one of the smallest (1.2 to 1.4 metres long) and rarest (c.8000) dolphins in the world, endemic to New Zealand coastal waters. They are very difficult to get good photos of because they move so fast. They are oh so very cute though!
no, I've never seen maui. I don't get to the North Island very often, and when I do it's not where I could see them. I would like to, though, before they become extinct.
South Island hectori are easy to see. I've seen them at various places from boats and from land, but this one was from a boat at Akaroa which is near Christchurch and from where there are tours to see them.
