Whale Song

30/08/2026

Get WhaleAPP - Learn, interact, enjoy, and please share!
https://app.whalesong.kiwi

03/08/2026

Marine mammal research has attained new heights as scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are deploying noninvasive suction-cup tags onto humpback whales using drones.

31/07/2026

New research reveals how humpback whales coordinate their movements and assume complementary roles while hunting sand lance along the Stellwagen Bank seafloor.

27/07/2026

Very cool

A record 228 humpback whales were sighted off Kaikōura's coast during the recent Great Kaikōura Whale Count.

08/07/2026

Fully updated and refreshed Whale Song website
www.whalesong.kiwi

A key part of this refresh is the Impact Explorer which is really made for all businesses in Kāpiti and the region to understand the impact Whale Song will have on just about nearly every sector.

It allows for those looking, to adjust visitor expectations from 100,000 (we believe would be an absolute minimum) up to 900,000 visitors per annum similar to Huka Falls. The Explorer alters all the downstream “ripple” figures as you adjust the sliders, Visitor Projections, Capture Rate and Average spend.

As you can see at the lowest number of 100,000 visitors, a 60% capture rate and Whale Song still generates $12.6million per annum into the local economy, supporting jobs and the housing growth thats scheduled across Kāpiti (some 5000 new homes).

We have created an interactive map as a key part of ensuring any visitor to Whale Song has a clear idea of what to do next in our region. See the “What to do next” tab.

We have produced this to show locals a key part of Whale Song will be as a “wayfinder” for visitors to other facilities, attaction's etc across the coast/region , driving sustainable growth outwards across the Kāpiti District and beyond.

We have also added a Support tab, which allows those wanting to support the project in some way or investigate sponsor options with the sculpture itself. This is backed by a secure payments "Stripe" portal for donations, book purchases and future subscriptions - Wayfinder etc.

Learn more about this huge and exciting project and visit the website now!

An inspirational public sculpture and community education project proposed for the Kapiti Coast region by artist Mike Fuller.

01/07/2026

Wow!!!!

Volunteers have helped wildlife rescue organisation ORRCA count eastern whales on their annual northern migration.