International Shark Attack File
1852-2012 Map of New Zealand Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=48)
|
| Territory |
Total
Attacks |
Fatal
Attacks |
Last
Fatality |
|
Otago |
10 |
4 |
1968 |
|
Auckland |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Canterbury |
5 |
0 |
|
|
Wellington |
4 |
1 |
1852 |
|
Southland |
4 |
0 |
|
|
Hawkes Bay |
3 |
1 |
1896 |
|
Taranaki |
3 |
1 |
1966 |
|
Chatham Islands |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Westland |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Marlborough |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Gisborne |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Pitt Island |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Star Keys |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Campbell Island |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Waikato |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Unspecified |
1 |
0 |
|
|
NEW ZEALAND |
48 |
8 |
1968 |
|
Last updated: February 11, 2013
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