1411 27/02/1991 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 2 marlborough OPIHI BEACH PORT UNDERWOOD -41.2837 174.1486 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding LARGE WHAL3 5M, SMALL WHALE 3M

1399 25/01/1991 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 26 tasman FERRY POINT GOLDEN BAY -40.6612 172.6795 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1398 24/01/1991 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 45 tasman TAUPATA CREEK FAREWELL SPIT -40.5481 172.7212 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding


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1397 24/01/1991 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 345 tasman ABEL HEAD FAREWELL SPIT -40.8571 173.059 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1396 20/01/1991 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington NORTHERN END OF LOWRY BAY, EASTBOURNE -41.2556 174.9103 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

TENTATIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE STRANDER FROM PRE-

CHRISTMAS 1990. WASHED UP IN AN ADVANCED STATE OF

DECOMPOSITION.

1371 11/08/1990 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 nelson PEPIN ISLAND BETWEEN CABLE & DELAWARE BAYS -41.1363 173.4272 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

1367 7/07/1990 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki TOTAHIAPARU STREAM, PUKEARUHE -38.8925 174.5161 Accident/Collision Accident Freshly dead Accident/collision

1345 16/03/1990 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI/PUKERUA BAY CENTRAL DRIVE -41.0126 174.9193 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

VERY DEAD,DECOMPOSING,SHARK BITES NEAR TAIL &

GENITAL REGION.TEETH IN LOWER JAW MISSING.

1341 25/02/1990 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 86 tasman TAUPATA CREEK BEACH AND PUPONGA,GOLDEN BAY -40.5506 172.7179 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

20 STRANDED ON THE 25TH. ALL BUT 1 RESCUED. 66

STRANDED THE FOLLOWING DAY AT PUPONGA

FORESHORE, PUPONGA POINT PORT PUPONGA AND

FAREWELL SPIT. SEA CONDITIONS ROUGH, BIG TIDE,

STRONG W/SW WINDS, SHOWER, ALL 66 DIED.


PAKAWAU CAMPING GROUND, GOLDEN BAY NZMS

260:M25 833:673 -40.6008 172.6879 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

1333 4/02/1990 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman Little Kaiteriteri Beach -41.041 173.018 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

PICKED UP DEAD BY LOCALS ON LITTLE KAITERITERI

BEACH

1322 15/01/1990 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 marlborough AWATERE -41.6036 174.167 Freshly dead Unknown

1321 13/01/1990 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 marlborough N. AWATERE RIVER MOUTH -41.6036 174.167 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 4.42M

1319 19/12/1989 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu SOUTH BEACH, WANGANUI -39.9597 175.0109 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 3.5M

1317 13/12/1989 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman INNER BEACH FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

AT THE TIME OF THE PARAPARA STRANDING 2 WHALES

WERE SEEN OFF SHORE, THIS MAY BE THE SECOND

1308 12/11/1989 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki URENUI BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -38.9887 174.3904 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 90CM


PARA PARA,NORTH SIDE OF ENTRANCE TO ESTUARY,

GOLDEN BAY -40.7138 172.6879 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1288 30/06/1989 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

COLOUR PHOTO SHOWS PARTLY BORN CALF. STATEMENT

BY DOC SUPERVISOR THAT DOLPHIN HAD "NET MARKS" ON

FLANKS NEED SUBSTANTIATING. I WOULD EXEPECT THEM

ON HEAD AND FINS, NOT FLANKS.

1285 2/06/1989 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 taranaki SKY WILLIAMS BAY, OPUNAKE -39.4728 173.8696 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.7M

1281 21/05/1989 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 wellington PALLISER BAY -41.3949 175.133 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 1.68M

1280 18/05/1989 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki OPUNAKI, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.4539 173.8473 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1272 8/04/1989 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki OPUNAKI BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.4539 173.8473 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.56M

1265 16/03/1989 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 3 taranaki OPUNAKE -39.4539 173.8473 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding ONE WAS PREGNANT FEMALE

1264 16/03/1989 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 2 wellington KOROKORO, PETONE -41.2255 174.861 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

JUVENILE FEMALE 173CM. MOTHER SAVED FROM

STRANDING BY BYSTANDER AND SWAM OFF IN A

SOUTHERLY DIRECTION

1261 11/03/1989 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 wellington HONGOEKA, PLIMMERTON -41.0676 174.8516 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding MALE 2.5M REFLOATED

1247 5/02/1989 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 wellington WESTERN PALLISER BAY -41.3764 175.0565 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.2M


1242 17/01/1989 Other dolphin GRAMPUS GRISEUS 1 manawatu WAIKAWA BEACH, NEAR LEVIN -40.6879 175.1417 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 2.88M

1225 6/12/1988 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki TAPUAU-OAKURA -39.0996 173.9773 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1221 15/11/1988 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 waikato N. MOKAU -38.6888 174.6162 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 1.4M

1215 7/10/1988 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington WORSER BAY -41.3156 174.8279 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1212 27/09/1988 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki SOUTH OF TONGAPORUTU RIVER -38.8171 174.5831 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 1.39M

1211 26/09/1988 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki NEAR TIMARU RD, OAKURA -39.122 173.908 Stranding Decomposed Stranding MALE 1.88M

1208 28/08/1988 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 marlborough MARFELL BEACH, BLENHEM -41.7247 174.2059 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 3.2M

1207 15/08/1988 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 3 taranaki BAY NORTHWEST OF PUKETAPU RD, PIHAMA -39.5093 173.9064 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

3 ADULT MALES 200-300M APART (13.3M, 14.2M, 13.5M) ONE

MAY HAVE BEEN THERE SEVERAL DAYS LONGER THAN THE

OTHER, 2 REPORTS VARY.

1202 2/08/1988 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 2 taranaki WAVERLEY BEACH -39.8263 174.6152 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding FEMALE 2.8M

1191 26/06/1988 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT,GOLDEN BAY -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Freshly dead Unknown

1183 27/05/1988 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki OURI STREAM -39.5198 173.9275 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1173 23/04/1988 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -38.9846 174.2544 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.98M- OTHER MEASUREMENTS ALSO TAKEN

1172 22/04/1988 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki PARITUTU, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0597 174.0219 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5M

1171 18/04/1988 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 tasman KINA BEACH, MOTUEKA -41.1678 173.0489 Accident/Collision Death Report Decomposed Accident/collision

3.44M WHALE WAS HEADLESS. LARGE BITES HAD BEEN

TAKEN OUT OF IT

1168 11/04/1988 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington WAIKANAE BCH. -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding JUVENILE

1158 14/03/1988 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman POHARA BEACH, TAKAKA -40.8328 172.8729 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

MALE, NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. OCCURRED DURING

CYCLONE BOLA- SEAS DIRTY, STRONG NW SWELL

1156 12/03/1988 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 tasman MILNTHORPE BEACH, TAKAKA -40.7116 172.6899 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

TWO LOCALS REPORTED PUSHING A SMALL DOLPHIN BACK

INTO SEA. FROM DESCRIPTION IT SEEMED MOST LIKELY TO

BE A HECTORS DOLPHIN. OCCURRED DURING CYCLONE

BOLA- DIRTY SEAS, STRONG NW SWELL

1154 11/03/1988 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 tasman PARAPARA BEACH, TAKAKA -40.7224 172.693 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

ANIMAL HAD EXTENSIVE INJURIES, MOST PROBABLY

SHARK BITES. OCCURRED DURING CYCLONE BOLA. SEAS

VERY DIRTY WITH STRONG NW SWELL

1153 11/03/1988 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.35M

1150 20/02/1988 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 nelson PORT NELSON, YACHT CLUB LAUNCHING RAMP -41.2553 173.2817 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

ANIMAL MAY HAVE STRANDED ALIVE. DEAD WHEN FOUND.

REMOVED BY CRANE AND TRUCK FOR BURIAL. NO

AUTOPSY

1149 18/02/1988 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman KINA PENINSULA, MOTUEKA -41.169 173.0505 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.7M

1147 15/02/1988 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman OYSTER ISLAND,WAIMEA INLET,NELSON -41.3017 173.1991 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1143 10/02/1988 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 15 tasman RUBY BAY, NELSON -41.2311 173.086 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

A GROUP OF ABOUT 15 WHALES WERE SEEN ON THE

EVENING OF 10/02/1988 APPROX 2000HRS. 7 STRANDED

AND WERE PUSHED OFF BY LOCALS TILL ABOUT 11PM.

NEXT MORNING ONE WHALE GROUNDED AND EVENTUALLY

MOVED OFF ABOUT NOON.

