The expedition has begun. Seventeen crew, scientists and documentary makers on board the RV Braveheart. Mountains of diving, sampling and camera equipment stowed below deck. Following a giant game of boat packing Tetris, the RV Braveheart departed Tauranga 18 October

This is the seabird team’s final blog from Raoul Island. It was back in May when Rochelle said it looked like the whole whale expedition idea was going to happen and there would be a ‘taxi ride’ to do seabird

The Great Humpback Whale Trail field work is now completed. Our two weeks at Raoul has been in the planning stages for many years – but good things take time. In 2010, I was part of a Southern Ocean Research

An unexpected low over Raoul Island forced the Braveheart to relocate to a new location near the Meyer Islands early this morning. Nevertheless ‘Thomas the Tag Engine’ was on the water as soon as possible and off to a great