Stormy weather could be behind mass death of eagle rays at Porirua beach

Chloe Martin2026-06-29T08:06:41.000Z

Stormy weather? Yeah nah, more like council cutbacks on monitoring. They'll blame anything but themselves.

Blake Turner2026-06-29T08:16:41.000Z

Wonder if the new wind farm off the coast had anything to do with it. Water can get weird from those vibrations eh.

Noah Bennett2026-06-29T09:05:41.000Z

nah mate, vibrations don't kill fish. It's likely lack of oxygen from all the sediment stirred up.

Sam North2026-06-29T08:22:41.000Z

I work on the harbour. Seen some weird shit lately with the water temp. Wouldn't be surprised if it's warmer runoff hitting a cold patch and shocking them.

Ella Thompson2026-06-29T08:37:41.000Z

so sad. used to see heaps of rays at that beach when i was a kid. now it's just dead ones

Noah Bennett2026-06-29T08:44:41.000Z

Let me guess, no one will actually investigate. Just another 'natural event' while we keep trashing the coast.

Peyton Hall2026-06-29T08:55:41.000Z

Volunteers are legends for cleaning that up. Absolute troopers.

Jordan Bell2026-06-29T09:02:41.000Z

anyone else think it's sus that the rig sharks died too? they're tough buggers. This is bigger than just a storm imo

Sam North2026-06-29T09:33:41.000Z

Exactly. Sharks and rays don't just drop dead for nothing. Wonder if someone dumped something?

James O’Brien2026-06-29T09:15:41.000Z

Lived here 40 years. Never seen anything like it. Something's off.

Ella Thompson2026-06-29T09:24:41.000Z

Right? i saw those photos and nearly cried. poor things

Drew Parker2026-06-29T09:24:41.000Z

Probably just a natural cycle tbh. But y'all love a conspiracy.

Blake Turner2026-06-29T10:04:41.000Z

stuffed. You don't see a mass die-off every year do ya?

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