NEW ZEALAND HERALD: ‘As many as 145 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding in Mason Bay on Stewart Island… There were two pods stranded at the southern end of Mason Bay, approximately 2km apart. DoC Rakiura operations manager Ren Leppens said half of the whales had already died by the time they were … Continue reading As many as 145 pilot whales dead after mass stranding on New Zealand’s Stewart Island