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Seals in the Ōhau Stream

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Seals in the Ōhau Stream

Seals populate many of the rocky parts of the Kaikōura coast. On the Ōhau Stream young seals are guided upstream by their elders to enjoy freshwater pools.

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by Malcolm McKinnon

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough places – Kaikōura coast, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31879/seals-in-the-ohau-stream (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 18 June 2015.