Usually mass whale strandings in New Zealand's waters result in a massive community effort, with hundreds of people coming to help, but the remote Pitt Island has a population of only around 40 people.
A 2017 stranding of pilot whales in Golden Bay, at the top of New Zealand's South Island. File picHundreds of whales have been stranded on remote islands off the east coast of New Zealand within a few days of each other.
During the weekend, 215 whales died in the northwest corner of the Chathams, with the remaining whales having to be put down after being given little chance of survival. Usually mass whale strandings in New Zealand's waters result in a massive community effort, with hundreds of people coming to help.
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