Times She is terrified of sharks but can’t wait to swim with them. Former Howick College scholars Inka Pleiss and Ethan McCormick can’t wait to take off on a Blake Expedition to the Kermadec Islands aboard HMNZS Canterbury. Blake Expeditions is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young New Zealanders to be part of an adventurous ocean voyage with the Royal New Zealand Navy. Delegates travel to remote and environmentally-significant areas such as the Kermadec and Sub-Antarctic Islands to explore the most remote and bio-diverse spots on the planet Excited about swimming with sharks and discovering fish and birdlife they’ve never seen before, the Blake Expeditions provides an opportunity to learn from world-class scientists and environmentalists while undertaking research.