1124 21/11/1987 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman INNER BEACH, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

FOUND ON HIGH TIDE MARK. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. NOT

BURIED

1120 6/11/1987 DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 marlborough TAIPIRI BAY,CURRENT BASIN,MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.0101 173.7287 Accident/Collision Accident Decomposed Accident/collision OBVIOUSLY DIED FROM SHARK BITES

1118 1/11/1987 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 marlborough TAIPARI BAY, CROISILLES HARBOUR -41.0101 173.7287 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

Animal washed up dead and decaying. Doc notified by land owner,

but no further action taken considering the remoteness of the

location.

1113 7/10/1987 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson PORT NELSON -41.2577 173.2692 Floating at sea Death Report Decomposed Floating at sea

DEAD ANIMAL IN DETERIORATED CONDITION REMOVED

FROM WATER AND DISPOSED OF. NO AUTOPSY

1112 1/10/1987 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 marlborough SALMON FARM, HALLAM COVE, PELORUS SOUND -41.0038 173.8108 Floating at sea Death Report Freshly dead Floating at sea

ANIMAL APPARENTLY WASHED UP DEAD ONTO SALMON

CAGE, NO AUTOPSY

1110 25/09/1987 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

YOUNG ANIMAL STRANDED AT THE HEAD OF HAVEN. IT

WAS LIFTED ONTO THE BACK OF A UTE AND RELEASED

INTO THE SEA ACROSS BOULDER BANK. (DOC WAS

NOTIFIED OF 5 ANIMALS IN THE SAME AREA ON A FALLING

TIDE THE PREVIOUS DAY BUT THEY HAD GONE BY TIME OF

INVESTIGATION)

1108 18/09/1987 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki KAIHIHI RD,BROPHY RD, OKATO, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.1611 173.8391 Beach cast Stranding Decomposed Beachcast WASHED UP ON ROCKS. SUN BURNT

1105 4/09/1987 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman FOSSIL POINT, FAREWELL SPIT -40.507 172.7299 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

MALE, FOUND ON HIGH TIDE MARK. NO OBVIOUS INJURIES.

NOT BURIED

1104 1/09/1987 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki OEO STREAM, PIHAMA -39.5374 173.9472 Stranding Unknown Stranding

1102 26/08/1987 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 taranaki KATIKARA STREAM , TRUE LEFT OF MOUTH -39.1346 173.8859 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

FOUND BY DOC STAFF- APPROX ONE WEEK OLD.

SPECIMEN IN GOOD CONDITION. BONES TO BE USED FOR

DOC DISPLAY

1101 25/08/1987 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 marlborough RARANGI, CLOUDY BAY, BLENHEIM -41.3956 174.0473 Stranding Unknown Stranding ANIMAL POSSIBLY WASHED UP DEAD. NO AUTOPSY


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1094 20/07/1987 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 taranaki

1000M EAST OF SMALL CREEK,AT END OF LENNOX

RD.WANGANUI -39.8386 174.6586 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding NO EVIDENCE OF INJURY

1086 23/04/1987 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki BACK BEACH,PARITUTU BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0597 174.0219 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

MALE 4.95M. SMALL NO. OF NEMATODES IN STOMACH. 2 OR

SO TAPEWORMS IN SMALL INTESTINE. SAMPLES SENT TO

CANTEBURY ZOO DEPUTY

1084 14/04/1987 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 marlborough

MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS, PT. BETWEEN MORAETAI BAY

AND DIEFFENBACH PT. -41.2495 174.1391 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

SHARK BITES ON PENDUCLE AND BEHIND DORSAL FIN. TIP

OF SNOUT BACK TO TEETH PALER. WHITE PATCH AROUND

GENITAL AND ANAL AREA OTHERWISE BLACK WITH SCARS.

LENGTH = 5.4M MALE

1079 3/03/1987 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 tasman OCEAN BEACH, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5058 172.7671 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding MEASUREMENTS TAKEN 14HRS AFTER FIRST FOUND

1078 17/02/1987 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 2 taranaki

WAI-INUI BEACH,WAITOTARA. APPROX 30 MILES NORTH

WANGANOI. -39.8656 174.7489 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

OBSERVER ESTIMATED DEATH TO BE OF VERY RECENT

NATURE. NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL INJURY. 3.5M FEMALE

FOUND ONE WEEK LATER. MOST LIKELY BEACHED

THEMSELVES IN THE HEAVY SEAS LAST WEEK, PROBABLY

JUST TIRED

1071 7/01/1987 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 27 tasman RANGIHAEATA BEACH, TAKAKA -40.8079 172.7911 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1057 2/08/1986 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 taranaki WAI-INUI BEACH, WAITOTARA -39.8656 174.749 Stranding Unknown Stranding 3.6M FEMALE

1054 12/07/1986 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 taranaki AIREDALE REEF, WAITARA NTH -38.9801 174.24 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.7M MALE. VERY HIGH SEAS IN THE PREVIOUS WEEK

1050 11/06/1986 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0551 174.0739 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.19M MALE

1034 22/02/1986 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 5 tasman PAKAWAU BEACH,TAKAKA -40.5972 172.689 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding STRANDED WITH 250 PILOT WHALES

1033 22/02/1986 GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 250 tasman PAKAWAU BEACH,TAKAKA -40.5972 172.689 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding 103 PILOT WHALES AND 5 DOLPHINS DID NOT SURVIVE

1020 14/12/1985 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki ONAERO BEACH,NEW PLYMOUTH -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

1019 27/11/1985 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman

FAREWELL SPIT,2KM SOUTH WEST OF LIGHTHOUSE ON

INNER BEACH 1KM OFF DRY LAND -40.5581 172.9936 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

WASHED IN ON HIGH TIDE POSSIBLY ON 26/11/1985. NO

VISIBLE EXTERNAL DAMAGE OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE.

SEVERAL SMALL PUNCTURE MARKS ON BODY, NOT

APPARENTLY DEEP. SOME SURFACE BLISTERING ON DARK

SURFACES

1011 15/09/1985 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 7 nelson UPPER REACHES NELSON HAVEN -41.2079 173.3233 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

4 STRANDED BY FALLING TIDE- LIFTED TO TIDAL POOL

WHERE 3 OTHERS WERE. LIFTED BY HELICOPTER OVER

BOULDER BANK. ALL RELEASED OK

1006 15/08/1985 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 6 wellington

BEACH NEAR THE CAPE PALLISER LIGHTHOUSE, AT THE

BOTTOM END OF THE EAST COAST -41.6113 175.2854 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

BACHELOR HERD BETWEEN 11.5M AND 14M. IT IS BELIEVED

THAT THE WHALES WERE DEAD WHEN THEY WASHED UP

1001 9/07/1985 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson BACK BEACH,TAHUNA,NELSON -41.279 173.241 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

APPEARS TO BE BITTEN ON LOWER JAW (SECTION OF

BODY MISSING)

1000 2/06/1985 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 3 tasman INSIDE OF FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

FRESH, SPREAD OVER 1KM. NEAR HIGH TIDE LEVEL. 2

MALE, 1 FEMALE

976 22/11/1984 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 tasman RABBIT ISLAND ,NELSON -41.2661 173.1569 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast HAD BEEN WASHED UP ON BEACH

973 30/10/1984 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, 2.5KM FROM FARM HOUSE -40.5138 172.7714 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

970 1/09/1984 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki OPUNAKE -39.5343 173.9445 Stranding Decomposed Stranding MALE 10.1M

968 17/08/1984 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 2 wellington PORIRUA HARBOUR MUD FLATS -41.1052 174.8641 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding RESCUED


TE KPOI, SOUTH WAIRARAPA COAST, BETWEEN THE

PINNACLES STREAM AND THE BATCHES -41.452 175.2217 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

MOTHER AND CALF. OBSERVERS KEPT THE WHALES WET

AND COOL UNTIL M.A.F. OFFICERS ARRIVED AT ABOUT

11AM. THE MOTHER WAS 'NOT HELL OF A KEEN TO MOVE

MUCH'. CALF 1.5M LONG WAS VERY ACTIVE AND CUTTING

ITSELF UP ON THE BEACH SO WAS REFLOATED

942 21/01/1984 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 60 tasman SANDY BAY, NELSON -41.0024 173.0104 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding ALL SAVED

933 6/11/1983 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman POHARA, GOLDEN BAY -40.8328 172.873 Stranding Live Stranding 7.5M SUCCESFULLY RESCUED BY RESIDENCE

920 10/08/1983 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington OTAKI -40.7423 175.1118 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

915 8/07/1983 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington OTAKI,WEST COAST BEACH, 1 MILE NORTH OF OTAKI -40.7389 175.1139 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

