NZ-VR: Four years on and 50,000 students later! What’s next?
Shortly before Sir Peter Blake’s tragic death, he wrote in his journal “We want to restart people caring about the environment … through adventure, through participation, through education and through enjoyment.” – Sir Peter Blake BLAKE’s virtual reality programme...
NZ VR is expanding to Wellington and are looking for Educators!
We are expanding to Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington and looking for two Environmental Educators to deliver our ‘discovery’ programmes in the region, including NZ-VR, BLAKE Explorers and public events and activations. If you are passionate about connecting young...
Jack Beagley: My time in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica as a BLAKE Ambassador
Jack Beagley (25), 2021 BLAKE Antarctic Ambassador writes of his time in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica with some of the world’s leading researchers in tracking climatic changes through melting permafrost, and reflects on the scale of the challenges we face and how we...
Exciting things ahead – BLAKE Strategic Plan update January 2022
Building on the progress and momentum achieved through the successful execution of our strategic goals over the last 3 years, we recently finalised our strategic plan for 2021-2024 which aims to significantly grow our organisation and increase the impact we have. Some...
The Inimitable Legacy of Sir Peter Blake
20 years on, and the legacy of Sir Peter Blake is more critical than ever as we face unprecedented global environmental challenges Many New Zealanders will remember hearing of the death of Sir Peter Blake on the fifth of December 2001. As the shocking news of...
Have you met Holly? A BLAKE Inspire Alumni on her journey as a kaitiaki guided by a Māori worldview
BLAKE Inspire Alumni, environmentalist and innovator, yoga enthusiast, and high school student! We caught up with this incredible rangatahi to hear about her journey since her BLAKE Inspire programme concluded and what her time at Inspire meant for her. She has...
Q&A with our new Chair, André Lovatt
In his day job, André Lovatt leads Auckland Airport’s infrastructure development and delivery team, focusing on the implementation of a 30-year vision to build a world-class airport. He has a background in engineering and over over 20 years’ experience of delivering...
Explore the Hauraki Gulf with NZ-VR
Today is #WorldOceansDay but each day our debt to the ocean grows bigger. With New Zealand Geographic we take you under the water in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Once a thriving marine ecosystem, this video highlights its beauty, our special relationship with it, and the...
Improving te mana o te wai māori
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 I am...
Students and teachers set for science discovery voyage to remote Kermadec Islands
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...