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Story: Te whānau puha – whales

Whales ready for processing

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Whales ready for processing

These whales were brought ashore to be processed at Houhora, Northland, in 1910. Once a whale was landed, the next step was to flense it – strip the skin and blubber from the carcass.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Northwood Collection (PA-Group-00027)

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Bradford Haami, Te whānau puha – whales – From whaling to tourism, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9205/whales-ready-for-processing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bradford Haami, published 2 March 2009.