The whale measured 21.7 metres in length and was estimated to weigh around 20 tonnes.
Environment
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The Rangatira spider is one of New Zealand’s largest spiders, with females weighing up to five grams before laying eggs — almost as much as the country’s smallest bird.
Mon, Aug 10
The satellite campus at Lagmhor, part of Ashburton Borough School, has been trucking in a temporary water supply for the last year and a half.
Sun, Aug 9
The Department of Conservation's systems for counting visitors and activities at 700 sites on public conservation land are old and plagued by delays and data loss.
Sat, Aug 8
Jo Jones managed to pull her pet out before her head went under "very wide-eyed, it gave her a fright".
Fri, Aug 7
A public meeting is being held to discuss concerns over the future of the High Country after Ōhau and Twizel were named as two potential data centre sites.
Keanu Isaksson, 25, and Luca Zylstra-Law, 19, were trapped in a ravine on Mount Popomanaseu before their rescue on Tuesday morning.
Energy giant Meridian has consent to build 230,000 solar panels in Morrinsville, and sheep will be grazing under and between panels to maximise land productivity.
Wed, Aug 5
The 93-year-old entertainer said the massive data facilities were "loud" and stealing water.
A Tai Tokerau community leader fears a proposal to truck wastewater from a fast-tracked Auckland housing development could create new risks for the harbour.
Sat, Aug 1
Tyre tracks tear through the grass area on Fyffe Quay by Jimmy Armers Beach, on Kaikōura's Peninsula.
Fri, Jul 31
The ACT party has said it wants the National Game Animal Council to be in charge of hunting game animals on conservation land, instead of DOC.
Thu, Jul 30
The Ministry for Regulation's Sector Review Report recommends legalising plug-in solar "because there was no good for reason for preventing Kiwis using it".
Witness video showed a 16-year-old lifeguard dragging the 10-year-old boy to safety amid enormous waves at a beach in Santa Cruz.
District councillor Larry Foster, who has lived next to Titirangi for 50 years, said disruption and damage had been common for years.
Wed, Jul 29
The Department of Conservation says two trees were found with "clear evidence of drill and fill holes around the base".
Tue, Jul 28
Council general manager for water services Matt Keil said the clean up process was undertaken about 50 times a year by staff - time that would be better spent elsewhere.
Experts were assessing the site on Monday after Tauranga City Council warned of a "major regression" at the site of January's deadly slips.
Greens call for a one-year moratorium on consents for new "AI data centres", which have been divisive in communities locally and abroad.
Mon, Jul 27
Operations at the privately-owned industrial landfill Taylorville Resource Park have continued, despite opposition from local residents and the Grey District Council.
Introduction of garbage sorting in Jakarta could keep 80% of waste out of landfills, and money out of waste-pickers pockets.
Luke Shadbolt says muppets dumping garden waste has been a longstanding issue in the coastal settlement, 30km east of Hastings.
Fri, Jul 24
The massive project has been approved in Makarewa, 10 minutes north of Invercargill, with locals wanting answers.
Thu, Jul 23
South Wairarapa District Council had sought costs against Far North Solar Farm for expenses it incurred in a lengthy Environment Court process.
Wed, Jul 22
The track up the Hooker Valley was the one of the most popular day hikes in the country, and attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
