Whales

A small team is still working to try to save a large whale that's stranded not far from central Auckland. The whale is about 8-metres long and is on mudflats at Point Chevalier near the north-western… Audio

While the Department of Conservation attempts to keep a whale alive near Point Chevalier beach in Auckland, Whale Rescue has another operation underway out from Whangarei Harbour. Audio

Australia's most famous humpback whale - Migaloo - a rare albino, appears to have moved into New Zealand waters. Audio

Nearly all of about 150 stranded whales in Golden Bay have been re-floated, but are yet to swim out to deeper water after getting stuck on sand. Audio

Twenty-one scientists sail out of Wellington tomorrow aiming to track singing blue whales using state-of-the-art sonar equipment. Audio

Whale watcher Nadine Bott. Audio

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

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

Researchers from Otago University have discovered and named a new species of whale that lived between 26 to 25 million years ago. Audio

Twenty-two pilot whales refloated in the Bay of Plenty yesterday have all died now after stranding themselves again. Audio

The Department of Conservation have had to euthanise 20 pilot whales stranded at Ohiwa Harbour in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Audio

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

Whales, and environmental accountability. Audio

Nadine Bott, DOC marine ecologist in charge of the annual whale count. Audio

Whales and whaling. Audio