Having a kayak in the garage at work pays off when you are told Moko the dolphin is swimming in the town – just a few hundred metres away.

See video below of Moko dining out on a kahawai. Supplied by Grant Duffield.

The bottle-nosed dolphin has enjoyed great notoriety in Whakatane, but on Thursday it made the journey to Tauranga following the fishing boat Eskdale.
The first Tauranga person to meet Moko in the harbour was SunLive director Brian Rogers, who took to the water in kayak with paddle and camera.

He writes about his encounters with one of the country's unique individuals. Click here.