FEMALE 16M. WHALE BECAME STRANDED IN SURF AND

DIED OVERNIGHT. CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN. APPARENT

SCRATCHES AND SUCKER MARKS ON HEAD

910 30/05/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki WAIWERANUI, TARANAKI -39.217 173.7775 Stranding Unknown Stranding 3.56M

909 17/05/1983 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 taranaki BACKBEACH NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0597 174.0219 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Beachcast

5.2M MALE. VERY BATTERED, JAW MISSING, FLESH

DECOMPOSING

903 28/03/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington MOA PT -41.3442 174.8088 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 4.3M

900 10/03/1983 DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK, WAIWHAKAIHO, TARANAKI -39.0189 174.1463 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

899 9/03/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman TOUPO PT. , GOLDEN BAY -40.7893 172.9531 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.8M

897 5/03/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington MOA PT. WGTN -41.3442 174.8088 Stranding Unknown Stranding

896 26/02/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman COLLINGWOOD, GOLDEN BAY -40.6773 172.6844 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.3M MALE

895 25/02/1983 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 16 tasman COLLINGWOOD, GOLDEN BAY -40.6773 172.6844 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALES 4-5.5M. FEMALES 2.5-3.8M

889 4/01/1983 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

2M. PULLED ABOUT 300M INTO A SMALL STREAM, THEN

HOISTED BY A HELICOPTER INTO THE SEA

888 4/01/1983 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson NELSON HARBOUR -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

887 25/12/1982 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington WAIKANAE BEACH, LEVIN -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding 18M MALE

885 22/11/1982 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman PAKAWAU, GOLDEN BAY -40.5972 172.689 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.42M FEMALE

872 22/05/1982 UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 tasman POHARA BEACH, TAKAKA -40.8328 172.8729 Live Stranding

865 17/03/1982 TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 21 nelson DELAWERE BAY, NELSON -41.1551 173.4839 Live Stranding

851 18/01/1982 PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Unknown Stranding

845 21/12/1981 DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki PUKETAPU BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH, BELL BLOCK -39.0107 174.1643 Unknown Unknown

843 21/10/1981 DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson CABLE BAY FORESHORE -41.1587 173.4159 Decomposed Stranding

835 17/08/1981 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu HOKIO BEACH ,LEVIN -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 1.73M

833 12/08/1981 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0551 174.0739 Stranding Unknown Stranding

832 11/08/1981 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 taranaki STRANDON BEACH, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0491 174.0902 Stranding Freshly dead Stranding FOUND AT HIGH TIDE MARK AFTER 0700 TIDE

831 8/08/1981 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.71M MALE

812 8/03/1981 GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 5 tasman ONEKAKA BEACH, GOLDEN BAY -40.7665 172.7289 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

ON 08/03/1981 SEVEN DEAD WHALES WERE COUNTED. BY

09/03/1981 WHEN M.A.F. WAS NOTIFIED ONLY FIVE

REMAINED. THE OTHER TWO HAD FLOATED OFF ON HIGH

TIDE. APPROX LENGTHS- MALES 6M, 5M, 4M. FEMALES

2.5M, 5M

811 5/03/1981 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu HOKIO BEACH, LEVIN -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding 3.38M FEMALE PREGNANT

802 1/01/1981 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington WHATARANGI, CAPE PALLISER -41.4805 175.2076 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE, BATTLE SCARS

801 1/01/1981 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 2 tasman PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5253 172.7381 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding 1 RELEASED, 1 BURIED

798 13/12/1980 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 2 tasman PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5253 172.7381 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

1.99M MALE AND 2.2M FEMALE. SUCCESSFULLY

REFLOATED

794 3/12/1980 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 23 FT

793 12/11/1980 Other dolphin STENELLA COERULEOALBA 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Floating at sea Death Report Freshly dead Floating at sea

PICKED UP BY FISHERMAN WHO WATCHED IT DIE.

BROUGHT ASHORE AND TRANSFERRED TO WELLINGTON

784 25/07/1980 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington N. OF PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.853M FEMALE

783 25/07/1970 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Deliberately Killed Stranding Live Stranding

STRANDED ALIVE, BLEEDING FROM MOUTH. EUTHANISED.

FEMALE 185CM

780 19/05/1980 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu SOUTH OF WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 6.1M

774 21/03/1980 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY - ROCKS JUST NORTH OF BOAT SHED -41.1026 174.8326 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DIED BY DROWNING WHEN 2 WOMEN PUSHED IT OFF INTO

DEEP WATER

772 12/03/1980 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 2 tasman NE SIDE OF FAREWELL SPIT, EAST OF LIGHTHOUSE -40.55 173.0169 Live Stranding Stranding Freshly dead Stranding

GROUNDED WELL UP ON BEACH. 100M APART. LENGTHS

12'6" AND 14'. SEVERAL OTHER WHALES BEACHED

SEVERAL MILES WEST OF LIGHTHOUSE. APPEAR TO HAVE

COME UP BEACH EARLY MARCH 1980

767 17/01/1980 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 marlborough KAKAPO BAY, PT UNDERWOOD -41.3253 174.1064 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.32M MALE


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764 9/01/1980 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 marlborough RESOLUTION BAY,QUEEN CHARLOT SOUND -41.1134 174.2189 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

DOLPHINS CAUGHT ON STONES ON OUT GOING TIDE OF

PREVIOUS NIGHT. SMALL ONE SOON SWAM FREE ON THE

INCOMING TIDE. THE BIGGER ONE WAS CUT AND

SCRATCHED WHERE IT HAD STRUGGLED TO GET FREE.

WAS LIFTED AND SWIVELLED SO THAT IT FACED OUT TO

SEA. THEN BOTH SWAM OF

763 26/12/1979 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 1 tasman PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5253 172.7381 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.08M MALE

761 13/12/1979 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 2 tasman PUPONGA, FAREWELL SPIT -40.5253 172.7381 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding 2.2M FEMALE REFLOATED. 1.99M MALE DIED

758 8/12/1979 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding 11.6m

754 22/09/1979 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 taranaki MANGATI RD. BEACH,BELL BLOCK , NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Decomposed Stranding CONTRACTION SCARS FROM BIRTH STILL VISIBLE

750 15/05/1979 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki STRANDON BEACH, N.P. -39.0491 174.0902 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.96M MALE

749 1/05/1979 Small toothed whale (<10m) CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding JUVENILE 4M

748 17/04/1979 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki ONAERO BEACH -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.62M FEMALE

746 11/03/1979 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 waikato MOKAU RIVER MOUTH -38.7061 174.6174 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.4M MALE

743 1/03/1979 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 waikato MOKAU -38.6979 174.6151 Stranding Unknown Stranding

740 5/02/1979 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki TONGAPORUTU RIVER MOUTH -38.8151 174.5853 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.504M

731 7/01/1979 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 wellington WAIKANAE -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding

725 25/12/1978 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 taranaki MOHAKATINO RIVER MOUTH -38.7341 174.609 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.4M LONG

722 12/12/1978 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 20 marlborough WAIKAWA BAY -41.2582 174.0611 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

HEADED IN SHORE IN A TIGHT GROUP AND THRASHED

ABOUT. MOST DIED BEFORE REACHING THE BEACH, IN

SHALLOW WATER

721 5/12/1978 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 waikato MOKAU -38.6979 174.6151 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Stranding EST. LENGTH 25'

720 3/12/1978 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki BOAT RAMP AT THE LEE BREAKWATER, NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0577 174.0527 Accident/Collision Accident Unknown Entanglement

2.15M IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN A NET AND BROUGHT

IN

719 1/12/1978 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 taranaki MOHAKATINO BEACH, NORTH TARANAKI -38.7314 174.6088 Stranding Unknown Stranding

718 21/11/1978 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki BELT RD. NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0569 174.0581 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.41M

711 1/08/1978 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK, NTH. TARANAKI -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Unknown Stranding

709 1/06/1978 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 10 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding 7 REFLOATED

692 6/02/1978 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki ONAERO, TARANAKI -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.95M

691 3/02/1978 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 taranaki BAY NTH OF KAIKURA STR.,KAKARAMEA, TARANAKI -39.7276 174.4148 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6.705M

685 17/01/1978 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 wellington PETONE BEACH -41.2292 174.8784 Catch incidental to fishing Accident Live Entanglement

GOOD CONDITION EPIDERMIS MISSING RIGHT SIDE LOWER

JAW, THROAT, INSIDE RIGHT FLIPPER. FLIPPERS SHOW

SEPERATED TIP. DORSAL FIN AND TAIL SHOW MARKS OF

NET CAPTURE.

