AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest from Whales and Whaling
NZ legally challenges Japanese whaling
New Zealand has joined Australia in questioning the validity of Japan's whaling for scientific purposes in the Southern Ocean, says MP Murray McCully.
Bryde's whale hit, killed by vessel
A necropsy on a Bryde's whale found dead on Motuihe Island in Hauraki Gulf has confirmed that the whale was hit by a vessel, the Department of Conservation says.
Endangered whale found dead in gulf
A critically endangered Bryde's whale has washed up dead on Motuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
World's rarest whale sighted for first time
The world's rarest whale - the spade-toothed beaked whale - has been sighted for the first time, according to University of Auckland scientists.
NZ: South Korea whaling 'a serious setback'
The decision by South Korea to start whaling is being labelled 'unnecessary' and 'reckless' by New Zealand's whaling commissioner.