WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast ...

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Researchers find unexpected pattern in ocean warming Researchers from New Zealand have investigated the warming of the oceans. They have discovered that certain areas are warming more than others.

New Zealand’s track record in domestic marine protection is also woeful. Only about 2 percent of the country’s waters are fully protected , well below the global average .