This was the adventure of a lifetime for two young British science students James (Jamie) Stefanek and Elisabeth (Lily) Muller; winners of the 2008 Royal Society International Expedition Prize. This once in a lifetime trip took them to remote locations including the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal area (famous for its geysers and huge volcanic craters), and White Island, New Zealand’s only active marine volcano. They also visited the Royal Society of New Zealand, the New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology and Victoria University of Wellington to interact with other amazing student-scientists.

1. Royal Society International Expedition Prize 2008 Exploring New Zealand Monday, June 29, 2009

4. The Adventure Begins… Monday, June 29, 2009

6. Volcanic Terrain on White Island Monday, June 29, 2009

8. Tongariro National Park Monday, June 29, 2009 Tongariro Crossing

10. Red Crater, Mount Tongariro Monday, June 29, 2009

11. Taranaki Falls Monday, June 29, 2009

14. Beautiful Plants at The Auckland Domain Monday, June 29, 2009

15. Tuatara at Rainbow Springs Nature Reserve Monday, June 29, 2009

16. 2010 - Borneo In March Sam Bedford and Hannah Stuart were awarded the International Expedition Prize for 2009 and will be heading to The Royal Society’s SEARRP (South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme) in Danum, Borneo. Monday, June 29, 2009