Environment Canterbury says the deaths at Birdling Flats were natural and caused by poorly timed migration. Video / NZ Herald ...

The Department of Conservation is calling for more to be done to prevent the mass death of thousands of migrating eels at Te ...

Thousands of dead eels have appeared on a Canterbury beach, shocking locals. Environment Canterbury says the deaths were ...

Environmental authorities’ original explanation about the death of thousands of eels on a Canterbury beach was “absurd”, according to a well-known freshwater ecologist. Birdlings Flat in Canterbury ...

In January 2018, a kilogram of these baby eels cost around $35,000. That's more than bluefin tuna, and almost as much as the price of gold at the time. But catching these eels is just the beginning.

This week whanau from Wairewa, Lake Forsyth have been working hard to ensure tuna, long and short finned eels can complete their lifecycle.