[thezorbster]

Just had a long weekend in the Big Smoke and the highlight has to be seeing a pod of Orcas swimming off Cheltenham beach in Devonport. It was fantastic!!!!!! So unexpected and we'd have been totally unaware if a kind lady in a restaurant hadn't stuck her head out of the window and informed us. Stood and watched them for ages - a very special moment.

[Laura F]

Wow! I lived 19 years in Auckland and never saw anything like that! Lucky you :)

[Tia Maria]

Gutted!

They actually have orca sightings on a relatively regular basis round Devonport. If the schools find out, they will take the children out to see them.

However, I have yet to see one, but it seems that everyone who visits for the weekend does! :wah

Cheers

Tia

[JandM]

ALSO gutted! Both times in NZ, kindly taken out on son's in-laws' yacht, once off Devonport and once off Whangaparoa, we didn't even see DOLPHINS, which apparently they 'always see, every time they go out'.:(

[Milliemoo]

grrrr I was on Cheltenham Beach on Sunday too! I'm rubbish at spotting things like that :o

We keep telling you how great Devonport is....now do you believe us :D

Milliemoo

[JandM]

When we were driving back from the marina at Whangaparoa, we DID see an orca - that is, somebody's home-made mailbox had been made to look like one!:laugh

[boatieman]

Hi
I,ve seen a few Orca pods coming in recently whilst out fishing at Karewa island. Usually they're heading towards the mount (maybe for a latte?), or the the Bowentown entrance at the top of Matakana usually looking for sting ray.
When its really quite they just sneak past, sometimes only a couple of metres away, without a sound, except their breathing.