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Japan to resume commercial whaling: reports
Japan will inform the IWC of its decision by the end of the year.
Taranaki blue whales endemic to NZ - study
NZ has its very own population of the largest animal in the world: the blue whale.
Whaling case: NZ's argument to be heard this week
The International Court of Justice will hear arguments from New Zealand this week that Japan is breaking its agreement to hunt whales in the Antarctic only for scientific purposes.
Whaling: Japan fights back
NZ and Australia's opposition to whaling is "an emotional moral crusade" that tolerates violent extremism, Japan has told the world's top court.
Japan to defend whaling programme
Lawyers for Japan are due to state its case today for continuing its whaling programme, at the International Court of Justice.
Future of whaling hangs in the balance
The nations that make up the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meet next week to decide whether to allow whaling in Antarctic waters for the next decade.
Harpoon attack angers anti-whaling lobby
Conservationists want Australia to lead the anti-whaling charge at a major summit next week, in response to footage of a whale being hit by an exploding harpoon.
NZ threatens court action over whaling
NZ will join Australia in taking legal action over Japan's whaling programme if last minute diplomatic solutions are not found.
IWC whaling proposal 'offensive'
The NZ foreign minister rejects a new whaling proposal allowing nations to continue commercial whaling for another decade.
<i>John Armstrong:</i> Harpoon waiting to prick Key's bubble
Hard decisions over the IWC threaten to end the PM's no-nuke dream run.
More than 5000 whales could be saved: report
A compromise being negotiated by the IWC could save 5000 whales over the next ten years