'We have not seen anything like this before': Mass ray deaths puzzle beach cleaners

Home / New Zealand / WellingtonUpdatedNZ Herald29 Jun, 2026 04:23 AM2 mins to readAfternoon Headlines | Christopher Luxon accuses Chlöe Swarbrick of trying to undermine NZ and rescuers scramble to find survivors from Venezuela quake | Monday, June 29, 2026Biosecurity 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 Clean Up Crew said dozens of eagle rays and two rig sharks were discovered “all relatively close in one area” and

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