'Rare' oarfish found washed up on beach near KaikouraTIM WILDING Tim Wilding found the unusual-looking oarfish washed up on a beach south of Kaikoura. A deep-sea fish rarely seen in New Zealand waters has washed up on a beach near Kaikoura. TIM WLDING Tim Wilding found an oarfish - missing a tail - south of Kaikoura. READ MORE:* Oarfish find at Moeraki Boulders* Mysterious oarfish of the deep washes up on California island* What killed the giant oarfish? * Giant 'sea serpent' washes upTim Wilding found the 3m oddity on a beach on Conway Flats, south of Kaikoura, on May 20.

Source: Stuff May 20, 2016 17:33 UTC