Meet Aarthi Candadai – BLAKE Inspire 2025 student and Westpac scholarship recipient Aarthi is a 18-year-old high school student from Wellington with big dreams for an Aotearoa where all voices can be heard. As a natural connector with the tools to create platforms (in...
Taylor Valley is part of Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys, and is a stark landscape that defies our typical image of the southernmost continent. Here, there are no vast snow fields or colonies of penguins waddling across the ice. The only reminders of the animal...
For more than two decades, the BLAKE Awards have recognised New Zealanders whose leadership has delivered impact across all walks of life. Now, as we step into our 21st year, the BLAKE Awards evolve to honour our history while reflecting the future. From 2025, the...
While hunting for miniscule weevils across the wild subantarctic islands on BLAKE Expeditions, Weymouth Primary School teacher Deirdre Carraher’s mind drifted back to her own backyard in South Auckland. Of all the places her thoughts could have wandered while worlds...
BLAKE today announces new categories for its annual BLAKE Awards, strengthening a renewed focus on environmental leadership as nominations open. For two decades, the annual BLAKE Awards have recognized people whose leadership has delivered high-impact results across a...
