Rescuers try to help a stranded whale off the coast of Northland.
Rescuers look on as Deparment of Conservation make a decision after failed attempts to refloat the whale.
The female humpback whale's calf died beside it on 6 August.
Kuia crying as they watch the stranded whale on a Northland beach.
Rescuers waiting to help a whale stranded in Northland.
A whale stranded in Northland.
A digger is used to build a trench, as rescuers try to rescue a stranded whale in Northland.
More than 100 volunteers have joined the Department of Conservation and Project Jonah staff to help a stranded whale in Northland.
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