<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An albino humpback </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/whales" rel="" target="" title="whale"><span>whale</span></a><span> has been caught on camera off the coast of </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/new-zealand" rel="" target="" title="New Zealand"><span>New Zealand</span></a><span>, sparking hopes it may be the elusive Migaloo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Georgia Phelps and her friends captured video of the rare whale off Kaikōura's coastline.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We didn't know how rare it was at the time," Phelps told 9News.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-cbd-arrest-man-with-firearm-arrested-after-alleged-car-jackings/21ee0e69-1b4c-49ae-bb75-4904293f2769" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man appears to point gun at police during dramatic arrest in Melbourne CBD</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(The whales) were in no rush to do anything, they were just kind of cruising along.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You just saw its back come up for a few seconds, I was trying to get the pictures, and then it would disappear again.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was really far out, but it was so exciting to see."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/migaloo-white-humpback-whale-spotted-off-new-zealand-coast-raises-hopes--elusive-albino-whale-may-be-alive-environment-news/2594d013-ec58-4a91-a2a0-a2a1347cee91" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Migaloo, the famed albino whale, has not been seen for five years, since it last surfaced off the coast of Port Macquarie in NSW in June 2020.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was first spotted in Byron Bay in 1991, and has delighted whale watchers for years, spotted as far away as Cape Schanck in Victoria and the Whitsundays in north Queensland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brittany-higgins-faces-bankruptcy-action-by-former-senator-linda-reynolds/b01b9214-1249-4ddd-90e8-86ac42e2e55b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Brittany Higgins faces bankruptcy action by former boss</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anthony Ardern from Sea World Cruises told 9News the sighting was "very promising".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's obviously an extremely white whale, which is what we're looking for," Ardern said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are a few little features that we can see that do look quite promising, but without seeing the complete whale we just don't know."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts are encouraging anyone in New Zealand to keep a lookout and document any encounters they have with whales.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If we had some close-up photos, especially some photos of its fluke (tail) when it rounds out to dive, that's how we can truly tell whether it's Migaloo or not."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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