MORE than 60 pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit at the top of New Zealand's South Island have been refloated but experts say it's too early to say they won't strand again.
Department of Conservation rangers, Project Jonah volunteers and others have been fighting to save 62 whales after days of strandings.
On Sunday afternoon, DOC said the whales had been refloated about 5 kilometres from the base of the spit, in Golden Bay.
"It is too early to say yet whether or not the rescue effort will be fully successful with the whales remaining in deeper water and moving further out to sea," DOC said in a statement.
"There is still a risk of whales restranding."
Most of the refloated whales are swimming in deeper water towards the other side of Golden Bay and it is hoped they will continue to swim safety further out in the bay.
They are being monitored by the Tasman District Council harbourmaster in a boat.
About six to eight whales have remained close to Farewell Spit and are swimming further along the spit.
About 28 stranded whales have already died this weekend, DOC says.
A total of 71 whales were found on the beach on Sunday morning, including eight dead, spread over 1.6km.
On Saturday morning, 53 whales stranded, including 13 that died.
The whales are believed to be part of the same pod seen off Taupata Point, south of Farewell Spit, on Tuesday.
Pilot whales regularly become stranded on Farewell Spit. On January 6, 39 whales stranded there and died or were put down.
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