Naked Bus Reveal Whale Design Bus in Support of Charity
Naked Bus Reveal Whale Design Bus in Support of Rescue Charity Project Jonah
Whale Watchers
– Keep a look out for a special whale hitting the roads of
New Zealand in May.
An exciting new whale will shortly be travelling the roads and highways of New Zealand.
The ‘Whale Bus’ marks the collaboration between low-cost bus operator Naked Bus and whale rescue charity Project Jonah.
Project Jonah has been saving marine mammals since
1974. Through dedicated training and education programmes,
the charity provides emergency response for stranded whales
and dolphins throughout New Zealand.
A competition
was run through social media in late 2013 asking members of
the public to submit artwork which would then be applied to
the bus. “The winning design, by Ana Aceves from Nelson,
was chosen as it best depicted what Project Jonah stands for
– the rescue, action and protection of marine mammals”
said Project Jonah’s General Manager, Daren Grover.
Naked Bus is New Zealand's low-cost, long distance
bus operator which launched in 2006 and now has a nationwide
network reaching from Kerikeri to Invercargill. “This is
only the start of Naked Bus and Project Jonah’s
relationship. In the coming months, Naked Bus will provide
unsold seats to Project Jonah volunteers enabling them to
travel to and from unfortunate strandings free of charge.
Whether this means taking volunteers from Auckland to Keri Keri or Dunedin to Invercargill, we want to steer one worry away so the focus can be on the marine mammals,” said Hamish Nuttall, CEO of Naked Bus.
To celebrate
the launch, the ‘Whale Bus’ will surface on the shore of
Mission Bay (Selwyn Reserve) on Saturday, 17 May, at noon.
Members of the public are invited to come along for an
afternoon of giveaways (including free bus trips) and to
‘christen’ the Whale Bus.