Beach walkers became orca stalkers, in one of summer's big talkers, as a pod of the marine mammels were sighted in the shallows off the coast of Napier.
A mum and her calf were spotted feeding near the shoreline of Marine Parade Beach, 3km south of the National Aquarium on Friday.
A group of people gathered around the shore to watch as the marine mammals ducked and dived.
It's the second sighting of orca recently. Early last week a pod were spotted off Perfume Point, before heading towards Westshore.
Department of Conservation says it's not uncommon to see orca around New Zealand coastlines.
