<p>They are believed to have beached early Friday, tvnz.co.nz. reported.<br /><br />According to Department of Conservation (DOC) spokeswoman Carolyn Smith, only 10 were still alive and they were in poor condition.<br /><br />Smith said there was little chance of saving the whales with the weather closing in and high tide not until late Friday night.<br /><br />The DOC said it was a difficult decision to euthanise a group of stranded whales.</p>.<p>The whales' carcasses will be buried, the authorities said.</p>
<p>They are believed to have beached early Friday, tvnz.co.nz. reported.<br /><br />According to Department of Conservation (DOC) spokeswoman Carolyn Smith, only 10 were still alive and they were in poor condition.<br /><br />Smith said there was little chance of saving the whales with the weather closing in and high tide not until late Friday night.<br /><br />The DOC said it was a difficult decision to euthanise a group of stranded whales.</p>.<p>The whales' carcasses will be buried, the authorities said.</p>