Whaling in new Zealand (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Whale hunting ships operate in the Cook Strait Full Description: NEW ZEALAND: Cook Strait: EXT NEW ZEALAND Whaling in Cook Strait. Very good shots of whale being hit with a harpoon gun. Finally, blown up with compressed air on the ship WHALES Hunting whales in New Zealand’s Cook Strait. Good shot of whale in sea. Harpoon going in it. Later, strung up from the ship filled with compressed air. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Notches, carcass, blubber, butchering Background: Whale hunting ships operate in the Cook Strait FILM ID: VLVAA9BQ7E5DWQ2J9HYJET8HXWF8P To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé