About REBECCA PRIESTLEY
I’m an academic and science writer from Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. I used to only blog when when I was adventuring – many of my early posts are from trips to Antarctica and the Kermadec Islands. Now I’m adventuring closer to home.
This site is focused on my creative nonfiction writing. You can find out more about my academic work here: https://people.wgtn.ac.nz/rebecca.priestley
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Tag Archives: Kermadec Islands
Kermadecs voyage #2: The mystery of the floating pumice
I was planning to write this personal blog at the same time as writing one for Scientific American, but I’m so busy circumnavigating islands in a RHIB, flying into volcanic craters in a Navy Seasprite, fishing for sharks off the … Continue reading
Posted in Kermadecs, Science, Travel
Tagged HMNZS Canterbury, Kermadec Islands, Kermadecs, Navy, pumice
5 Comments
Of noddies, humpbacks, tubeworms and sea mats
Late last year I wrote an essay about the science and history of the Kermadec Islands for a gorgeous new book, Kermadec. I was just getting an excerpt from it ready to post when I heard that a Department of … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Kermadec Islands, marine sanctuary, Pew Environment Group, Raoul Island
1 Comment
Incredible events 