Anti-whaling protests held in Wellington, Auckland
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About 50 people took part in a protest in Wellington on Friday, the world anti-whaling day.
Organized through social networks, the protesters marched past the Japanese, Icelandic and Norwegian embassies before arriving at Parliament.
Pete Bethune, who earlier this year spent months in a Japanese jail after boarding a whaling vessel, said the New Zealand government must do more to stop whaling.
In Auckland, scores of anti-whaling protesters made their way to Queen Street in the CBD on Friday afternoon as part of International Anti-Whaling Day protests.
Thet protesters, including many in body paint and costumes, were followed by a vehicle carrying a fake whale and playing whale calls over loud speaker.
Sea Shepherd's Annie Robinson said the march was to protest against whaling as the Japanese prepare to set off for another hunt in Antarctic waters.
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