More shark sightings reported does not mean more sharks - Surf Lifesaving NZ

Published: Jan. 10, 2021, 7:48 p.m.

Pauanui Beach in the Coromandel closed for a period on both Saturday and Sunday, after reports of shark sightings. A woman was fatally attacked by a shark while swimming at Waihi Beach -- about 70 kilometres south of Pauanui -- last Thursday. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui speaks to Allan Mundy, Surf Lifesaving New Zealand's national search and rescue manager.