A southern right whale and its calf drew crowds in Deborah Bay near Dunedin over the weekend.
The pair was first spotted on Saturday afternoon off Deborah Bay, Otago Harbour Master Steve Rushbrook said.
Mr Rushbrook said people gathered along the shore for several hours to catch a glimpse of the rare spectacle.
On Sunday morning, one of the whales was briefly spotted at the end of the Otago Peninsula, off Taiaroa Head but it hasn’t been seen again today, he said.
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A guide at the Royal Albatross Centre spotted the whale, giving visitors on his tour the added bonus of viewing another New Zealand species, and filming the mammal breaching.
A Department of Conservation spokesperson also said the whales haven’t been spotted today.
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