Department of Conservation, local iwi and Project Jonah members are there, and staying overnight.

A Massey University vet pathologist will fly in to do a necropsy - before appropriate tikanga is followed and the whale buried on the beach.

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27 Jun: Elsewhere, a severe thunderstorm's been affecting Bay of Islands, and the area north of Whangarei

27 Jun: Heavy rain is prompting evacuations in Marlborough this morning

26 Jun: Some Marlborough residents are preparing to evacuate, as wild weather batters the region

26 Jun: Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import – new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago

26 Jun: The South Island's Haast Pass is closed, after an overnight slip

25 Jun: Foodstuffs North Island has approval to build New Zealand's largest new supermarket

25 Jun: A young kea seriously injured by a lead bullet in Golden Bay is recovering well

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International:
As world watched Israel-Iran war, in Gaza hundreds were killed 7:57

Business:
Directors appear to be keeping realistic despite satisfaction economic recovery is around the corner 7:57

International:
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unleashes on the media as he defends US strikes on Iran 7:47

Law and Order:
Police are searching for a 40-year-old Auckland man, wanted in relation to a number of offences 7:47

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