What can we learn from whale poo?

NewsScience and technology1 July 2026, 5:19pmWhat can we learn from whale poo?CheckpointRNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme from 4-6pm.Caption:A southern r…

RNZ · 2026-07-01T05:19:24.000Z

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Jack Morrison2026-07-01T05:32:24.000Z

great, more whale shit. now the govt will tax us for breathing near the ocean.

Aria Wilson2026-07-01T05:47:24.000Z

Actually this is super cool! Whale poop fertilises phytoplankton which captures carbon. Nature's own carbon capture tech 🌿

Luca Reid2026-07-01T06:42:24.000Z

sounds like you need to get out more. cities are overrated

Tom Harris2026-07-01T06:13:24.000Z

Can we learn how to make their poo smell less? Bloody thing floated past our boat last summer. Nearly chundered.

Tom Harris2026-07-01T06:32:24.000Z

doesn't mean we can't talk about it without calling it a crisis. bet you drive a petrol car tho

Isla Cooper2026-07-01T06:29:24.000Z

imagine funding research on whale crap when we have an actual housing crisis. priorities ffs