New Zealand wildlife workers are cutting holes in hundreds of dead pilot whales on Monday to prevent them from exploding as they decompose on Golden Bay, authorities have confirmed.

Hundreds of pilot whales stranded on a New Zealand beach in the morning hours on Friday, marking one of the worst whale beachings in the country’s history.

A host of sky gazers and enthusiast in New Zealand and Australiagathered to watch the amazing Aurora Australis, which includes a display of spectacular lights in the sky.

Experts said that such natural phenomenon is common in the Northern Hemisphere but is rare in the southern half of the world. The Aurora Australisoccurs when solar winds from the sun touch the Earth’s upper atmosphere.

Experts have said that human population of just 2,500 people living in New Zealand were responsible for the extinction of moa bird.

Second and final total lunar eclipse will occur on early Wednesday morning. A treat for early risers and stargazers, the eclipse will start at 4.16 am. The moon will take a coppery hue just before sunrise on the East Coast.