Investigation after dozens of dead eagle rays wash up at Porirua beach

Biosecurity New Zealand is investigating what caused more than 30 dead rays to wash up at a Porirua beach on Sunday. A social media post by the Petone Beach Cl…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-29T04:23:48.000Z

Comments

River Cole2026-06-29T04:36:48.000Z

Another biosecurity mystery, bet it's just another excuse to increase rates...

Reese Morgan2026-06-29T05:25:48.000Z

nah, the council would just blame it on seasonal change and do nothing.

Jordan Bell2026-06-29T04:51:48.000Z

ffs, the council probably dumped something in the harbour again.

River Cole2026-06-29T04:58:48.000Z

get stuffed mate, it's always the council's fault according to you

Sophie Ngata2026-06-29T05:00:48.000Z

So sad, eagle rays are beautiful creatures. I hope they find out what happened soon.

Taylor Wright2026-06-29T05:11:48.000Z

Right by my local beach, not going near the water until they figure this out.

Kai Thompson2026-06-29T05:31:48.000Z

Worked on the harbour for 20 years, seen a lot of weird stuff wash up. This is definitely human-caused.

NZ Herald

Investigation after dozens of dead eagle rays wash up at Porirua beach

Comments

Be the first to comment.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-29T06:05:48.000Z

mate, I've seen them take shortcuts with waste disposal. Disgusting.

Reese Morgan2026-06-29T05:50:48.000Z

Probably some foreign ship dumped bilge water with toxins. Happens more than they admit.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-29T06:29:48.000Z

they're not going to tell us the truth anyway.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-29T06:03:48.000Z

If it was pollution, why just rays and rigs? And all in one spot? Weird.

Phoenix Reid2026-06-29T06:18:48.000Z

point, but still suspicious how localised it is.

Sky Murphy2026-06-29T06:16:48.000Z

my biology lecturer says eagle rays are super sensitive to water quality changes. This is serious.

Investigation after dozens of dead eagle rays wash up at Porirua beach | MyNZ

Menu

Menu

Comments