Nearly 500 whales die in heartbreaking New Zealand strandings iwradio.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iwradio.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The whales beached themselves on the Chatham Islands, about 500 miles east of New Zealand s main islands. None of the whales could be refloated and all either died naturally or were euthanized.