683 10/01/1978 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 manawatu SOUTH BEACH WANGANUI -39.9597 175.0109 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6.3M MALE


673 14/11/1977 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 33 tasman FAREWELL SPIT - PUPONGA-PAKAWAU -40.5596 172.707 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

672 1/11/1977 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding STRANDED AND RELEASED

671 1/11/1977 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding STRANDED AND RELEASED

669 19/10/1977 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington WAERONGOMAI BEACH -40.7111 175.1293 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.72M MALE

668 26/09/1977 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 2 nelson NELSON HAVEN, BESIDE SEWERSIDE DRIVE -41.2108 173.3257 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

667 24/09/1977 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN, BESIDE SEWERSIDE DRIVE -41.2107 173.3257 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

664 21/08/1977 Other dolphin STENELLA COERULEOALBA 1 wellington NORTH OTAKI BEACH -40.7339 175.1171 Stranding Unknown Stranding

661 24/06/1977 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 12 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding

659 9/06/1977 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington FITZROY BAY, PENCARROW -41.387 174.8757 Stranding Unknown Stranding

JUVENILE CAST MADE. SPECIMEN PRESERVED IN

FORMALIN

657 16/05/1977 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington ORIENTAL BAY, WGTN -41.291 174.7939 Accident/Collision Death Report Freshly dead Accident/collision

FEMALE 2.92M. WASHED UP WITH HARPOON EMBEDDED IN

ITS HEAD


PETONE BEACH, BETWEEN BOATING CLUB AND

SETTLERS MEMORIAL -41.2292 174.8784 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

FEMALE 2.97M. CALF 1.86M (WEENED). BOTH RETURNED TO

SEA. HEAVY SEA, STRONG SOUTH WESTERLY WIND AND

RAIN PREVAILED

654 2/05/1977 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington EASTBOURNE BEACH, WGTN -41.2919 174.893 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2M+ FEMALE

653 24/04/1977 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington SMITHS BAY,MAKARA,WGTN -41.2125 174.718 Stranding Decomposed Stranding

ASSUMED ANIMAL ONE OF THE FAREWELL SPIT MASS

STRANDING ANIMALS FROM 5 WEEKS PREVIOUSLY. 4.24M

651 31/03/1977 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 2 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding STRANDED WITH 95 PILOT WHALES. SEE STRAND ID: 650

650 31/03/1977 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MACRORHYNCHUS 95 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

40 MEASURED ON 6/4/1977 OBSERVER REMAINING 50 HAD

DISAPPEARED. 2 TURSIOPS ALSO IN STRANDING, SEE

STRAND ID: 651

647 6/03/1977 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington PENCARROW -41.3593 174.8478 Stranding Decomposed Stranding TOTAL LENGTH 9.7M

646 5/03/1977 MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington PENCARROW -41.3593 174.8478 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

9'7" LONG FEMALE, YOUNG, STRANDED DEAD. BIRTH RINGS

VISIBLE. JAWS, TAIL AND DORSAL IN NMNZ.

MEASUREMENTS ON FILE

640 12/01/1977 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 manawatu 1000YRDS FROM SOUTH MEALE, WANGANUI -39.9529 174.9987 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding

28' FEMALE. TOWED OUT TO SEA ON HIGH TIDE THE

FOLLOWING DAY. TOOK OFF LIKE A BOMB

639 11/01/1977 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 manawatu MANAWATU BEACH -40.4742 175.2102 Stranding Unknown Stranding 8.53M FEMALE

638 6/01/1977 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 taranaki OAKURA, TARANAKI -39.1129 173.951 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.2M

636 1/01/1977 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK -39.0189 174.1463 Death Report Decomposed Stranding

THE SKULL OF AN UNID. WHALE PROBABLY ABOUT 7M IN

LENGTH WAS FOUND ON BELL BLOCK BEACH AND

BROUGHT INTO THE TARANAKI MUSEUM

635 1/01/1977 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON BOWDOINI 1 waikato AWAKINO RIVER MOUTH -38.6648 174.6199 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4M

634 1/01/1977 Other dolphin UNKNOWN DOLPHIN 1 waikato NORTH SIDE OF AWAKINO RIVER MOUTH -38.6633 174.6195 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.8M

629 19/12/1976 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 taranaki OTARAOA BEACH, WAITARA -38.9865 174.2706 Stranding Unknown Stranding 450CM APPROX

627 9/12/1976 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 tasman PAKAWAU ,GOLDEN BAY -40.5972 172.689 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.49M

624 1/12/1976 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.1M

622 1/11/1976 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki WAIKEIKA BEACH,SOUTH TARANAKI -39.6892 174.3804 Stranding Unknown Stranding 15M

621 1/10/1976 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu NORTH BEACH, WANGANUI -39.9446 174.9791 Death Report Freshly dead Stranding 19' FEMALE

619 27/08/1976 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki AHUAHU ROAD BEACH, OKATO -39.1175 173.9317 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Unknown

TAIL FLUKE OF UNID. WHALE WASHED ASHORE.

MEASURED 3M ACROSS

615 14/06/1976 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington KARORI LIGHT -41.344 174.6515 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 2.4M

614 10/06/1976 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 1 taranaki GREENWOOD ROAD,TATARAIMAKA, TARANAKI -39.1321 173.8938 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.07M

604 12/03/1976 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington BETWEEN HOUGHTON AND ISLAND BAYS -41.3459 174.7789 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.93M MALE

596 1/12/1975 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 waikato AWAKINO, NTH TARANAKI, ONETAI BEACH -38.651 174.6203 Stranding Unknown Stranding 27M. JAW BONE RETAINED

594 10/11/1975 UNKNOWN 1 tasman TUKURUA, COLLINGWOOD -40.7311 172.7016 Accident/Collision Death Report Freshly dead Accident/collision

WASHED ASHORE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BULLET

WOUNDS CAUSE OF DEATH. WOUND NEAR THE EYE

593 4/11/1975 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman TUKURUA, NEAR COLLINGWOOD -40.7311 172.7016 Stranding Unknown Stranding 35'

590 1/09/1975 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 wellington BREAKER BAY WGTN -41.3299 174.8344 Stranding Unknown Stranding

589 24/08/1975 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki OAKURA BAY, TARANAKI -39.1129 173.951 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.53M

587 10/08/1975 Other dolphin GRAMPUS GRISEUS 1 manawatu WAITARERE, STH OF MANAWATU RIVER -40.5493 175.1941 Stranding Unknown Stranding

578 1/01/1975 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki MANGAHUME BEACH SOUTH TARANAKI -39.4661 173.8659 Beach cast Death Report Decomposed Unknown BROKEN SKELETAL MATERIAL OF UNID. WHALE FOUND

574 14/12/1974 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu HOKIO BEACH, LEVIN -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding

FOUGHT WITH SQUID (THOUGHT) 20' ESTIMATED LENGTH. 2-

3 TONS

573 14/12/1974 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 manawatu HOKIO -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding 8.018M FEMALE

572 10/12/1974 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 manawatu HOKIO -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding 20'

568 28/08/1974 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH,OAKURA BAY -39.1129 173.951 Stranding Unknown Stranding

559 1/05/1974 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 wellington BREAKER BAY WGTN -41.3299 174.8344 Stranding Unknown Stranding

554 17/04/1974 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington WAIKANAE BEACH -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding

537 13/06/1973 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Unknown Stranding

529 18/04/1973 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington CAPE TURAKIRAE -41.4362 174.9179 Stranding Unknown Stranding

525 13/02/1973 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington EVANS BAY, HALSWELL -41.2838 174.8259 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

3' LONG. DEAD DAYS EARLIER, CAME ASHORE ALREADY

DEAD

514 1/01/1973 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 taranaki PUKEARUHE -38.8932 174.513 Unknown Stranding 1.18M TARANAKI MUS. CAST

512 5/12/1972 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington PARAPARAUMU,WGTN -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding 21' MALE

510 1/12/1972 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington PALLISER, UNDER LIGHTHOUSE -41.6138 175.2896 Stranding Unknown Stranding


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507 1/11/1972 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington KAREHAUA BAY, PLIMMERTON -41.0771 174.8614 Stranding Unknown Stranding 3M

506 19/08/1972 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding 3.6M

494 1/05/1972 Other dolphin GRAMPUS GRISEUS 2 wellington ORONGORONGO BEACH -41.4208 174.9038 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE 2.84M. JUVENILE MALE 2.15M

493 16/04/1972 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington

BETWEEN GREENS PT. AND HUMPHREYS COVE, TITAHI

BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.34M

491 1/04/1972 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding

490 13/02/1972 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington EVANS BAY,HALSWELL PT. -41.2838 174.8259 Stranding Unknown Stranding

