When Brianne West noticed how much plastic was sitting on her bathroom shelves, she decided to do something about it. She set out to rid the world of wasteful beauty products. It was 2012, and the Canterbury University student did not yet have enough cash to battle...
Kia ora! My name is Abbie, and I work for BLAKE as the NZ-VR Programme Manager in Ōtautahi Christchurch. I am really excited to have this role, as it combines my love for the ocean and my passion for environmental education. My connection with the ocean started when I...
Kia ora koutou! As a programme manager at BLAKE I work across our BLAKE Inspire programmes, as well as support BLAKE Explorers and BLAKE NZ-VR in Tāmaki Makaurau. I am originally from Philadelphia in the US and completed my BSc in marine biology in Florida. I moved to...
Kia ora! Nō Kōtirana me Hōrana ōku tupuna I tipu ake au ki Māpua Engari kei Te-whanganui-a-Tara taku kainga. Nō reira, ka mihi ki te maunga Kahurangi me te awa Mōtueka Ko McCullough taku whanau ingoa. Ko Alice taku ingoa Ko taku turanga ki BLAKE ko au te kaiwahakahere...
Kate is based in Auckland and is joining the expedition as a representative of Westpac bank. Kate’s career has intersected across both finance and sustainability and she’s spent the last five years focussed on sustainable financing and responsible...
