WWF New Zealand has maintained sighting records since 2003.
Since 2003 there have been 113 public sightings of Maui’s dolphins along the West Coast of the North Island from the WWF New Zealand sightings programme. The map above illustrates the distribution of sightings over the seven year period.
The majority of all sightings are from the online reporting form. The remainder are received by the 0800 4 MAUIS phone line.
Most observers were engaged in boating activities (60%) or surfing (31%) at the time of the sightings.