NZ Professional skipper magazine 2012, Accidental Tourist in the Arctic, by Henk Haazen
Part1, Accidental tourist in the Arctic Part2, Accidental tourist in the Arctic
Southern Spirit, Rob Fenwick,s story about his 2011 voyage to the NZ Sub Antarctic, written for Kia Ora, air NZ inflight Magazine
Airnz, Souther Sprit by, Rob Fenwick
Air NZ, Green Team, Campbell Island voyage 2011
From, Di Paton, Air NZ, Environmental Ambassador, Public Affairs and Group Communications Thanks Henk. Everyone is very enthusiastic about the trip. I saw Jacqui today and she is still raving about it all. I think it will be a while before they all settle down. Thank you for making sure they had a great time and experienced a…
September 2010 to May 2011
A busy southern summer season in the Sub Antarctic 10 departures and returns from NZmost souther port, Bluff. lots of interesting trips including the regular Albatross research support voyages for the NZ National institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) and providing logistics support for a voyage to Campbell island for the biology department of the University of Otago. We also undertook a 2 week voyage to the Auckland islands undertaking…
November 2011 update
We are in the middle of our busy season, The boat has undergone yet another mayor refit this winteradding to the new engine installation we did last winter. She now has a 160 HP Yanmar engine driving a 3 bladed Variable pitch Hundasted propeller, most of the installation was done by Whiting Power in Auckland…
University of Otago, Dr Ceridwen Fraser, Zoology
From, Dr Ceridwen Fraser, Postdoctoral Fellow, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution Department of Zoology, University of Otago Thanks Henk Raisa and I had a quiet weekend and recovered a lot, but we both felt pretty weak for a while! I think those last few days must have been more than just seasickness – we both got…
September 2009 to May 2010
We had another long and intersting season working in the NZ Sub Antarctic, starting with 20 day charter to the Snares working with the Salvins albatross and then a one month long survey of the Auckland islands looking for yellow Eyed Penguins, this was the fist time such a survey was carried out, the Auckland islands are the last bastion for these endangered species this was early…
September 2008 to May 2009
Back to the NZ sub Antarctic for another series of 12 science, research and logistical support voyages for the NZ Dep of Conservation and the National institute of Water and Atmosphere.It has been a good summer with Tiama and her crew working hard but also having fun, and lots of interesting work being done by…
Counting Birds, Snares Western chain, NZ Professional Skipper 2008 by Henk Haazen
profesional skiper counting birdsSIN article Jan10
AAD, Australian Antarctic Division, risk assessment voyage Maccquaeri island
From, Robb Clifton Operations Planning Manager Australian Antarctic DivisionG’Day Henk, Here’s a copy of the Tiama voyage report as promised. I think it’s fine for you to use this for insurance etc or as you need, accepting it is not endorsement by us. I hope it’s useful and that all is well there. Sounds like you…
July 2007 to May 2008
This Summer we have been working out of the friendly port of Bluff, NZ southern most port, for 12 separate voyages into the Southern Ocean, including 2 voyages to Macquarie for the BBC
NZ National Geographic story on 2006 Balleny island expedtion
BallenyIslands http://www.nzgeographic.co.nz/archives/issue-84/balleny-islands
September 2006
Tiama has had another busy summer working in the Sub Antarctic islands. Twelve separate expeditions over a seven month period.
Auckland New Zealand 27 July 2006
It has been the biggest year to date and top of the list was our 5 week trip to the Balleny Islands at 66 degrees 50 minutes south. They are on the NW corner of the Ross Sea, mainland Antarctica and 1,200 miles due south of New Zealand.
Auckland New Zealand 15 July 2006
A total of 12 trips to the Sub Antarctic, including 2 trips to Macquarie island which is half way down between NZ and the Antarctic. Its a small long skinny island in the middle of the Southern Ocean with so many penguins on some of the beaches that you can not see the end of the colonies.
Antarctic expedition supports case for MPA, Ministry of fisheries press release 2006
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0603/S00142.htm
Balleny Islands biodiversity voyage, presented by Ministry of fisheries
http://www.ecasttv.co.nz/program_detail.php?program_id=22&channel_id=84&group_id=
University of Arkansas, Mycology research NZ Sub Ant 2007
From:Dr. Steven L. Stephenson, Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences SCEN 632University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA Dear Henk Please find attached the reference letter as discussed Cheers Steve University of Arkansas, reference
September 2005
Tiama spent 6 months working out of the Port of Bluff as support vessel for 6 scientific expeditions, including on memorial, 5 week expedition to the Balleny islands in the Antarctic.
