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SCREENSHOT It is not known what type of sharks were seen. Last week 19-year-old Kaelah Marlow was killed at Bowentown, near Waihī beach in the Bay of Plenty, in a suspected shark attack. Beaches in the area have been on high alert in the week since, with “continuous shark sightings” reported in waters near Pauanui. Jason Dorday/Stuff A dead bronze whaler shark was found washed up on Milford Beach. Department of Conversation marine scientist Clinton Duffy said the species is very commonly found around the upper North Island during summer. In the past few months alone there have “al...

Underwater videographer and spearfisher captured video of himself surrounded by sharks.

Aquatic Rehab Spearfishing Underwater videographer Luke Potts said this year he has seen more sharks compared to 10 years ago and much earlier in the season. An underwater videographer and spearfisher says he is seeing more sharks in New Zealand waters than 10 years ago. Whangaparāoa’s Luke Potts dives off the coasts of north Auckland’s Te Arai, Leigh and Cape Rodney about once a week, and posts spearfishing demonstration videos to his Youtube channel Aquatic Rehab Spearfishing. Potts said this season he has seen more sharks than ever before, sometimes between six and 12 per dive, a gr...

Surf Lifesaving NZ had protocols that were put into place whenever sharks were seen at beaches, Koppel said. This shark sighting comes less than two days after the death of Kaelah Marlow, who died after being attacked by a shark at Waihī Beach. Pauanui Beach is about 74 kilometres north of Waihī Beach. JASON DORDAY/STUFF A bronze whaler shark has been found dead on a beach on Auckland's North Shore. The 19-year-old from Hamilton was rescued from the water by surf lifesavers, but died on the shore. Waihī Beach was closed on Friday after the attack, but was open for swimming again ...

Warmer water brings a number of shark species to New Zealand each summer.