Under #NZ law anyone who purposefully approaches an #orca closer than 50 metres, or in a way that disturbs them, is breaking the law and could face a fine of up to $250,000 or a maximum of two years in prison. How is this going unpunished?

Locals illegally chasing orca Auckland
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Locals illegally chasing orca Auckland

1 comments — live from bluesky

Heaps of comments on the post. Say the photos were taken from shore and the boat guy has a license to film the orcas and isn't as close as it looks.
iGeek · 1 · 20h ago
Steve does have a licence, spoken to him about monitoring movement. Good to hear others are staying away, although it's not what I've observed in the past