Hundreds of whales have stranded on Farewell Spit but about 300 have died.
The Department of Conservation says 416 pilot whales stranded over night. Project Jonah has issued a Facebook alert about the mass stranding at the northern end of Golden Bay.
The Department of Conservation says 416 pilot whales stranded over night. Project Jonah has issued a Facebook alert about the mass stranding at the northern end of Golden Bay.
Project Jonah said 75 per cent of the whales were dead when rescuers arrived at first light.
Rescue efforts were focusing on refloating the remaining 100 live whales at 10.30am when high tide was due.
Some of those that survived the night stranding were already able to swim on their own.
DOC spokesman Mike Ogle said the whales had stranded on the inside beach of Farewell Spit, 1km from Triangle Flat, near Puponga.
Ogle urged as many people as possible to help refloat the whales that were still alive.
DOC spokesman Mike Ogle said the whales had stranded on the inside beach of Farewell Spit, 1km from Triangle Flat, near Puponga.
Ogle urged as many people as possible to help refloat the whales that were still alive.
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