Taranaki hapū Ngāti Tū are preparing for the burial of at least two of the twelve sperm whales found dead on Kaupokonui beach.
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Iwi revives ancient whaling traditions
When a whale dies, traditions are upheld. Descendants of Rongomaiwahine in Mahia have taken the opportunity to revive ancient whale preservation practices almost lost through generations.
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Iwi mourns dead whale in Mahia
The sperm whale that stranded and later died at Mahia has been moved. There were prayers and karanga this morning as onlookers sadly watched the carcass being moved from the north end of the peninsula.
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Sperm whale beached at Mahia
An 18-metre Sperm whale washed-up opposite the Mahia Beach Holiday Park this morning.
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Ngāti Wai team make preparations from stranded whale
The Department of Conservation are working with local iwi to determine what will be done with a young sperm whale found stranded on Whangarei Harbour this morning. The dead body of the whale was found on Marsden bank at the harbour entrance.
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NewsMāori-owned business Whale watch Kaikoura helps fund Harbour restoration
Civil Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced additional funding of $700,000 for the restoration of Kaikōura Harbour, bringing the government’s total contribution to $5.7 million.
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Community work together to help save stranded whales
Attempts to re-float the remaining stranded pilot whales at tonight's high tide at Farewell Spit near Golden Bay has been called off due to safety concerns.
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Around 400 pilot whales stranded at Golden Bay
More than 400 pilot whales are stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. The Department of Conservation says more than half of them have died.
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Native Affairs- The Whale People
In 2014, forty Pilot whales stranded and died near Opotiki. Now the remains of those whales or tohora may unlock the secrets to whale strandings. Native Affairs received an exclusive invitation to visit one of the most significant whale research projects in the world. It's being led by a small iwi who've turned their marae into a science lab.
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Exclusive- Iwi leads International Whale Project
One of the most significant international research projects into whales is being led by a Bay of Plenty iwi.
