New Zealand · 2009—2026
New Zealand fur seal / kekeno
Seals around New Zealand.
Follow public seal observations from New Zealand. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.
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17 January—21 April
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27 of 31 reports mapped · 17 areas
- Aramoana Recreation Reserve1 report
- Bay of Plenty1 report
- Cape Saunders1 report
- Dunedin1 report
- Dunedin City1 report
- Fitzroy Beach area1 report
- Fortrose1 report
- Gisborne1 report
- Kaikōura3 reports
- Kaikōura Peninsula2 reports
- Manawatū-Whanganui1 report
- Marlborough District1 report
- Otago4 reports
- Southland District1 report
- Taranaki1 report
- Tasman2 reports
- Wellington4 reports
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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified See-u-Later — Peter, travel diary published 23 April 2026
Observation: A first-hand travel diary records a coastal seal colony north of Kaikōura, with pups swimming in a natural pool and nursing. The author did not name the site or give a count.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified 1News — 11 March 2026
Observation: Video showed a New Zealand fur seal at the peninsula colony as a visitor threw seaweed at it. DOC said it was investigating the reported disturbance.
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Date: 2026Reported: Unidentified Wildlife Travel — Michael Blencowe, January 2026 trip report
Observation: A visiting wildlife group observed a colony of New Zealand fur seals resting on rocks and swimming at Ōhau Point. No count was given.