Track RecordConstruction was started on 1 April 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand. It took 7 years before we launched the boat. Approximately 5 years of the 7 were spent building the boat, the rest of the time Henk worked on various ships and Greenpeace campaigns in the Antarctic, Moruroa and South America.

• August 1998 - 2 week ocean trial to the remote NZ Kermadec Island group acting as a support vessel to collect geological samples for the Auckland Museum.
• We also had a TVNZ film crew onboard making a documentary about the Kermadecs.
• "I'm impressed with Tiama and her crew, and look forward to working with you again" (Mike Eagle, geologist Auckland Museum).
• November/December 1998 - a 32-day 5000-mile non-stop charter across the Southern Ocean from NZ to Ushuaia, Argentina, rounding Cape Horn. SEE ARTICLE
• "Tiama is indeed a seaworthy vessel", David Armstrong, longtime sailor. January/
•  February 1999 - 5 week charter from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Peninsula, acting as a logistics support vessel for the Young Australian Antarctic Expedition during their successful attempt to climb Pilchner Peak in the Antarctic Peninsula. The climbing expedition was also combined with collecting various mosses and lichens for on going research in Universities in Australia. SEE ARTICLE
• "What an amazing trip, thank you for helping make a dream into reality. Tiama is a great ship with a great crew." (Kieren Lawton, Team Leader Young Australians Antarctic Expedition)
• February/March 1999. A 32 day long charter through the intricate and remote Chilean channels from Cape Horn to Puerto Montt.
• June/July 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.
• August/September/October 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.
• "Tiama and her crew made these 3 months on the reef work. They were always there and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, good stuff" (Robbie Kelman ,Greenpeace Climate Campaigner)
• December/January 99/2000- 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.
• December 2000 - April 2001 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. SEE ARTICLE
• January 2002 Tiama  spend the southern summer working amongst the  New Zealand sub Antarctic islands as support vessel for kayaking and photographic expeditions.
• 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. SEE ARTICLE
• January/ February 2003 Were spend as support vessel for a Historic Heritage survey  of the Auckland islands (NZ Sub Antarctic) working for the New Zealand department of conservation.
• The expedition was a great success due in no small part to your competent seamanship. fantastic cooking, good humor and hospitality, ( Jeremy Carroll, Rachaell Egerton, Andy Cox, Rangers DOC Southland).
• April/May/June/July/August 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.
• We  very much like  to thank Tiama and her crew for the help and support given to us  in our successful efforts stopping the  Illegal logging operations of Concord Pacific on our lands, (Sep Galeva, Chairman Lake Murray Resource owner Association)
• December 2003 - March 2004.We spend another southern summer in the NZ Sub Antarctic working as  support vessel for a variety of research programs for DOC, Kath Walker albatross research, NIWA, and  for a benchmark setting 2 week DOC Dive operation in the  Auckland Islands. SEE ARTICLE
• Tiama and her crew were great, the support and enthusiasm they put into this dive expedition contributed greatly the success of the research work conducted, thank you. (DR Frans Smith, Biologist DOC)
•  October 2004 We joined with the NZ Coastguard and the Uk based Royal yachting association setting up a practical sailing school, "The Coastal and Offshore Sailing School"  to be able to share some of our practical sailing knowledge whit other people, see www.sailingschool.nz  specializing in 5 day coastal and offshore practical sailing courses during our quit southern winter period, May until November, our first  couple of courses were in early November 2004.
•   Student feed back from Duncan Frances, a builder from Nelson, Excellent course from Auckland to Wellington 550 NM, excellent Cook, the boat was very seaworthy and felt safe at all times even whit winds gusting to 50 knots, I have learnt skills which will be used through out my life, will always remember this trip that got me starting sailing.  
• November 2004 -April 2005 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,  working for the NZ National institute of Water And Atmosphere (NIWA) and for the NZ Dep of conservation supporting there on going research programs including a 2 week  dive charter to the remote Bounty and Antipode islands,  we were also the support vessel for a  12 day wildlife photography expedition to the Auckland and Campbell islands SEE ARTICLE
• This is My first Experience of the NZ Sub Antarctic islands as a Professional wild life Photographer the Islands surpass South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula with its Abundance and easy access to the Various albatross colony, and the unexpected wild/raw Beauty of the Mega herbs in flower, I have never seen anything like it.  we will just have to come back next year.  Martin Zwick professional Wild live Photographer, Munchen Germany
• July 2005 - September 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.
• February 2006 Tiama undertook a 5 week research expedition to the Balleny islands in the Antarctic, the first small vessel to reach them in 27 years. Organized by the NZ Ministry of fisheries to gather information to support a New Zealand proposal for a Marine Protected Area (MPA) around the islands. CCAMLR Commissioner Trevor Huges, of the Ministry of foreign affairs and Trade said,  We are looking forward to the contribution that the results of the Tiama voyage will make to strengthening the scientific case for protection of this unique marine environment.
• March 2006 Tiama worked as logistical support vessel for a historic 14 day Mycology expedition to the Auckland islands, Organized by the University of Arkansas and funded by a grant from National geographic. We found many new varieties fungi and slime molds it was a very successful expedition and the professional and pleasant way in which Tiama and her crew worked greatly contributed to the success of the mission, also your personal detailed knowledge of the area was of great assistance. Professor Stephen Stephenson, University of Arkansas USA
• September 2006 -April 2007 Tiama was home to  12 different expeditions  departing from the  port of Bluff over a period of 7 months, most of the work was done in support of various Albatross research programs funded by the NZ Government to monitor the impacts of the fishing industry on the NZ Sub Antarctic populations. We also acted as support vessel for an attempt to  circumnavigate  the Auckland islands to raise awareness for the NZ hemophiliac foundation.
• November 2007-April 2008 This season we conducted another 12  expeditions in to the southern ocean with 2 notable voyages to Macquarie Island for the BBC with 2 observers onboard from the AAD.  See below coments from Robb Clifton. Operations and planning Manager, Australian Antarctic Expedition on Vessel and Crew Selection. The successful completion of the Tiama voyage to MI is in large part a testament to the experience and planning of the skipper and crew of Tiama and the suitability and condition of the vessel.