Whaling in New Zealand and in 1844 the last of the early onshore stations closed. Still, Captain Nye of the barque "Mount Wolleston" reported in 1879 that the northern whales averaged 10lbs of whale bone to each barrel of oil, and at that time were the most profitable whales caught. The following table presents the average yield of oil and bone to the northern and southern whale: A later shore station, Perano's of Tory Channel, Cook Strait caught 4200 whales (mainly humpback) between 1911 and 1964, when the last whale was caught in New Zealand waters. Since 1978, whales within New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic
Bayview, New Zealand Bayview, New Zealand Bayview is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand. The area was included into the North Shore ward in 2010, one of the new thirteen administrative areas of the new Auckland Council. The northern part of the suburb, also known as Glendhu, had a population of 5,127 in the 2006 census, an increase of 333 from 2001. The southern part, also known as Witheford Heights, which had a population of 3,012 in the 2006 census, an increase of 384 from 2001. Bayview School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 7