A group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand.
The animals were discovered by a walker late on Saturday, strewn along the beach of Mason Bay.
Authorities said half the whales had already died by then, while the other half were put down as it would have been too difficult to save them.
In separate incidents, 12 pygmy whales and a sperm whale also beached in New Zealand over the weekend.
The pilot whales were beached in two pods about 2km (1.2 miles) apart on a remote beach on Rakiura or Stewart Island off the coast of South Island.
