Dead sperm whale beached in New Zealand

The dead body of a sperm whale lies on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013. Hundreds of people gathered to see the whale which was washed up on the beach overnight after it died.

People gather to see the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

Workers cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

Dock workers and local Iwi, a Maori organization, cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

People gather to see the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

A hazard sign is displayed as people gather to see the dead body of a sperm whale, not pictured, on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

People gather behind a cordon to see the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

Workers cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

Dock workers and local Iwi, a Maori organization, cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a 15 metre sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

A worker hauls away a chunk from the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013, as it is being cut up.

Dock workers and local Iwi, a Maori organization, cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

Dock workers and local Iwi, a Maori organization, cut up and remove chunks from the dead body of a 15 metre sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

The dead body of a sperm whale lies on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

The dead body of a lies on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

People wearing high visibility clothing walk past the dead body of a sperm whale on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013.

A Maori elder, center, blesses dead body of a sperm whale lies on a Paraparaumu beach on the Kapiti Coast on Jan. 16, 2013, before it is cut up and removed.