The large whale carcass is slowly decomposing, but not quickly enough for the property owners. Photo: suppliedNearly four months after it came ashore on an isolated Far North beach, the carcass of a whale is causing a huge stink for the property owners, with no respite in sight as the Department of Conservation will not remove it. The 22-metre-long blue whale washed up on the beach at the property of Andrea Thackwray and her family in early July. The family had owned the property since 1986 and it was the first time a whale has washed up. DoC ranger, operations, Elke Reufels said removing such a large carcass was generally not something DoC did unless it was a wider public health risk.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2016 20:54 UTC