487 28/01/1972 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington BETWEEN PUKERUA BAY AND PAEKAKARIKI -41.0067 174.9254 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.24M FEMALE

486 15/01/1972 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK TARANAKI -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Unknown Stranding 12.192M

466 22/03/1971 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington PENCARROW -41.3593 174.8478 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE CALF 13'9"

452 16/10/1970 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, SHELLY BANK -40.5655 173.0388 Stranding Unknown Stranding

451 7/10/1970 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington MAKARA -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6.15M FEMALE

450 7/10/1970 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 marlborough CLOUDY BAY -41.4467 174.0294 Stranding Unknown Stranding

449 7/10/1970 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 tasman FAREWELL SPIT NELSON -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding 8-10FT

448 26/09/1970 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 7 tasman FAREWELL SPIT, NELSON -40.5238 172.9057 Live Stranding Stranding Live Stranding ALL MALES. 42-48FT

447 7/09/1970 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Stranding Unknown Stranding

444 5/09/1970 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 taranaki WAVERLEY BEACH -39.8263 174.6152 Stranding Unknown Stranding

441 3/08/1970 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 wellington TE HORO, OTAKI -40.7929 175.0811 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast 3.63M FEMALE

436 31/05/1970 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 tasman WAIMEA EST. -41.293 173.1806 Stranding Unknown Stranding

426 18/03/1970 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 nelson NELSON -41.2621 173.291 Stranding Live Stranding 35FT TOWED OUT TO SEA

422 1/03/1970 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington WHATARANGI, CAPE PALLISER -41.4805 175.2076 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 19'6"

421 1/01/1970 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough RUAHAKA BAY, MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS -41.1977 174.1192 Stranding Unknown Stranding

418 5/02/1970 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington MAKARA -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2M

417 1/02/1970 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 marlborough CROIXELLES HARBOUR -41.065 173.6525 Stranding Unknown Stranding

414 1/01/1970 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki KAUPOKONUI -39.5688 174.0611 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7.6M

413 1/01/1970 Other dolphin PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS 1 manawatu MANAWATU BEACH -40.4742 175.2102 Stranding Unknown Stranding

411 7/07/1969 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Deliberately Killed Death Report Wounded/sick Accident/collision MALE, SHOT. AILING SHARK WOUNDS

407 23/03/1969 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington OTAKAHA STR. PALLISER -41.5516 175.22 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6.04M FEMALE

406 21/03/1969 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington NEAR CAPE PALLISER -41.6124 175.2728 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.35M

405 21/03/1969 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 wellington NEAR CAPE PALLISER -41.6124 175.2728 Stranding Unknown Stranding

19'10" SCARRED ON DORSAL SIDE, BLACKISH GREY

DORSALLY, LIGHTER GREY VENTRALLY

388 1/01/1968 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK TARANAKI -39.0189 174.1463 Death Report Freshly dead Stranding

384 29/03/1967 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE PATEA RIVER -39.7798 174.5054 Stranding Unknown Stranding

383 1/01/1967 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 wellington WAIKANAE -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding

380 6/09/1966 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 taranaki ONAERO, TARANAKI -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 21'

376 22/01/1966 Small baleen CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 marlborough PORT UNDERWOOD -41.3224 174.1296 Stranding Unknown Stranding 18'1" FEMALE

375 1/01/1966 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki MOUTH OF THE TAUNGATARA STREAM -39.4875 173.8829 Death Report Decomposed Stranding

THE SKULL OF A LARGE UNID. WHALE WAS RECOVERED BY

RESIDENT OF PIHAMA. IT MEASURES 2.48M ACROSS

373 1/11/1965 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5'11" MALE

372 30/10/1965 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 100 marlborough CAPE CAMPBELL, EAST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND -41.7258 174.275 Stranding Live Stranding

LARGE HERD ESTIMATED AT 100 ANIMALS OFFSHORE. A

LARGE BULL PERSISTANTLY LEFT THE HERD AND

ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE REFLOATED ANIMALS BACK TO THE

HERD. NO MORE WHALES ATTEMPTED TO STRAND. WHEN

ALL ON THE BEACH HAD DIED THE HERD MOVED OFF

ALONG THE COAST

369 7/02/1965 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7'7" FEMALE

365 24/09/1964 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding

363 29/06/1964 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington OHIRA BAY, WGTN -41.3449 174.7589 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.76M MALE

362 15/05/1964 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI BEACH -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.8M FEMALE

361 11/05/1964 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI BEACH -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.28M FEMALE

360 23/04/1964 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY BEACH -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.85M MALE

358 5/04/1964 Large toothed whale (>10m) MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington OHAU BAY, MAKARA -41.2438 174.6503 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5.695M MALE

357 10/03/1964 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington BARING HEAD -41.4094 174.8677 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6'

356 9/03/1964 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington BARING HEAD -41.4094 174.8677 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7'

355 28/02/1964 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington HOUGHTON BAY, WGTN -41.3436 174.7867 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2.3M MALE

354 23/02/1964 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington OHIRA BAY -41.3449 174.7589 Stranding Unknown Stranding 14' MALE

353 23/02/1964 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington MAKARA -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding

352 10/01/1964 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 marlborough WHEKENUI, TORY CHANNEL -41.2374 174.1884 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6' MALE

351 1/01/1964 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki PUNEHU RIVER MOUTH -39.5003 173.9 Stranding Unknown Stranding

PIHAMA FARMER RECOVERED A BONE OF 2.4-3M,

PROBABLY A JAWBONE PRE 1965

348 20/12/1963 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington MAKARA -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding

346 18/10/1963 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Stranding Unknown Stranding 44' MALE

343 16/08/1963 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 manawatu CASTLECLIFF -39.9396 174.9759 Stranding Unknown Stranding 6'

341 11/02/1963 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki GREENMEADOWS, SOUTH TARANAKI -39.4777 173.8733 Death Report Unknown Stranding 4-5M BURNT BY LOCAL RESIDENTS

340 23/10/1962 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 90 tasman GOLDEN BAY -40.6586 172.685 Stranding Unknown Stranding RECORDED AS BLACKFISH

333 1/01/1962 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington RAUMATI SOUTH BEACH -40.9355 174.9746 Stranding Decomposed Stranding MALE APPROX 48'

331 31/12/1961 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington RAUMATI BEACH -40.9161 174.9762 Stranding Unknown Stranding 48' MALE

328 26/03/1961 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington KARAKI BAY, WGTN -41.3032 174.8313 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1.185M MALE

324 19/12/1960 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Unknown Stranding

UofA DNA sample: confirmed Arnoux's beaked whale, UofA code:

BarNMNZ1433 (aDNA) MALE 8.85M

322 7/10/1960 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington MAKARA -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding 13'9" FEMALE

321 12/09/1960 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE

320 8/08/1960 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington WHATAURANGI, PALLISER BAY -41.4805 175.2076 Stranding Unknown Stranding

319 17/07/1960 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 wellington BARING HEAD -41.4094 174.8677 Stranding Unknown Stranding JUV

317 25/05/1960 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 3 wellington PALLISER BAY -41.3949 175.133 Stranding Unknown Stranding 2 MALES, 1 FEMALE

316 11/05/1960 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington PARAPARAUMU BEACH -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding 34' FEMALE

315 18/02/1960 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Unknown Stranding 28'6" FEMALE

314 6/02/1960 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington OTAKI BEACH -40.7389 175.1139 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7' MALE

313 1/01/1960 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki WAITARA -38.9884 174.2229 Stranding Unknown Stranding DATE ONLY AS 1960S

312 9/10/1959 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu FOXTON BEACH -40.4584 175.2141 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 6150CM

311 17/06/1959 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding 46' MALE

310 6/05/1959 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington ISLAND BAY -41.3437 174.7724 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

309 27/02/1959 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington LAKE FERRY, PALLISER BAY -41.3983 175.143 Stranding Unknown Stranding 9' FEMALE

304 14/09/1958 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS 1 wellington PALLISER BAY, LAKE FERRY -41.3949 175.133 Stranding Unknown Stranding 10'6" FEMALE

300 4/06/1958 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington TE HORO BEACH -40.7929 175.0811 Stranding Unknown Stranding

299 19/05/1958 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA SP 1 wellington SINCLAIR HEAD -41.3629 174.7166 Stranding Freshly dead Beachcast

298 1/04/1958 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 marlborough CAPE CAMPBELL -41.7258 174.275 Stranding Unknown Stranding

296 14/09/1957 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu HIMATANGI -40.3737 175.2265 Stranding Unknown Stranding

292 26/06/1956 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 wellington RED ROCKS WGTN -41.3587 174.7255 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.31M FEMALE?

