Whale Tales 2022
Visit for a whale of a tale
Whale Tales 2022
Auckland Botanic Gardens has teamed up with the Department of Conservation (DOC) to be part of the Whale Tales 2022. The Gardens is hosting one of the 80 whale tails that are dispersed across the city.
Our tail has been painted by the artist by Cora-Allan Whickliffe and is called Visiting the Rock. Cora practices the traditional Niuean artform of barkcloth painting (hiapo) and has highlighted the noticeably botanical forms of Niuean hiapo in this work.
We are working with DOC as part of our joint commitment to support healthy water in our streams. As part of this you can take a self-guided tour that highlights some of the pressures on our waterways and some of the solutions. You can read more about the tour here.