While humans were stayed indoors out of the cold yesterday, orcas were enjoying a swim and a meal in the Bay the Islands. Passengers who braved the cold on Fullers' Dolphin Seeker were rewarded by an encounter with a pod of eight to 10 orca off Paihia's Te Haumi flats about 9.45am. Marine mammal guide Jo "Floppy" Halliday said the orca were in a strikingly laid-back, cruisy mood. "They were just ...
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