July 2005
Tiama’s skipper Henk Haazen spend 6 weeks as the mate on the 73 foot expedition sailing vessel Pelagic Australia in an attempt to sail true the North west Passage over the Top of Canada and Alaska from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, due to unusual heavy Ice conditions we had to turn back half way true, it was a scouting mission, laying the ground work to take Tiama through this passage in the near future.
Auckland NZ March 2005
In all we did 9 trips south, We had the normal succession of weather systems that you expect for these latitudes, although we did encounter one rather large wave that took out the Port wheelhouse window, this was a bit of a dramatic moment, but no serious damage was done and after some temporary repairs Tiama carried on in a safe and sound manner.
November 2004
We spend another fascinating 6 months working in the NZ sub Antarctic islands visiting all of the 4 NZ Sub Antarctic islands at least once most of them 2 or 3 times.
October 2004
October 2004 We joined with the NZ Coastguard and the Uk based Royal yachting association setting up “The Coastal and Offshore Sailing School”
December 2003
Tiama spent 4 months working for the New Zealand department of Conservation carrying out a variety of tasks in support of their conservation and research programs, including being the main support vessel for an unprecedented 2 week long research dive operation in the Auckland islands.
Port Moresby P.N.G. August 2003
The incredible progress that we have made on the Kiunga imbak campaign and the ground work that we are having on RH are a tribute to the org, to our supporters, and particularly the many wonderful people who have worked with us on the campaign over the last three months. The success that we are having belongs to us all.
April 2003
Tiama Sailed from NZ to Papua New Guinea and worked there for 3 months on the Fly and Bamu river, working for the Greenpeace forest campaign on invitation of the local land owners to try stop illegal logging operations on there Tribal lands by Malaysian logging companies. We sailed 1200 miles on the rivers penetrating deep into the remaining PNG rainforest.
January 2003
Working as support vessel for a Historic Heritage survey of the Auckland islands (NZ Sub Antarctic) working for the New Zealand department of conservation.
April 2002
September Tiama participated in another Peace flotilla against MOX Plutonium fuel transports true the Pacific and in the Irish sea. spending the last month in the Fiji islands.
January 2002
Tiama spend the southern summer working amongst the New Zealand sub Antarctic islands as support vessel for kayaking and photographic expeditions.
Sydney Australia 10 January 2001
The new millennium started well for us with a charter to the Antipodes. The Antipodes are some of New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic islands. The job involved us filming the first sunrise of the new millennium and it was a spectacular one. We then beamed the image out live onto the internet via a huge inmarsat-B mounted on the aft deck especially for the occasion (which looked rather silly).
December 2000
Tiama sailed from Australia to participate in a peace flotilla against plutonium fuel shipments through the Pacific. Tiama was one of 8 sailing boats from New Zealand and Australia sailing out into the mid Tasman in February 2001 to form a symbolic chain of protest and to promote a nuclear free Tasman. This was followed by a months tour to key southern ports of Australia for Greenpeace.
December 1999
A 1-month charter to the sub Antarctic Antipode Islands south of New Zealand, filming the first sunrise of the new Millenium and broadcasting it with an Inmarsat B directly onto the Internet sending a message to 60.000 people as the first rays of the sun hit the decks.
Cairns Australia, September 5 1999
On the 4 of June Henk departed from Puerto Monttt, Chile with Tiama heading for Australia (a 7500 mile voyage across the “big pond” pacific ocean) with brief stops in Easter Island, Pitcairn, the Cooks island and Fiji. Bunny and Ruby rejoined Tiama in the Cook Islands in July and we arrived here in Cairns, Australia on 7 August.
August 1999
A 3 month charter along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia starting from Cairns to Sydney, diving, underwater filming, and campaigning against a new shale oil development on the edge of the World Heritage site.
Australian Geographic Magazine, Antarctic Peninsula expedition 1999
ausgeographic_01_part1 ausgeographic_01_part2
June 1999
A 7 week, 7200 mile voyage from Puerto Montt, Chile to Cairns, Australia across the Pacific with short stops at Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Cook Islands, and Fiji.