First Matariki the whale, then the sushi penguins, now Wellington's waterfront is playing host to a leopard seal.
On Tuesday morning the large leopard seal hauled itself up onto the concrete outside the boathouses on Oriental Parade.
A leopard seal has been spotted at Oriental Bay, Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
Throughout the day dozens of people went down to get a closer look at the leopard seal as it lay resting.
Onlookers have gathered around Wellington's Oriental Bay to see the leopard seal. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
RNZ's Laura Dooney joined them.
A leopard seal has been spotted at Oriental Bay, Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
