Orca whale stranded at Marlborough beach
An orca whale is stranded at Marfells Beach in Marlborough
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Another 120 whales stranded again
Hundreds of volunteers last night kept a vigil over 120 whales restranded on Farewell Spit near Golden Bay.
Helpers told, beware exploding whales
Twenty pilot whales have beached themselves again and will be euthanised, DoC said, as volunteers are warned to be careful around decomposing whales.
Surviving beached whales refloated
All 100 of the surviving beached whales at Farewell Spit have been successfully refloated as volunteers scrambled to stop another pod swimming into shore.
'People crying, they didn't want to leave'
Emotional scenes as whale rescue volunteers sang to and even named many of the pilot whales stranded - and those refloated - on Farewell Spit.
Shark warning for whale volunteers
Volunteers desperately trying to save 100 surviving whales that have beached on Farewell Spit are being warned about the risk of sharks in the water.
Hope for stranded whales 'slipping away'
Hope for survivors of one of NZ's largest ever whale strandings is "slowly slipping away".
Whale deaths: DoC under fire
A whale rescue expert is critical Department of Conservation crews didn't act sooner in last night's devastating whale stranding.
How to save a life
This week, the Herald takes a look at Kiwis who are dedicated to helping our animals. Today Jamie Morton talks to Project Jonah's Daren Glover.
Whale dies in Caroline Bay near Timaru
Locals were unable to save whale that repeatedly stranded on popular beach.
Rescuers work to 'save' whale
Rescuers were hard at work in Browns Bay, Auckland on Saturday getting a stranded whale back into the water.
Lomu 'redefined the game'
Joel Stransky first played against Lomu moments after Nelson Mandela shook hands with the players before the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg.
Stranded whales to be euthanised
The Department of Conservation has confirmed that the decision has been made to euthanise the remaining 16 whales who became stranded at Farewell Spit.
Endangered whale found dead in gulf
A critically endangered Bryde's whale has washed up dead on Motuihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Washed up whale will be left to rot
A whale that washed up last week around 40km north of Muriwai beach on Auckland's west coast will be left to rot, the Department of Conservation says.
Rescuers' hard work saves 14 whales
DoC was forced to end the misery of seven whales that re-beached themselves at Rarawa Bay.
A dozen whales refloated, three die
More than half of the 24 whales being refloated in the Far North this evening have made it into the water, but three have died.
Stranded whales wait in estuary
Volunteers last night comforted stranded whales that had been moved from a Far North beach to a nearby stream.
Stranded pilot whales refloated
Eleven pilot whales have been successfully transported and refloated at Matai Bay after a mass stranding on Karikari Beach near Kaitaia yesterday.
Whale death toll rises to 44
The number of whales to have perished on Karikari beach has now reached 44 - but rescuers are trying to save 14 survivors.