Words by Tessa Thomson BLAKE NIWA Ambassador – Freshwater Kia ora koutou! My time as a BLAKE NIWA Ambassador came to an end late January, and I have spent the past couple of months reflecting on the time I spent in Hamilton. It was an incredible two weeks, and...
Media Release 18 February 2021 Fifteen young New Zealanders and five school teachers will join a team of world-class scientists and environmental leaders on a scientific voyage of discovery to the Kermadec Islands / Rangitāhua as part of BLAKE’s fifth BLAKE...
Words by Wednesday Davis BLAKE DOC Ambassador – Hoiho (Yellow Eye Penguin) and Pakake (NZ Sealion) Kia ora! Ko Wednesday toku ingoa. Nō England ōku tīpuna. I tipu ake au ki Tauranga, e noho ana au kei Tāmaki Makaurau. Kia Ora! My name is Wednesday, and I am one...
Tessa Thomson BLAKE NIWA Ambassador – Freshwater Kia ora koutou! My first week at NIWA Hamilton has been incredible, and I have learnt so much already. My first day began by meeting Dr Rupert Craggs, who I am spending my two weeks here at NIWA working with....
Amy Burney BLAKE NIWA Ambassador – Atmostphere & Climate I spent my last week of my BLAKE NIWA ambassadorship in an entirely different environment than the first two weeks. From a busy populous NIWA site just outside of New Zealand’s capital city to Lauder...
Amy Burney BLAKE NIWA Ambassador – Atmostphere & Climate From the air to the ocean, my second week started by attending a seminar by Chris Harvat on the next generation of sea ice modelling. This talk was a bit out of my field of understanding, but...
