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It’s been nearly two years since you followed us to the Kermadec Islands so we thought we’d take you somewhere new – this time you’re invited to follow us on a two-week marine expedition to the Three Kings Islands leaving

It’s more than a year since the museum’s Kermadec expedition returned and now a ship carrying 30 students and 25 scientists, business leaders, artists, educators and adventurers have set off on their own journey of discovery to the series of

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Thanks to everyone who followed our expedition to the Kermadecs in 2011 – to everyone who asked great questions and shared our excitement as we made new discoveries and to those who simply came back to check out new posts

A twenty-eight page feature in the latest September/October 2011 issue of New Zealand Geographic brings together some of the most spectacular images from the Kermadecs expedition, taken by photographer Rich Robinson, and insights into the incredible marine environment from science

Wellington followers of the incredible expedition to the Kermadec Islands can join Dr Tom Trnski at Meow Cafe next Wednesday (August 24) at 6pm. Tom will explain what the multi-organisation research team got up to above and below the water

If you’re in Auckland tomorrow night and you want to hear tales of the Kermadecs expedition firsthand – and find out what the intrepid explorers have discovered since they got back – you’re invited to join Tom Trnski and Peter

More about what went on in and out of the water during the recent Kermadecs Expedition will be revealed in a three-part series of radio reports beginning this Thursday (July 7) evening. Radio New Zealand’s Changing World series will kick-off

If you enjoyed following our Kermadecs expedition this weekend you can go one better and meet Auckland Museum marine curator Tom Trnski, who lead the team and made some exciting discoveries in the waters around the remote islands. The event

For anyone missing the Kermadecs adventure – we certainly are – we thought we would give you a little update. One of the DoC team members Warren Chinn has written about his experience and lasting impressions of the Kermadec expedition

Dr Tom Trnski

Auckland Museum

David Aguirre

Massey University

Libby Liggins

Massey University

Phil Ross

University of Waikato

Sam McCormack

University of Waikato

Andrew Pinniket

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Brady Doak

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Kina Scollay

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Kyle Swann

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Lindsey Davidson

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Ross Funnell

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For 21 days home for the crew is the RV Braveheart. The 39 metre long vessel has visited the Kermadecs many times before as well as other parts of the Pacific & Southern Oceans.