CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- New Zealand says it won't join legal action against Japan over its whaling in the Southern Ocean but will still try to persuade Japan to end it activities.
Although New Zealand will not be filing as a party to the legal action being brought by Australia, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the New Zealand government remains a strong partner of Australia in the bid to end Japan's scientific whaling program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Wednesday.