Assistant Curator of Natural History at the Canterbury Museum, Jonathon Ridden, tells the tale of the Canterbury Museum's blue whale. From being washed to shore at Ōkārito in 1908 to the current renovations here the story of this incredible natural history treasure that has endured for generations.

Canterbury Workers Educational Association- The Tale of Our Whale from the Canterbury Museum

The CWEA is a non-profit, voluntary adult education association which aims to provide educational opportunities through lectures, courses and workshops for personal growth and towards the establishment of a just and equitable society.
These series of lectures are broadcast in collaboration with PlainsFM to encourage discussion and community debate of a wide range of ideas and issues

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The CWEA is a non-profit, voluntary adult education association which aims to provide educational opportunities through lectures, courses and workshops for personal growth and towards the establishment of a just and equitable society. These series of lectures are broadcast in collaboration with PlainsFM to encourage discussion and community debate of a wide range of ideas and issues

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Canterbury Workers Educational Association- The Tale of Our Whale from the Canterbury Museum

Canterbury Workers Educational Association- The Tale of Our Whale from the Canterbury Museum