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    • Hector’s dolphin mid leap our of sea.
    Rights: Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith, CC BY 2.0 Published 15 April 2021 Size: 16 MB Referencing Hub media

    Hector’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori) was named after Sir James Hector (1834–1907), founder of the Colonial Museum in Wellington, now the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

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      New Zealand’s endemic dolphins

      Dolphins are often seen around the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, but only two species – Hector’s and Māui – are endemic. Similarities and differences It is very difficult to distinguish these ...

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      Hector Day Geobake 2024

      It's time to get baking again! Every year the Geoscience Society of New Zealand (GSNZ) recognises 16 March as Hector Day. This is New Zealand’s annual national geosciences day held to honour ...

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