Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 12:33 pm
The search for a pod of orca off the Wellington coast has
resumed today (14 July) as work continues to reunite a
stranded orca calf with its family.
The orca calf –
believed to be between four and six months old – stranded
on rocks at Plimmerton on Sunday afternoon. It is remains in
a temporary enclosure near a wharf at Hongoeka, with
volunteers from Whale Rescue/Orca Rescue trust working
alongside Department of Conservation and local iwi Ngati
Toa.
Ian Angus, Department of Conservation (DOC)
Marine Species Manager, says there have been two reported
sightings of a pod off the Kapiti Coast – including a