21 May 2025

Our Changing World: The spade-toothed whale

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 21 May 2025

Last year, a rare and mysterious spade-toothed whale washed up south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, sparking massive interest and news headlines around the world.  

We join Claire Concannon at the week-long scientific dissection that took place at the AgResearch campus in Mosgiel.  

First Rachel Wesley, from Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, explains where the whale, named Ōnumia, was found.