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Sign up for the Whale Tales Learning Programme
Make a SPLASH in your school or community! WWF-New Zealand is delighted to bring Whale Tales to Tāmaki Makaurau from 24 January – 18 April 2022, and we’d love you to join us for a whale of a time! Over 200 whale tail sculptures, all uniquely designed by artists, community groups and school students, will appear in locations across Auckland. For 12 weeks, they will form a fun, free, family-friendly art “migration” to all parts of the city. Trail explorers of all ages and stages will have a fin-tastic time discovering the tails. And the fun doesn’t stop there! A virtual trail will give explorers across Aotearoa and around the world the opportunity to participate too. The event will bring communities together to help them celebrate their city, their culture and their connection with the marine environment, through creativity and storytelling. After the trail the large whale tail sculptures will be auctioned off to raise vital funds for restoration and conservation of The Hauraki Gulf. Now is the time to join the pod, and to be part of the WWF Whale Tales 2022 adventure!
FOREWoRD FOREWoRD
WWF is a champion for a healthy ocean. In order for us to fulfil our mission of Wild in Art has a track record of delivering world-class events that entertain,
people living in harmony with nature, we must protect and restore the mauri enrich, inform and leave a lasting legacy. We believe passionately in the power
(life force) of our ocean. As an island nation, this is vitally important. The Pacific of creativity to connect the private and public sectors with artists, learning
Ocean touches each one of our lives - from the food we eat, to the beaches we institutions and communities to produce popular mass-participation art events.
visit, to the clothes we wear, and the cars we drive. It is the interconnected
We are very excited to be returning to Auckland and working with our partners
link to every nation on earth. We are reliant on the ocean for our very survival.
WWF-New Zealand and Auckland Unlimited to create Whale Tales - our second
However, we have not been careful custodians of this gift. Pollution, climate
art trail in the city.
change, plastic, and unsuitable practices have all played a part in damaging our
oceans. Ultimately, if our ocean is not healthy, we are not healthy. In 2022, just about everybody will want to be part of the excitement. Many
Whale Tales is the story of a healthy ocean. Whales have been singing their thousands of residents and visitors will walk the trail, talk about the trail and
own stories for generations and now is our opportunity to amplify their voices. share photos and personal highlights on social media. There are many exciting
Whales, a taonga species, are an indicator of a healthy ocean. Unfortunately, ways to benefit from creative collaborations with us. Don’t miss the chance to
many of our ocean species, including whales, are facing extinction. So, what join us!
better way to tell the ocean’s stories than a tail inspired by the endangered Charlie Langhorne
Bryde’s Whale? Managing Director and Co-founder
Together, it is possible, to protect and restore the mauri of our ocean. It is Wild in Art
possible to fish sustainably, to find innovative solutions for our changing
environment, combat climate change, and protect our future so Aotearoa is a
place where people live in harmony in nature.
We are thrilled to be able to bring these gorgeous tails and sensational stories to
life through Whale Tales. We are excited to go on this journey with you and to be
able to secure a better future for our ocean and ourselves.
Livia Esterhazy
Chief Executive
WWF-New ZealanD
MAKE A SPLASH !
WWF WHALE TALES LEARNING PROGRAMME PACKAGE
The WWF Whale Tales learning programme will be offered nationwide
free of charge. Schools and community groups are invited to register their
interest in being part of the programme now, with further information
and resources provided over the coming months. The programme will be
designed for primary and intermediate schools (children between 5 and 13
years of age) but registrations outside of this age group are welcomed.
The Learning Programme Package will include:
• A cross-curricular learning resource pack with lesson plans, classroom
templates and activities.
• Invitations and opportunities to participate in WWF Whale Tales events
and activities especially created for schools involved in the project.
• A Schools Co-ordinator who will help you get the most out of your
participation in the WWF Whale Tales event.
In addition to the package outlined above, Auckland schools and community
groups are invited to purchase a mini whale tail sculpture to bring to life.
Schools and community groups outside of Auckland who are able to arrange
transport of their tail to and from Auckland as required are also welcome to
be part of this aspect of the programme.