291 26/06/1956 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington EASTBOURNE -41.2919 174.893 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7' MALE

290 7/04/1956 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington PALLISER BAY COAST, NGAWIKI, WHATARANGI -41.5869 175.2335 Stranding Unknown Stranding 15'8" MALE ADULT

287 31/01/1956 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding 10' ADULT

285 1/01/1956 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 wellington PALLISER BAY, FEATHERSTON -41.3949 175.133 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

284 21/11/1955 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington EVANS BAY -41.3165 174.8032 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

280 7/09/1955 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

278 13/05/1955 Other dolphin ORCINUS ORCA 17 wellington PARAPARAUMU BEACH -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALES AND FEMALES

276 5/04/1955 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington WHATARANGI BEACH, PALLISER BAY -41.4805 175.2076 Stranding Unknown Stranding

274 1/10/1954 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu WANGANUI, SOUTH BEACH -39.9597 175.0109 Stranding Unknown Stranding 21'6 MALE

273 1/01/1954 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA 1 wellington PLIMMERTON -41.081 174.8632 Stranding Unknown Stranding CAST OF CALF IN DOM. MUS.

272 1/06/1954 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington TE HORO -40.7929 175.0811 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

271 1/06/1954 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington TE HORO COOK STRAIT -40.7929 175.0811 Stranding Unknown Stranding LARGE MALE

270 29/03/1954 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington PARAPARAUMU BEACH -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE

269 15/01/1954 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 tasman MOTUEKA RIVER -41.0843 173.0207 Stranding Unknown Stranding

265 14/08/1953 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 nelson NELSON -41.2621 173.291 Stranding Unknown Stranding ADULT


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264 2/06/1953 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

263 30/04/1953 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE, 1950CM

260 9/01/1953 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 manawatu HOKIO -40.5925 175.1797 Stranding Unknown Stranding

259 1/01/1953 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington PALLISER BAY -41.3949 175.133 Stranding Unknown Stranding

257 2/05/1952 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS 1 marlborough TORY CHANNEL -41.2406 174.2419 Stranding Unknown Stranding

255 1/12/1951 Other dolphin LISSODELPHIS PERONII 3 tasman ONEKAKA -40.7545 172.7205 Stranding Unknown Stranding

254 25/09/1951 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding

253 3/05/1951 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington ISLAND BAY WELLINGTON -41.3437 174.7724 Stranding Unknown Stranding 14'6" SMALL WHALE

245 1/01/1951 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 manawatu WHANGAEHU -40.0433 175.1007 Stranding Unknown Stranding 77' MALE

243 1/11/1950 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 taranaki WAITARA WEST BEACH -38.9884 174.2229 Death Report Unknown Stranding

TARANAKI MUSEUM RECORDS SHOW A DONATIONOF

VERTEBRAL DISCS AND BARNICLES FROM STRANDED

WHALE. BARNICLES SUGGEST IT IS A HUMPBACK WHALE

242 10/10/1950 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 tasman SANDSPIT AT ENTRANCE OF PORT MOTUEKA -41.1259 173.0364 Stranding Unknown Stranding 45' MALE

241 1/08/1950 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington CAPE PALLISER -41.6124 175.2728 Stranding Unknown Stranding

240 12/04/1950 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding 9'9" FEMALE

237 1/01/1950 UNKNOWN 1 taranaki KAUPOKONUI BEACH -39.5688 174.0611 Stranding Unknown Stranding

A TARANAKI MUSEUM INFORMANT RECALLS AN UNID.

WHALE STRANDED ON KAUPOKONUI BEACH

236 1/01/1950 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki WAITARA, N.P. -38.9884 174.2229 Stranding Unknown Stranding 15M

235 1/01/1950 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki TONGAPARUTU, N.P. -38.8151 174.5853 Stranding Unknown Stranding 7.62M

230 14/03/1949 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington KAPITI IS. -40.8539 174.9011 Stranding Unknown Stranding

227 7/08/1948 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS 1 wellington ISLAND BAY -41.3437 174.7724 Stranding Unknown Stranding 46' ADULT

226 1/08/1948 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Unknown Stranding

225 27/05/1948 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington PAEKAKARIKI -40.9824 174.9526 Stranding Unknown Stranding 10' ADULT MINUS TAIL

223 13/04/1948 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington WAIKANAE BEACH -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE

222 12/04/1948 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 1 wellington WAIKANAE -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding 19' LONG

221 1/04/1948 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 200 tasman GOLDEN BAY, NELSON -40.6586 172.685 Stranding Unknown Stranding

217 1/01/1948 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK BEACH -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Unknown Stranding

C 1948-1950. IT WAS ABOUT 10-12M LONG, HAD A SHORT

NARROW FLIPPER AND WAS MALE

216 14/10/1947 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington ISLAND BAY -41.3437 174.7724 Stranding Unknown Stranding

212 1/01/1946 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington TE HORO BEACH -40.7929 175.0811 Stranding Unknown Stranding

211 1/01/1945 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 manawatu HIMATANGI -40.3737 175.2265 Stranding Unknown Stranding

206 8/06/1944 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 wellington WELLINGTON HARBOUR -41.2732 174.8503 Stranding Unknown Stranding

203 6/07/1943 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington WAIKANAE BEACH -40.8626 175.019 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE WITH 2'6" FOETUS

198 4/05/1941 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 2 wellington ISLAND BAY -41.3437 174.7724 Stranding Unknown Stranding

196 18/12/1940 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 taranaki OHAWE BEACH -39.587 174.1976 Stranding Unknown Stranding 43' MALE

194 1/01/1940 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 2 wellington PENCARROW HEAD -41.3593 174.8478 Stranding Unknown Stranding 30' MALE AND 20' FEMALE

192 8/06/1939 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 taranaki NUKAMARU BEACH -39.8597 174.8042 Death Report Decomposed Stranding SKULL ONLY

188 31/12/1937 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 140 tasman FAREWELL SPIT -40.5238 172.9057 Stranding Unknown Stranding

187 1/10/1937 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding

186 28/09/1937 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON BOWDOINI 1 manawatu MANAWATU HEADS -40.4838 175.2088 Stranding Unknown Stranding

14' FEMALE WITH 5' FOETUS

UoA Code (for genetic analysis results): MbowNMNZ619 (aDNA)

185 2/03/1937 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington PUKERUA BAY -41.0292 174.8945 Stranding Unknown Stranding 19FT

184 25/01/1937 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON HECTORI 1 wellington PLIMMERTON -41.081 174.8632 Stranding Unknown Stranding

182 1/01/1937 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 taranaki ONAERO - EVENTUALLY DRIFTED TO PUKEARUHE -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Unknown Stranding

IT WAS MEASURED AT 21.8M AND DESCRIBED AS HAVING A

YELLOW BELLY

179 1/12/1935 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki HAWERA -39.6181 174.2686 Stranding Unknown Stranding

177 1/05/1935 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Unknown Stranding M C620cm TL

174 4/01/1934 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington OTAKI BEACH -40.7389 175.1139 Stranding Unknown Stranding 28' FEMALE

173 1/01/1934 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 taranaki HAWERA -39.6181 174.2686 Stranding Unknown Stranding

172 1/10/1933 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 taranaki WANGANUI, OHAWE BEACH -39.587 174.1976 Stranding Unknown Stranding FEMALE WITH FOETUS

169 25/01/1933 Beaked Whale TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI 1 taranaki HAWERA BEACH -39.6183 174.2687 Stranding Unknown Stranding 20' LONG

167 1/07/1932 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington PARAPARAUMU BEACH -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding

166 1/04/1932 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 taranaki AUROA, TARANAKI -39.561 174.0421 Stranding Unknown Stranding 17'6"

164 25/09/1931 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki WANGANUI, WAVERLEY BEACH -39.8263 174.6152 Stranding Unknown Stranding

162 13/01/1931 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington TE HORO BEACH -40.7929 175.0811 Stranding Unknown Stranding 28' MALE

160 1/01/1930 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON BOWDOINI 1 taranaki WAITOTARA -39.8506 174.6846 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE

157 23/01/1929 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington BREAKER BAY -41.3299 174.8344 Stranding Unknown Stranding 11'6" PREGNANT FEMALE

154 1/01/1927 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 taranaki OAKURA RIVER,TARANAKI -39.1104 173.956 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.8M

