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![<i>John Armstrong:</i> Harpoon waiting to prick Key's bubble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
<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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
More than 5000 whales could be saved: report
A compromise being negotiated by the IWC could save 5000 whales over the next ten years
![Whaling debate rages on as Japanese fleet returns to port](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Whaling debate rages on as Japanese fleet returns to port
Japan's internet users are increasingly inflamed by what they say is racism behind the whaling debate.
![Japanese whalers blame 'violent interference' for small catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Japanese whalers blame 'violent interference' for small catch
Japan's whaling fleet has returned home with their smallest catch in years, blaming anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd for interfering in their operations.
![Japan to lay five charges against NZ whaling activist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Japan to lay five charges against NZ whaling activist
Japan will lay five charges against anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, for boarding the Shonan Maru II in the Southern Ocean in February. His lawyer says the situation is potentially very serious.
![Whaling compromise only chance of success - Govt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Whaling compromise only chance of success - Govt
NZ representative Sir Geoffrey Palmer fears the IWC could collapse if current negotiations on whales were to fail.
!['Tantrum' after blog derails Govt's whaling meeting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Tantrum' after blog derails Govt's whaling meeting
Chris Carter has accused Murray McCully of throwing a temper tantrum after a government briefing on whaling was cancelled because of Carter's blog.
![What's the difference? The orca knows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
What's the difference? The orca knows
It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?
![Open season on whales once again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Open season on whales once again
The moratorium on commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean looks likely to end next year.
![Environmental group ready to defend whaling activist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Environmental group ready to defend whaling activist
Japanese lawyers are lined up to defend incarcerated anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune, but an environmental group still hopes Japanese authorities will send him home.
![NZ's Antarctic fishing blamed for orca decline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
NZ's Antarctic fishing blamed for orca decline
Researchers say a decline in Ross Sea orcas may be partly due to NZ's deep-sea fishing.
![Japanese media express frustration at NZ activist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Japanese media express frustration at NZ activist
Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one top newspaper accusing him of terrorism.
![Key: Govt cannot intervene in activist's case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Key: Govt cannot intervene in activist's case
John Key says the Govt can not intervene in Japan's legal processes to help anti-whaling campaigner Peter Bethune.
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Aussie politician backing fight to free NZ activist
The leader of Australia's Green Party is backing a campaign to free anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune.