Whales
A World with Whales
The National Whale Centre opens in Picton to focus on the natural and cultural history of cetaceans and to mark 50 years since the end of commercial whaling in New Zealand. Audio
New whale species discovered that lived 25 million years ago
Researchers from Otago University have discovered and named a new species of whale that lived between 26 to 25 million years ago. Audio
Stranded pilot whales die
Twenty-two pilot whales refloated in the Bay of Plenty yesterday have all died now after stranding themselves again. Audio
DOC trying to refloat 20 whales in Bay of Plenty
The Department of Conservation have had to euthanise 20 pilot whales stranded at Ohiwa Harbour in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Audio
Naked Science
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. This week a whale sets a new deep sea diving record, and scientists produce a synthetic copy of brewer's yeast in the lab. Audio
The annual Cook Strait whale count
Nadine Bott, DOC marine ecologist in charge of the annual whale count. Audio