Wellington Harbour had a large visitor this morning - a southern right whale.
It attracted plenty of interest as it swam lazily just off Scorching Bay.
Initially some people thought it was a sperm or a humpback whale, but a DOC spokesman who watched our 3 News pictures identified it positively as a southern right.
He said it was unusual for a southern right to visit Wellington Harbour so late in this northwards migration season.
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