Although over 30 pilot whales were saved, four did not survive. These included three adults and one juvenile. On Monday, the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, held a ceremony for the ...

“It's hard to say what minke or fin whale is worth but it's somewhere between ... only intend to fight back with intimidating music based on a Maori chant and written by New Zealand artist ...

humpbacks and hundreds of resident sperm whales. Several tours are given by Maori guides, who view whales as magnificent creatures and ancestors. "In Maori mythology, we see ourselves as the ...

According to Maori myths and legends, a demigod named Maui was fishing with his brothers from a canoe – which is now known as the South Island – when he hooked a giant catch: the massive piece ...