VIDEO: Gareth Hughes on Japanese whaling and Sea Shepherd

15 Nov 2011 08:45p.m.

Lee wrote:

If you support whaling, you support the most barbaric form of animal cruelty there is. Whales have their own form of language, yet they often take up to 40 min to die an agonising death. That $34m could have been used for earthquake recovery,yet it is being used to prop up an industry that is horribly corrupt. Japan already has thousands of tonnes of frozen whale meat stored, hardly anyone eats it anymore. And it is a SANCTUARY! In Africa, they shoot poachers on sight. Problem solved. NZ has become a gutless, nutless and toothless country.

15 Nov 2011 12:09p.m.

atrout wrote:

Hughes is real cringe-making material. A kid in big boy's clothes, trying to not look like a Green. If he is trying to charm people to vote Green, it won't work. His material is straight researcher pulp and seemingly not his own ideas.

06 Oct 2011 06:03p.m.

ian wrote:

To Rob Edward, - what you write of is valid Rob, how ever dont we all over time advance ourselves, improve our performances,and increase our production. I believe it could also be called modernisation.We all reach out forward.
Talk to our politicians of a "Noble Battle" when time and money is involved.
Katrina,- Yes i agree with what you write.They are pulling the wool over nobodys eyes, when they claim harvesting for research only.Thorough and careful monitoring and control of their workings is necessary.
I think the LAW should should be changed to allow a sustainable quota.
Think of our reaction to a ban on our beef stock/sheep kills?

06 Oct 2011 05:17p.m.

James wrote:

Just torpedo the mother ship... !!! Sink it...No problem..!!!

06 Oct 2011 02:00p.m.

braam wrote:

Another Wellingtonian who is so far off reality it's entertaining. Can someone please hand this tea leaf a comb.

06 Oct 2011 01:00p.m.

philip wrote:

you look like ya just fell out of bad after a hard night on the booze mate in that picture .

06 Oct 2011 12:38p.m.

katrina wrote:

But Ian the point is that they are harvesting for research. What possible research could they be doing on all those dead whales year after year. If they are harvesting for food supply then they are breaking the law.

06 Oct 2011 12:16p.m.

Rob Edward wrote:

Ian. If you want to use an argument from tradition then you should acknowledge that the tradition has only recently involved the use of mechanized factory ships. A method which is unsporting, cruel and unneeded with todays nutritional abundance in first world countries. This is a far cry from the noble battle between man and whale that you might want to conjure in defense of it's continuance.

06 Oct 2011 11:35a.m.

ian wrote:

The Japanese for a very long time traditionaly have harvested Whales from the sea.
Who are we to demand that they now because we wish to, cease?
We could insist on a sustainable quota of harvesting, but if you wish to attack the Japanese in the Antartic, dont endanger other peoples lives, and be prepared accept responsbility of your own actions.
Die for you cause if you must, but again dont take others with you.
No ammout of emotive whimpering about "big blue fish" etc, will influence me,you would do much better at helping people in need here in NZ.
The NZ govt should in no way assist you in your actions, but would be well advised to warn you off, and guide you as one would naughty children, to behave responibly with some thought and dignity.