Today we woke to fair weather and the white cliffs and lava flows that surround Macauley Island. After yesterday’s shake down dives, today was the day for the film team and the science team to hit top gear. Boats raced

The Great Humpback Whale Trail team is now safely back on the mainland after 13 days of very successful fieldwork. Videographer Steve Hathaway has prepared a short video of some of the highlights of our work at Raoul – many

Here is the most recent map of the progress of whales on The Great Humpback Whale Trail. As you can see, many of the whales are now well on their way to their Antarctic feeding grounds. We received data from

Today we continued our long journey north following the Kermadec Ridge, but more importantly, we have come upon land! First we passed Havre Rock and L’Esperance rock at dawn; then Curtis Islands and Cheeseman after lunch; and Macaulay this evening