Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...

Four pilot whales died when a pod of up to 40 whales were stranded on a beach in New Zealand’s North Island on Sunday ...

The dramatic rescue took place on Ruakākā Beach, near Whangārei on New Zealand's northern coastline. Hundreds of residents ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...

More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after ...

More than 30 pilot whales that washed up on a beachfront in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean by hundreds of ...

Whales in the south Pacific have historically found themselves washed up on New Zealand's shores in large numbers. After the ...

More than 30 pilot whales that washed up on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean. Conservation ...

FILE - Pilot whales stranded on New Zealand's Ruakākā Beach. (Credit: Nikki Hartley DOC) In New Zealand, more than 30 whales ...

Dozens of pilot whales stranded on an NZ beach have been returned to the ocean after being refloated on sheets.

A pod of more than 30 pilot whales were rescued after being stranded on Ruakākā Beach near Whangārei in northern New Zealand ...