Oct 26, 2026 · 4 min · 5 segments
A pod of orca caused quite a stir in Auckland, after swimming remarkably close to the city's waterfront on Monday afternoon. The animals were spotted moving through the Waitemata Harbour, attracting…
Daren GroverGuest
John CampbellHost
So what are the rules? I think let's get this right first of all, because seeing Orca up close is really magic.
Oh, look, I just want to put it out there that, yeah, being able to stand on the shore or be on a boat and see a pod of orca that close, almost, you know, swimming close and eyeballing you is an absolutely, you know, it's almost a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
And here we are in our biggest city and our busiest harbour having a pod of, I think there was 10 at one count in the pod there with one very small calf as well.
And I even had reports from last night they went all the way up the harbour up to Herald Island.
So what are the rules? I think let's get this right first of all, because seeing Orca up close is really magic.
Oh, look, I just want to put it out there that, yeah, being able to stand on the shore or be on a boat and see a pod of orca that close, almost, you know, swimming close and eyeballing you is an absolutely, you know, it's almost a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
And here we are in our biggest city and our busiest harbour having a pod of, I think there was 10 at one count in the pod there with one very small calf as well.
And I even had reports from last night they went all the way up the harbour up to Herald Island.
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