152 1/12/1925 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington PARAPARAUMU -40.8876 174.981 Stranding Unknown Stranding PIX PRESS CUTTINGS

151 8/08/1925 Other dolphin PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS 1 wellington SINCLAIR HEAD -41.3629 174.7166 Stranding Unknown Stranding 5M, MALE

150 30/06/1925 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 wellington LYALL BAY, WGTN -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

148 24/01/1924 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 wellington OWHIRO BAY -41.3449 174.7589 Stranding Unknown Stranding JUV MALE

147 1/01/1924 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 tasman FITZROY BAY, WAIMEA -41.2764 173.0868 Stranding Unknown Stranding

146 1/01/1924 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington KAITAWA POINT, PORIRUA HARBOUR -41.089 174.8488 Stranding Unknown Stranding

143 1/01/1923 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington OTAKI BEACH -40.7389 175.1139 Stranding Unknown Stranding

140 1/02/1922 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS 1 wellington PORIRUA HARBOUR -41.119 174.8465 Stranding Unknown Stranding 53' FEMALE

139 1/05/1921 Hector's / Maui's dolphin CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI 1 manawatu CASTLECLIFF -39.9396 174.9759 Stranding Unknown Stranding

133 1/01/1920 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 taranaki OAKURA BEACH -39.1129 173.951 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE

132 1/01/1920 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding

130 25/10/1919 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington PETONE BEACH -41.2292 174.8784 Deliberately Killed Death Report Unknown Deliberate kill SHOT BY FISHERMAN, 6.04M

127 1/01/1918 Large baleen MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE 1 taranaki ONAERA BEACH, TARANAKI -38.9919 174.3648 Stranding Unknown Stranding 4.6M

125 1/01/1918 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 taranaki BAYLY RD. NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0606 174.0409 Stranding Unknown Stranding

15M , A SKULL IN BARRETT'S RESERVE IS THOUGHT TO BE

FROM THIS WHALE AND WAS ID. BY OBSERVER AS A FIN

WHALE

123 1/01/1915 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 taranaki OMUTURANGI BEACH, SOUTH TARANAKI -39.5522 174.004 Death Report Unknown Stranding

A JAW BONE MEASURED ON FORSYTH'S FARM IN 1977 WAS

3.2M OVERALL

122 1/09/1913 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 taranaki OPUA RD BEACH, OPUNAKI -39.4301 173.8189 Stranding Unknown Stranding ID FROM PHOTO AS A BLUE WHALE

120 1/04/1912 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 marlborough FRENCH PASS -40.9267 173.8446 Stranding Unknown Stranding 14'

117 1/01/1912 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding 70' ADULT

112 3/02/1909 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 3 manawatu WANGANUI HEADS -39.9486 174.9814 Stranding Unknown Stranding ONE A 6' MALE

106 1/01/1902 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 2 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding

104 10/01/1901 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON LAYARDII 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding

98 2/10/1897 unknown UNKNOWN 1 taranaki WAITARA HEADS -38.9879 174.2283 Stranding Unknown Stranding 13.7M

97 8/08/1896 unknown UNKNOWN 1 taranaki SOUTH OF WHENUAKURA -39.783 174.5116 Stranding Unknown Stranding 16.8M STRANDED 'LAST WEEK'

95 1/12/1895 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0551 174.0739 Stranding Unknown Stranding 22' LONG

94 22/06/1895 unknown UNKNOWN 1 taranaki OAONUI -39.3956 173.783 Stranding Unknown Stranding REPORTED AS A 'GOOD SIZED WHALE'

91 14/12/1895 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON SP 1 taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH -39.0551 174.0739 Stranding Unknown Stranding REPORTED STRANDED A WEEK AGO

90 21/01/1893 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS 1 taranaki KATIKARA STREAM -39.1344 173.8858 Death Report Unknown Stranding

THE BONES WERE TAKEN TO PUKEKURA PARK. TWO JAW

BONES ARE STILL ON CANNON HILL IN THE PARK (1979).

THE WHALE WAS RECORDED AS 18.3 TO 21.3M IN LENGTH

AND IS PROBABLY PHOTOGRAPHED BY OBSERVER AND ID.

BY OBSERVER AS A BLUE WHALE.

87 3/11/1890 Large baleen EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS 1 taranaki WAIWHAKAIKO RIVER, TARANAKI -39.0371 174.1066 Stranding Unknown Stranding 13.7M

85 1/01/1887 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

79 1/01/1884 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 2 wellington PETONE -41.2292 174.8784 Stranding Unknown Stranding

77 1/01/1883 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 nelson NELSON -41.2621 173.291 Stranding Unknown Stranding

73 1/01/1880 Small toothed whale (<10m) KOGIA BREVICEPS 2 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

72 1/01/1880 Beaked Whale HYPEROODON PLANIFRONS 1 tasman GOLDEN BAY -40.6586 172.685 Stranding Unknown Stranding PRE 1880'S

71 1/01/1880 Small toothed whale (<10m) CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 wellington OHARIU BAY -41.2197 174.7125 Stranding Unknown Stranding

69 1/01/1879 Other dolphin STENELLA ATTENUATA 1 tasman PARAPARA -40.7216 172.6928 Stranding Unknown Stranding

66 12/06/1877 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington WORSER BAY -41.3156 174.8279 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE, NMNZ MM183

63 1/01/1876 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA MELAS 23 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

20 BLACKFISH FROM 8-20FT BURIED AT LYALL BAY, 2

SKULLS RETRIEVED


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60 12/01/1875 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON GRAYI 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

59 12/01/1875 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding MALE 4.72M TALL

58 1/01/1875 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

47 10/06/1873 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS 1 marlborough PORT UNDERWOOD -41.3224 174.1296 Stranding Unknown Stranding 70' FEMALE

46 1/01/1873 Large toothed whale (>10m) PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS 1 wellington WAIKANAE BEACH -40.8626 175.019 Death Report Decomposed Stranding DECOMPOSED HEAD

45 1/01/1873 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding

42 4/11/1872 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 3 manawatu WANGANUI -39.9633 175.0164 Stranding Unknown Stranding

37 22/07/1871 Large baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 taranaki STONY RIVER MOUTH -39.1719 173.8197 Stranding Unknown Stranding 18.3M, DESCRIBED AS BLACK

36 17/08/1870 Small baleen BALAENOPTERA SP 1 taranaki BELL BLOCK -39.0189 174.1463 Stranding Unknown Stranding OVER 70"

35 18/01/1870 Other dolphin PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

33 1/01/1870 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington WORSER BAY -41.3156 174.8279 Stranding Unknown Stranding

31 23/09/1867 Other dolphin GRAMPUS GRISEUS 1 manawatu MANAWATU -40.4742 175.2102 Stranding Unknown Stranding 1 JAW

30 30/08/1866 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington PORIRUA -41.1305 174.8414 Stranding Unknown Stranding

29 1/01/1866 Beaked Whale MESOPLODON HECTORI 1 wellington TITAHI BAY -41.1058 174.8355 Stranding Unknown Stranding

28 1/11/1864 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 wellington LYALL BAY -41.3293 174.7966 Stranding Unknown Stranding

27 22/01/1862 Beaked Whale ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS 1 wellington PORIRUA -41.1305 174.8414 Stranding Unknown Stranding 27' MALE

26 1/01/1862 Beaked Whale BERARDIUS ARNOUXI 1 wellington PORIRUA HARBOUR -41.119 174.8465 Stranding Unknown Stranding 27' MALE

22 Other dolphin TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS 1 nelson NELSON HAVEN -41.2464 173.2964 Death Report Unknown Unknown NO OBVIOUS INJURIES. WORN TEETH

12 12/09/2004 Other dolphin LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS 1 tasman NEAREST TOWN: MOTUEKA -41.217 173.0836 Beach cast Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

FOUND BEACH CAST BY DOC MEMBER ON 12/09/2004.

APPEARED TO HAVE NET MARKS ON HEAD.

10 Other dolphin GLOBICEPHALA SP 2 tasman FAREWELL SPIT. -40.5238 172.9057 Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

WHALE FOUND ON BEACH NEAR STOCKYARD ST. ON

FAREWELL SPIT NEXT TO A WHALE THAT HAD STRANDED

THERE IN JUNE 2002. WHALE STILL HAD EYES AND IN GOOD

CONDITION.

