Whaling
NZ will keep fighting whale hunt - McCully
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has criticised Japan for continuing whaling in the Southern Ocean.
Southern right whales back from brink of extinction
Whaling in the 1800s nearly caused the extinction of southern right whales around New Zealand, and the population is slowly recovering from a low of just 110-or-so animals in the 1920s.
Southern right whales back from brink of extinction
Whaling in the 1800s nearly caused the extinction of southern right whales around New Zealand, and the population is slowly recovering from a low of just 110-or-so animals in the 1920s.
AudioSea Shepherd caught short as Japan extends whaling search area
The Japanese whaling fleet seems to be winning its annual battle with Sea Shepherd in the Southern Ocean. Audio
Sea Shepherd stretched as Japanese ramp up whaling
The Japanese whaling fleet appears to have side-stepped its long-time adversaries, Sea Shepherd. Audio
Toby and Toby on Japan resuming its whale hunt
OPINION: The Japanese are sharpening their harpoons and resuming their whale hunt for 'science'. Toby Manhire and Toby Morris smell something fishy.
Japanese whalers leave for minke kill
Japanese whaling ships have departed for this year's Antarctic hunt, despite international opposition. Audio
Japan resumes whaling
International law expert Al Gillespie talks about Japan's attitude to the International Court of Justice as it resumes whaling in the Southern Ocean. Audio
Japan's whaling decision draws international criticism
Japan's decision to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean has drawn international condemnation. University of Waikato Professor Alexander Gillespie, an expert in international law and conservation… Audio
NZ urges Japan to halt whaling plans
The New Zealand government may have to physically stop Japan's ships if it wants to prevent the country from whaling in the Southern Ocean, a conservation group says.
Maya Sialuk Jacobsen - Inuit Tattooing
Greenlandic tattoo artist in Auckland for the indigenous ink component of the inaugural Urbanesia 2015 arts festival. We also hear from Maya's husband 'Pero' Per-Erik Dahlman, a western-trained… Audio
The Girl Who Stole Stockings
Elsbeth Hardie's mother always told her that her family came from Wales, but when she decided to check her genealogy she found out that was wrong, they came from New South Wales - from the convict… Audio
NZ welcomes scientific rejection of Japan's whaling programme
The New Zealand government is welcoming a review which discredits Japan's latest plan for scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean. Audio
Whaling body opposes Japan's new plans
Japan still hopes to resume its Antarctic whale hunt at the end of this year despite an international panel rejecting its new plan to kill more than three-hundred minke whales Audio
Non-lethal whaling a farce
Japan is sending its whaling boats back to the Antarctic tomorrow for what they are describing as non-lethal scientific research. Audio
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
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.
AudioA 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
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.
AudioEyewitness: Whale Tales
It's nearly 50 years since Marlborough whalers J. A. Perano and Company harpooned their last whale in New Zealand waters. Peter Perano reflects on what it was like to be a third generation whaler… Audio
