Latest updates • Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders

DOC takes four months to report the death of one Māui dolphin

Researchers have voiced their concern over the Department of Conservation taking four months to report on the death of one of the very last Māui dolphins. The Māui dolphin is a critically endangered… Read more

High-speed boat event poses threat to Hector’s dolphins

A high-speed international boating event is being planned to take place in Lyttelton Harbour next January, but Lyttelton Harbour is also home to Hector's dolphins. This event could cause catastrophic… Read more

Industrial agriculture also threatens dolphin habitat

Confronting footage of soupy waters entering into a marine mammal sanctuary, that is home to the nationally vulnerable Hector's dolphins, raises concern over the dolphin's health. These dolphins… Read more

Learn to draw the Māui dolphin!

Click the link below to learn how to draw our beautiful Māui dolphin. This video is created by Young Ocean Explorers, a New Zealand business designed to educate our younger education. Click around… Read more

Report any sightings of the Māui dolphin

Reporting Māui dolphin sightings is vital as DOC is still building their knowledge of this species. Learn more about how to recognise this subspecies of Hector's dolphins here. To report sightings… Read more

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