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Kayaker picks up big travelling companions
Kayaker Mark Jones had unexpected company when a pod of whales surrounded him as he paddled to Great Barrier Island.

Marine noise 'worth inquiry'
The possible connection between undersea noise and mass whale strandings in New Zealand deserves more attention, say marine scientists.

Bethune and Sea Shepherd cut ties in bitter row
Pete Bethune has alleged Sea Shepherd ordered him to scuttle the Ady Gil after its collision with a Japanese whaling vessel.

Entangled humpback whale
Effort being made to cut free the Australian humpback from debris and buoys.

Win a family trip with Auckland's Whale Dolphin Safari
We have a family pass valued at $390 for two adults and two children to venture out to one of the most diverse marine parks in the world - Auckland's own Hauraki Gulf.

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.

Attempt to refloat whales tomorrow
A large pod of pilot whales stranded on a Far North beach will hopefully be refloated tomorrow.

24 stranded whales survive night
Surviving pilot whales from a stranded pod may have to be refloated at a more sheltered bay.

Nature's cruel blow - whales, lambs die
Gales and heavy rain pounding the North Island have shattered weather records, and winds last night hampered rescue efforts after a mass whale stranding at the northern tip of NZ.

Surviving whales relocated by road
More than 40 of the 80 pilot whales stranded at Spirits Bay have died and the rest will have to be relocated by road because of rough weather conditions.

'Unprecedented' mass whale stranding - DOC
DOC staff are scrambling to get enough help to save up to 30 whales still stranded at Spirits Bay, north of Kaitaia. At least 43 have died.

Nine whales survive
Just nine of the 63 whales found stranded on a Northland beach on Friday have survived.

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.