Associate Professor, Antarctic Research Centre. At home in the coldest place on earth, Dr Nancy Bertler is making a major contribution to exploring climate change in Antarctica, and helping New Zealanders understand the consequences of a warming world. As one of the...
Businessman and Environmentalist. 2015 Blake Medallist, Sir Rob Fenwick, is a businessman and environmentalist who has devoted a lifetime to the conservation of natural and human heritage in New Zealand and Antarctica. Sir Rob’s contribution to safeguarding our...
Head of Sustainability, Environment and Communities – Contact Energy Ltd. Blake Leader Tina Porou is a vibrant trailblazer in a new generation of Māori leaders. Of Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Tuwharetoa descent, Tina is deeply committed to her whānau, hapū and iwi, and is...
Chief Executive, Rise UP Trust. Like the mission statement of her revolutionary school in South Auckland, Sita Selupe is raising leaders, one child at a time. What began as a Saturday morning home school for whanau in her garage a decade ago, has evolved into a...
‘Nanogirl’ – Scientist, Adventurer, Speaker. Dr Michelle Dickinson – and her superhero alter-ego Nanogirl – use leadership to inspire others to move towards positive goals for the planet and the people on it. The Blake Leader believes she fell into leadership as...