8 Other dolphin DELPHINUS DELPHIS 1 waikato AWAKINO -38.651 174.6203 Death Report Freshly dead Beachcast

7 Small toothed whale (<10m) CAPEREA MARGINATA 1 marlborough CROISILLES HARBOUR, HEAD OF WAIRANGI BAY -41.0343 173.7495 Stranding Unknown Unknown

912 1/05/1921 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Manawatu-Wanganui Castlecliff -39.94765 174.98165 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

918 14/08/1953 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Nelson Nelson -41.26116 173.28564 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

920 1/01/1956 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Wellington Palliser Bay -41.37861 175.06233 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

924 1/01/1967 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Wellington Waikanae -40.86056 175.02422 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

930 7/10/1970 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Cloudy Bay -41.4668 174.033 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

933 1/01/1973 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Pukearuhe -38.8932 174.517 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

944 28/08/1974 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Oakura Bay, New Plymouth -39.1133 173.9506 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

946 24/08/1975 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Oakura Bay, New Plymouth -39.1133 173.9506 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

952 17/01/1978 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Wellington Petone Beach -41.2283 174.8749 Entangled - caught in gear (dead)

monz database: "Good condition. Accidentally gillneted by

commercial fisherman".

955 26/01/1979 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Waiiti Beach -38.93136 174.46014 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

956 5/02/1979 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Tongaporutu River, Taranaki -38.8151 174.5837 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

959 11/03/1979 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Mokau River Mouth -38.7066 174.6138 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

960 17/04/1979 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Onareo Beach, New Plymouth -38.9911 174.3597 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

964 17/01/1980 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Kakapo Bay, Port Underwood -41.3251 174.107 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

984 14/12/1985 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Onareo Beach, New Plymouth -38.9911 174.3597 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

1013 3/03/1987 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman Ocean Beach, Farewell Spit -40.5116 172.8983 Historic mortality - type unknown

monz database:'MEASUREMENTS TAKEN 14HRS AFTER

FIRST FOUND

1036 11/03/1988 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Manawatu-Wanganui Wanganui, Taranaki -39.9489 174.9881 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

1046 27/09/1988 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Tongaporutu River, Taranaki -38.8151 174.5837 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

1048 6/12/1988 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Tapuae-Oakura, Taranaki -39.1126 173.9518 Historic mortality - type unknown Decomposing with missing jaw, no other details

1066 8/04/1989 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Opunaki Beach, New Plymouth -39.4581 173.8566 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

1067 12/11/1989 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Urenui Beach, New Plymouth -38.9883 174.392 Historic mortality - type unknown No details

1242 16/04/2001 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman

TUKURUA BEACH, GOLDEN BAY (NORTH WEST NELSON),

BETWEEN TAKAKA AND COLLINGWOOD -40.7331 172.702 Beachcast (dead on shore)

monz comments: DOLPHIN WASHED ASHORE ON HIGH TIDE

16/04/01 NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL INJURIES. SKIN STARTING

TO PEEL OF

1268 10/11/2002 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman 10.6 kms west of Farewell Spit Lighthouse -40.5255 172.9631 Beachcast (dead on shore) This dolphin was found by DoC staff engaged on another task

1283 10/11/2003 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough

Kaikoura Bay - between Kaikoura swimming pool and

Canterbury University Marine Lab -41.32691 174.14669 Beachcast (dead on shore)

This dolphin was deliberately cut in half (to evade discovery?). Had

washed ashore recently as was still fresh when found

1287 5/12/2003 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Marfels Beach -41.7261 174.2211 Beachcast (dead on shore)

Recovered from a mussel bed by public. 12 dolphins had been

seen on 30/11/03 at Mussel Point (P29 120 422). On 4/12/03

visitor saw small dolphin tangled in kelp in waist deep water -

supported it in water & left, happy it was floating away (P29 119

419).

1309 17/02/2005 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough King Salmon salmon farm -41.2154 174.1401 Dead sighting at sea

Found in the bottom of salmon farm - carcass not recovered.

Good certainty around species ID - Salmon farm worker identifird

from a selection of dolphin species photos

1315 23/11/2005 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman Fossil Point at the base of Farewell Spit -40.5595 172.6196 Beachcast (dead on shore)

Newborn (likely to be less than 3 weeks old) as postnatal hairs still

on upper mandible

1317 4/12/2005 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Wellington Pekapeka Beach -40.83361 175.05279 Live stranded - Died (single or pair)

Newborn found alive on beach. Odds of survival deemed nil.

Genetic analysis identified the mitochondrial haplotype as I. This

haplotype is found in a few locations around the South Island, but

is not found in the North Island. Hence is not a Maui's dolph

1327 3/04/2006 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 3 Marlborough 0.5nm off Wairau Bar, Marlborough -41.4968 174.0659 Entangled - caught in gear (dead)

This is one dolphin of three involved in this single commercial trawl

fishery incident (see H119 & H120), carcass not recovered







1333 10/11/2006 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman Farewell Spit NZMS 260 M24 893 775 -40.5104 172.7558 Beachcast (dead on shore)

DOC: Reported by Farewell Spit Tour Driver. No in-situ photos.

Right jaw appears broken. Found at upper extreme of high tide

line. Pathologist: Body moderately decomposed and there was

extensive scavenging. The soft tissue from one side of the face

had b

1345 20/02/2007 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Rarangi Beach, Blenheim -41.4054 174.04232 Beachcast (dead on shore)

DOC comments: Reported by member of Rarangi Beach Group.

Found washed up on sandy/shingle beach. No visible marks.

Collected by DOC staff. Estimated time of being washed ashore is

8-9am.

1356 11/05/2007 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Marfells Beach - Lake Grassmere -41.7216 174.1923 Beachcast (dead on shore)

Found in location of known netting activity, Cape Campbell-Marfells

Beach. 25m (approx) above high tide amongst marram behind first

dune. Found by member of public's dog. Tail missing, clean cut,

upside-no obvious human inflicted injuries.

1437 2/01/2012 Other dolphin Maui dolphin 1 Taranaki Off the coast of Mt Egmont -39.216667 173.766667 Entangled - caught in gear (dead)

Originally reported as a Hector's dolphin on the fishermans report,

MAF later reported that it was likely a Maui's dolphin because the

is a known Maui's dolphin population within close proximity to

where the mortality occurred and there are no known Hect

1447 25/04/2012 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Taranaki 330m south of river mouth, Kina Road, Opunake -39.397933 173.786117 Beachcast (dead on shore)

Found by member of the public. Collected and drove to Massey

after consultation/blessing of Taranaki iwi. No obvious signs of

trauma or net marks. Necropsy undertaken by Stu Hunter.

Taranaki iwi support maximising scientific opportunity in this

instance

1451 24/08/2012 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman between Taupata and Billy King Creek -40.55314 172.71315 Beachcast (dead on shore)

A combination of things with this one I think, and no indication that

she was bycaught


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1453 12/11/2012 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman Seaford, Golden Bay -40.583414 172.686283 Beachcast (dead on shore) Found at Seaford, Golden Bay


Squally Cove , Croiselles Harbour, either in Oyster Bay or

Wairangi Bay -41.045714 173.71935 Dead sighting at sea

Found floating dead on Squally Cove , Croiselles Harbour by a

mussel farm operator. The mussel farm operator that picked it up

said there had been a lone Hectors Dolphin up in the head of the

bay Wairangi Bay two or three weeks ago. Also there was a rumo


Arapawa Island, East Bay, near the head of the bay but to the

left at Umukuri, on the beach out in front of a bach there. -41.129151 174.366589 Beachcast (dead on shore)

We were recently on Arapawa Island and found his dolphin on the

beach

1529 15/12/2013 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Marlborough Dolphin watch cnr of London Street and Wellington street -41.28832 174.00773 Live stranded - Died (single or pair)

Hector's dolphin now dead. Have taken the dolphin and put body

on ice

1586 30/10/2014 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman Pakawau Beach, Golden Bay. -40.5877 172.6897 Beachcast (dead on shore)

Dolphin found washed up dead and beginning to decay. Was

situated at the mid tide mark and collected before the tide came

back in at 9.30pm so no photo was taken in situ. Body was brought

in to Takaka DOC the next morning. No obvious causes of death

noti

1623 9/01/2015 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Nelson Bolton's hole in shallow water, Nelson -41.276 173.2545 Entangled - caught in gear (dead)

This dolphin was reported to DOC by a member of the media, who

had been contacted by a fisherman. The fisherman had hauled the

dolphin up dead in his set net on Friday. The media contacted

DOC on the Monday morning, and the body was recovered. The

net wa

1624 11/01/2015 Other dolphin Hector's dolphin 1 Tasman N/E end of Landsdowne Road by Waimea Inlet, Nelson -41.3056 173.1585 Beachcast (dead on shore)

A member of the public called in a sighting of a dead dolphin. DOC

staff in the area checked it out, recovered the animal that had been

out in the sun and placed it above M/H/W/S mark. The next day a

DOC ranger went to recover the animal, identified it a


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