Animal rights in New Zealand remains a nearly intractable dilemma, given the economic divers, historic way of life formany, and a paradigm slow to shift, as in nearly every other country.
But demand for the fishermen's catch dried up with the worldwide economic crisis and left many of these divers without a reason to go out on the water.
At one of the churches on Sunday, many survivors and family members of victims gathered for a two-hour Mass to remember the victims and honor divers and rescue workers.