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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 25, 2018 16:45:58 GMT 12
NORTHLAND IWI CONSENT TO DEAD SPERM WHALE'S STOMACH BEING TESTEDA sperm whale that died after being stranded on a Northland beach will have its insides tested for plastic by the consent of local iwi. DOC is working with local hapu Ngāti Kahu to determine how the dead whale should be dealt with, however on Saturday morning Ngāti Kahu performed a karakia to acknowledge the death. "They plan to pull the whale further up the beach to bury it, according to their cultural traditions," Petrove said. "The hapu would like to examine the whale's stomach contents to see if there is any plastic. "They have sought assistance with this from Ngāti Wai expert in whale tikanga, Hori Parata, who is travelling to the site from Whangarei today," she said...... www.stuff.co.nz/environment/108845671/northland-iwi-consent-to-dead-sperm-whales-stomach-being-tested
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