Volunteers at Farewell Spit are racing against time to get 15 live whales back into sea.

Volunteers at Farewell Spit are racing against time to get 15 live whales back into sea.

Six whales die after pod washes ashore on narrow sand formation known for repeated strandings

Six pilot whales are dead and 15 others are stranded on New Zealand's South Island, and volunteers are furiously working to save them.