On board the NIWA Tangaroa voyage
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...
BLAKE Ambassadors get up close with deep sea creatures on NIWA expedition
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...
BLAKE Awards – nominations OPEN for 2020!
The annual BLAKE Awards recognise and celebrate people whose leadership has delivered high impact results and contributed to a more sustainable future for Aotearoa socially, culturally, environmentally or economically. We are looking for extraordinary New Zealanders...
Creatures of RV Tangaroa
Welcome to Creature Features, where BLAKE NIWA Ambassador, Hiromi Beran, introduces you to some of our voyage’s fishy cast of characters. These are all inhabitants of the Sub-Antarctic region south of New Zealand, in the deep waters of the Campbell Plateau.
The people of RV Tangaroa
Want to meet the people behind the scenes that make NIWA's science on water possible? Melanie Hayden spent a month aboard the Research Vessel Tangaroa getting to know the crew and scientists who have had plenty of adventures!Crew of RV TangaroaScientists of RV Tangaroa
Our award-winning environmental educators introduce thousands of Kiwi kids to the underwater world
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....
Students selected to voyage to Southern Ocean on Tangaroa
Two talented young New Zealanders are getting ready for a 28-day voyage to the Southern Ocean onboard NIWA’s Research Vessel Tangaroa, after being awarded a coveted Blake NIWA Ambassadorship. University of Auckland student Melanie Hayden (left) and Victoria University...
BLAKE Inspire for Teachers motivates Ihaia Rollo to embrace outdoor learning
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...
Serena’s cleaning up Westhaven Marina
Serena Woodall was one of 30 young people who spent a week on the recent BLAKE Inspire for Sailors programme. The young sailors were challenged to show leadership in ocean conservation, and the programme has inspired Serena to rethink her options for next year. Young...
Teen sailors selected for BLAKE environmental programme
Thirty young sailors (Y11-13) from sailing clubs all over New Zealand have been selected to represent their clubs at BLAKE Inspire for Sailors, a six-day environmental leadership development adventure developed by BLAKE (formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust) and...