Mini whale tail sculptures are currently offered at cost price - $1,000 +
GST – with Resene, our Paint & Colour Partner, generously providing paint
and brushes for your young artists.
Your mini whale tail will be exhibited as part of the high-profile, Auckland-
wide art trail (and will also feature on the WWF Whale Tales app, map,
200mm
website, social channels and virtual trail). At the conclusion of the event, it
Scale
200mm
200mm
Scale
will be returned to you to keep forever!
200mm
850mm
Given the timeline for production and migration of mini whale tails to New
850mm
Zealand, we only have a finite number of sculptures. Priority will be given to
those schools and groups who are able to pay for/arrange to fundraise for a
tail, but we do have a number of sponsored tails which will be allocated on a 900mm
first come, first served basis. 900mm
How does the WWF Whale Tales
Learning Programme unfold??
November
October 2021
JUNE 2021
2021
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
2021
Learning programme
School and community tails teaching resources will
Schools and community will be delivered, together be distributed to
groups register to be with supporting materials participating schools
included in the Learning to help bring the project to and community groups, Your tail is complete and will
Programme. life. The fun begins – create together with invitations migrate back to the WWF Whale
your design, SPLASH on to teacher workshops. Tales team for safekeeping over
the colour, varnish your the holidays. You will be asked
masterpiece and prepare the to provide a name for your tail, a
tale you would like it to tell. written tale that you would like it
to tell, and a school logo for WWF
Whale Tales marketing materials.
APRIL
2022
FEBRUARY - APRIL
2022
JANUARY
2022
MAY The trail will come to an end and
2022 all the sculptures will migrate back
to the WWF Whale Tales team. A WWF Whale Tales comes to life in
special Farewell Weekend event classrooms, schools, marae, and The WWF Whale Tails trail
will see all the sculptures on the communities across New Zealand. will go live and the school
trail, large and small, displayed on We will run themed weeks and special tails will be on display across
last time, all together in one place. events during the WWF Whale Tails Auckland for 12 weeks.
The mini whale tail trail that you will be able to get
sculptures will be re- involved in, in addition to classroom
turned to their schools learning opportunities linked to the
and community groups New Zealand curriculum.
to keep forever!WHY A TAIL?
The WWF Whale Tales sculpture is inspired by the Hauraki
Gulf resident Bryde’s whale, and has been designed especially
for the 2022 event in Auckland.
The Bryde s whale is a magniFIcent species...…
The Bryde’s Whale is a baleen whale belonging to the same
The Bryde s whale is an Indicator of ocean health.
group as the humpback and blue whale. With its large smoky
grey back, three prominent ridges in front of its blow-holes Baleen whales form a major link on the marine food chain
and a distinctively hooked dorsal fin the Bryde’s whale is a and, despite being among the largest creatures in the
truly magnificent sight! ocean, they feed on some of the smallest. The abundance
of small marine creatures forms the baseline of a healthy
...that likes to stay put. ecosystem. Therefore, if our whale populations are
Unlike most Bryde’s whale populations which migrate, the healthy, it is a sign our oceanic ecosystems are healthy.
Hauraki Gulf is one of the few places in the world where
Each tail with a tale to tell!
Bryde’s whales live all year round.
Each tail – large or mini – on the WWF Whale Tales trail
But they are critically endangered. will have a tale to tell. Sharing such tales will celebrate
With just 140 – 250 remaining these unique whales are at risk our city and communities, history and cultures, and raise
of disappearing from our local waters forever. awareness of our precious marine taonga.Sign up for the Learning Programme To sign up for the WWF Whale Tales Learning Programme, and to secure your mini whale tail, please visit www.whaletales2022.org Registrations for the programme will close on 10 July, 2021. Mini whale tails will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please register promptly to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, lead times mean we are unable to secure additional tails ahead of the trail. If you have any questions about the WWF Whale Tales Learning Programme or would like to discuss the project with one of our team, please email Becky Wilson – WWF Whale Tales Education Co-ordinator at: education@wwf.org.nz
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