22 May 2022 I was on holiday in Mahia and became aware of a local stranding on Mahia beach via the community facebook page… I…
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27 December 2009 A beautiful day after Boxing Day dawned over the Coromandel Peninsula, my partner and I had arrived the day before to spend…
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27 December 2009 I was lucky to be on holiday in the Coromandel when I received news of the mass stranding of pilot whales in…
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Jo Wixey helps to refloat Nobby with other Project Jonah medics in a spectacular rescue mission 27 September 2008 I received the text from Project…
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27 September 2008 The message was received 7am on Saturday morning – ‘Whale stranding BOP area, text back YES if you can attend’. Was this…
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Renee Kelly (front right) helps DOC staff to refloat stranded orca. Photo credit NZ Herald 4 July 2008 I received the call on Friday, just…
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Photo credit: http://booyatravel.com/valentinesday/ 14 February 2015 I trained in Nelson (where I live) last year and had not been to a stranding prior to this one.…
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