A diver is recovering in Southland Hospital after being bitten in Fiordland by a shark he says was a great white.

Marine researcher Adam Smith says he was intrigued to hear that a diver had been bitten in Dusky Sound, after spotting a white pointer on camera in February.

Since its discovery in the early 2000s, scientists have been trying to uncover the mysteries behind the White Shark Café.

A new study finds that about 5% of shark bites in French Polynesia occurred after humans provoked the animals, typically by ...