Rest ashore - chances are you won't come into contact with sharks this year unless you find yourself in "obvious" shark places.
As ocean waters warm up over the summer period shark sightings will become more likely as sharks congregate along New Zealand's shores.
Department of Conservation scientist and shark expert Clinton Duffy told the Herald that those in the northeast of the country should see the largest number of sharks this summer.
"The beaches off northeast New Zealand have the greatest numbers of large sharks at this time of the year - they're mainly bronze whalers."
"They're fish eaters.