ON TRACK: Mania Oxenham, Rotorua Boys' High School student, in the steering room on board HMNZS Wellington. PHOTO/SUPPLIED
ON TRACK: Mania Oxenham, Rotorua Boys' High School student, in the steering room on board HMNZS Wellington. PHOTO/SUPPLIED
Rotorua Boys' High School student Mania Oxenham adventure in a remote part of the world is set to come to an end.
The 17-year-old is one of 12 of the country's top young leaders who are on a major climate research expedition to the Sub-Antarctic, alongside a group of leadingNew Zealand marine scientists, environment and business leaders.
The group are on board HMNZS Wellington for the 13-day Young Blake Expedition to the Auckland Islands, and are due to return to Bluff tomorrow.
Representatives from the Navy, DoC, NZARI, Niwa, University of Otago and the Sir Peter Blake Trust are taking part in the expedition, with Sir Peter Blake's daughter, Sarah-Jane, joining the Auckland to Bluff leg.
The expedition's mission is an important one for all New Zealanders. The group will draft the feasibility plan for a world-leading Sub-Antarctic research station, which is hoped will be built on the Auckland Islands in early 2015.
The proposed station will allow New Zealand scientists and worldwide agencies to work together towards understanding the effect of ocean and climate change.
