I see that a record of 2 Pacific Gulls on 25th February 2018 at Punakaiki, Buller, West Coast has been submitted to the Rarities Appraisal Committee of Birds New Zealand (UBR number 2018/19).
Link to UBR database: http://rare.birds.org.nz/
Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
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Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
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Re: Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
And no photos of two Pacific gulls on 25/2/18, at all.
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Re: Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
Please note that this record (UBR 2018/19) was not accepted by the Birds New Zealand Records Appraisal Committee:
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Colin
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Colin
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Re: Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
...And the local eBird reviewer has also invalidated the corresponding eBird record, in line with the RAC's decision.
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Re: Record of 2 Pacific Gulls submitted, Punakaiki 25 Feb 2018
Kelp gull, not Pacific gull...note white tail feathers.