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...
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...
