When Christchurch teacher Pete Hay talks about how BLAKE programmes changed his career path, he’s quick to note it’s not an overstatement. In the last 18 months since participating in BLAKE Inspire and BLAKE Expeditions, the Avonhead Primary School Teacher...
New Zealand will host the Southern Ocean stopover for the 12th time, with a 50-year anniversary on the horizon. The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, will return to Auckland, New Zealand in the 2027 edition of the iconic around the world...
As the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2025, Caitlin Berquist found herself gazing out at an endless expanse of barren, dry earth under the Antarctic sun, with no darkness to mark the transition between night and day. Welcome to Taylor Valley, part of...
In a venture to understand global climate dynamics, the 2025 BLAKE Expedition is set to depart on a research mission to the Auckland and Campbell islands next month. Departing March 1st aboard HMNZS Canterbury, this two-week voyage will bring together a 23-strong crew...
As Seaweek 2025 approaches this March, the team at BLAKE is backing the beloved short-tail stingray (whai) a the Fish of the Year for the annual Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust’s competition. The whai, scientifically known as Bathytohshia Brevicaudata,...
