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Taking part in counter-piracy operations at sea isn’t run-of-the-mill for a lawyer but it’s the kind of challenge that attracted Natacha Wisstt to joining the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) as a legal officer.
University of Canterbury (UC) Law graduate Natacha Wisstt loves the challenge of being a legal officer for the New Zealand Defence Force.
Natacha finished her Master of Laws degree in International Law and Politics from the University of Canterbury (UC) in 2019 but she knew a conventional legal career wasn’t her style.
She realised working for NZDF would allow her to combine her interests in international law and the law of armed conflict and offer plenty of excitement and new skills.
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A lot of the work, including collecting data samples, will be new to Burtenshaw. “We’re working with marine biologists to look at how this opportunity could be taken back into the classroom at school. “It’s really to try and teach as many students about the ocean and impact climate change is having on the area. “It’s quite an isolated area, so there may be an unfound species. That s what I m really interested in.” Ways of monitoring rivers was one thing she hoped she would be able to apply to work she does in the classroom. She was looking forward to working with specialists in their field. They are likely to have more tools than she does at school.
Located halfway between New Zealand and Tonga, the Kermadec Islands/Rangitāhua is one of New Zealand’s largest fully protected marine reserves and identified as one of only four pristine marine ecosystems on Earth, fully functioning with a unique mix of tropical, sub-tropical and temperate species of fish.
The Kermadec Islands are 1,000 km northeast of New Zealand and are a significant conservation area for both New Zealand and the world. They’re the visible surface of a chain of about 80 volcanoes, stretching between Tonga and New Zealand. The current marine reserve was created in 1990 and covers 745,000 ha and supports New Zealand’s only truly subtropical marine systems.