Amy Burney BLAKE NIWA Ambassador – Atmostphere & Climate My first of two weeks at the Greta point NIWA headquarters began with many inductions, introductions and lots of information. Hinrich Schaefer, who is taking me under his wing for the next weeks had a...
BLAKE Antarctic Ambassador Rachel Worthington wasn’t sure what to study – then she discovered geology, and later oceanography, and she’s so enraptured that she wants all Kiwi kids to know about the incredible opportunities earth science presents. “Look, hey, like if...
In November 2019 BLAKE NIWA Ambassadors Melanie Hayden and Hiromi Beran, and BLAKE Programme Manager Bhakti Patel, set off on the TAN1908 voyage to the Sub-Antarctic Region with programme partner The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). They...
The research vessel Tangaroa has returned from a month-long voyage to the sub-Antarctic, with two BLAKE NIWA Ambassadors on board. They helped collect fish and squid samples and physical oceanographic data, seeking to understand how our changing climate might impact...
Annika Andresen and Courtney Davies have spent 2019 winning awards – and winning thousands of fans for the marine environment. The environmental educators have taken BLAKE’s groundbreaking virtual reality programme in to almost 100 schools across Auckland this year....
After an invigorating week on the inaugural BLAKE Inspire for Teachers programme, Hawke’s Bay teacher Ihaia Rollo has returned to the classroom with huge plans. Ihaia, 33, teaches Years 3 and 4 (six- to eight-year-olds) at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wananga Whare...
