22 Sep 2021

The cost of caring for the stranded orca Toa

From Midday Report, 12:45 pm on 22 September 2021

The Department of Conservation spent $130,000 looking after Toa, the orphaned Orca.

It was abandoned by its pod north of Wellington in July, and was cared for by the department and volunteers for 12 days before its death.

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook tells Māni Dunlop about what else she's found in documents released by the Department this morning.