Moko the dolphin is today playing in the shallows at Whale Island off the Whakatane coast.
Earlier this week he was at Omaio Bay east of Ohope, but left town on Wednesday, under a bit of a cloud.
Te Kaha police are today investigating whether Moko was struck by a waka ama paddle.

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Constable Jack Ferguson says Moko, weighing in at about 270kg and three metres long, may have been preventing a paddler from returning to the shore.
'It is all unsubstantiated at this time,” says Jack. 'We know DOC is definitely looking into allegations that something has taken place, and we are just about to start ourselves.
'There are a lot of rumours in a small community like this and a little bit of news quickly becomes a major headline.”
Whakatane based Whales and Dolphin watch dropped a party on Whale Island earlier today, and the boat's skipper saw Moko playing with a blue container near the boat.
They intend sending another boat to Whale Island at 1.30pm today.
Whakatane Gisborne areas manager for DOC, Andy Bassett says DOC staff are on their way to Whale Island on Friday morning to see if Moko has any visible injuries.
"We are following up on reports he was hit with a paddle," says Andy. "They are going to be doing some visual checks, see if he is suffering from any injuries."
DOC staff are following up a witness report that at Omaio Bay on Wednesday, a waka ama paddler struck Moko with her paddle, breaking the paddle.