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Former All Black Ali Williams and ZURU founder Nick Mowbray refloat whale after spotting it from helicopter 5 Apr, 2021 08:38 AM 2 minutes to read The whale was successfully refloated. Video / Jaimee Lupton via Instagram NZ Herald Former All Black Ali Williams has flown to the rescue of a beached whale after spotting it from a helicopter over the Easter break. The World Cup winner was travelling by helicopter with ZURU founder Nick Mowbray when the pair spotted the stranded animal on the beach at Mangawhai, north of Auckland. Mowbray told the Herald they were returning from the Bay of Islands...

Volunteers first managed to refloat the surviving whales on Monday evening’s high tide.

A group of 28 pilot whales were successfully refloated at a notorious New Zealand beach where more than a dozen of the marine mammals died this week. The long-finned pilot whales, which had re-stranded themselves once before, appeared to have finally swum out to sea, animal rescue charity Project Jonah said.

40 beached whales refloated in New Zealand but fears remain By NICK PERRYFebruary 22, 2021 GMT WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Volunteers in New Zealand successfully refloated 40 stranded whales on Monday evening but remained concerned they might beach themselves again overnight. A pod of 49 long-finned pilot whales earlier stranded themselves on Farewell Spit, a remote beach on the South Island, according to authorities. Nine of the whales died. Louisa Hawkes, a spokesperson for whale rescue group Project Jonah, said volunteers helped keep the whales cool and comfortable throughout the day...

A group of 28 pilot whales were successfully refloated at a notorious New Zealand beach where more than a dozen of the marine mammals died this week, jubilant rescuers said on February 24. The long-finned pilot whales, which had re-stranded themselves once before, appeared to have finally swum out to sea, animal rescue charity Project Jonah said.