Whanganui council takes stand against deep seabed mining
Local councillors have opposed seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight and applauded an impassioned first-term councillor ...
‘A really stocky, powerful-looking little animal:’ Scientists are gaining precious clues about the world’s rarest whale
Anton van Helden, an expert on some of the world’s rarest whales, was sitting on the couch in July recovering from surgery, ...
Whanganui District Council takes stand against seabed mining
It cuts out the voices of those that have inherent connection to the marine area and some of those that are most ...
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Scientists examine world's rarest whale in New Zealand
Spade-toothed whales are extremely rare. None have ever been spotted alive at sea. One surfaced in New Zealand in July and now scientists hope to study it and find ways their adaptions to extreme ...
Tasman’s Golden Bay whale stranding: Survivors refloated after ‘heroic’ rescue efforts
The surviving pilot whales have been refloated after becoming stranded, rescued and then re-stranded in Tasman’s Golden Bay.
Inside New Zealand’s radical plan to save its native birds
It’s been called “the most ambitious conservation project attempted anywhere in the world”— will it actually work?
This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...
Scientists Examine Rare Spade-Tooth Whale: Key Discoveries Unveiled
Scientists in New Zealand are conducting the first-ever dissection of a complete spade-toothed whale, one of the rarest whale ...
The window-view surprise that took my breath away
Sightseeing flights over the coldest, windiest and driest continent give you an insight into its huge mountains – and get you ...