Stranding date: June 1997
Stranding location: Mangawhai Beach, Northland, New Zealand
Duration on the beach: Approximately 21 hours
Resighted: Yes. More than 90 times
Most Recent Resighting: Hen & Chicken Islands (North Island)
Stranding date: August 1993
Stranding location: Great Exhibition Beach, Northland, New Zealand
Duration on the beach: Approximately 14 hours
Resighted: Yes. More than 50 times
Most Recent Resighting: Whangarei Harbour (North Island)
Stranding date: September 2008
Stranding location: Papamoa Beach, near Tauranga, New Zealand
Duration on the beach: Approximately 9 hours
Resighted: Yes. More than 30 times
Most Recent Resighting: Kaikoura (South Island)
Stranding date: July 2003 & May 2010
Stranding location: Tawharauni, Northland & Ruakaka Northland, New Zealand
Duration on the beach: Approximately 6 hours (1st stranding) and approximately 2 hours (2nd stranding)
Most Recent Resighting: Tutukaka (Northland)
A number of orca have been rescued around New Zealand – some examples can be seen in this conference poster from 2013
