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Selfless Kiwis recognised at awards
New Zealanders who risked their lives to save others have been recognised at the New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards.
Inquiries continue into Kaikoura seal massacre
Police and DOC investigations are continuing into the massacre of fur seals at Ohau Point, a popular seal viewing point 22km north of Kaikoura.
DOC find seal killers tough to catch
Calls from the public about a mass seal slaughter near Kaikoura are drying up, while the killers remain at large.
Vicious attack prompts debate on seal culling
The slaughter of 23 seals on the Kaikoura coast last week has prompted debate on whether seals need to be culled in the area.
$20k reward offered in seal killing case
DOC says it is yet to receive any "concrete" information on who carried out the brutal clubbing to death of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura.
DoC follows leads on seal slaughter
DoC is following up leads on who carried out the brutal clubbing of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura last week.
More seals likely to die after slaughter - zoologist
The number of seals which will die as a result of a brutal attack could be many more than the 23 found, a zoologist says.
Attack on seals 'cruel and abhorrent'
Twenty-three seals, including eight newborn pups, were found clubbed to death on the Kaikoura coast. DoC believes the seals were attacked over a number of days.