A karakia will be held today for a dead whale washed up on Titahi Bay beach.
Members of the public spotted the whale at the south end of the beach early this morning.
Ngati Toa spokeswoman Jennie Smeaton says the whale has a few markings on it like it's been attacked, and must have washed ashore overnight.
Jennie Smeaton says iwi and DOC will decide what to do with the body together.
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