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New Zealand whaling stations

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Map of New Zealand with sites of whaling stations and activity marked with symbols of houses and blue lines

This map shows the main areas along the New Zealand coast where whaling stations were established.

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Jock Phillips, Whaling – Shore-based whaling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/6252/new-zealand-whaling-stations (accessed 9 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 2 March 2009.