Whale

The Pacific Whale Fund has called Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII death “a profound void” in the hearts of Māori people and all kiwis.

Only five, including the baby found at Te Kaha, had ever stranded in New Zealand, and this was the first neonate or new-born.

A type of beaked whale species has washed ashore in Otago - and it is so scarcely seen, scientists say it could take weeks to confirm its DNA.

Māori artists at FestPAC 2024 are highlighting the issues of transporting taonga across international borders.

Mana whenua said it has been a sad weekend burying a stranded sperm whale on Christchurch's New Brighton beach.