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A pod of orca made a rare visit to Lyttelton Harbour - Source: www.blackcat.co.nz
A pod of seven orca made a rare visit to Lyttelton Harbour this morning.
The orca were spotted by passengers on board the Black Cat Cruises Black Diamond ferry as it made it trip across the harbour at 10am.
After dropping off passengers the crew went out for an unscheduled trip between ferry crossings and followed the pod as the played off Purau Bay.
Black Cat Cruises spokesman Paul Milligan said having orca in Lyttelton Harbour was a "once in a year occurrence" and staff were "very excited and stoked to see the impressive marine mammals".
"They were swimming around, diving, surfacing and possibly feeding - they looked amazing," Milligan said.
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