"I left New Zealand at a time when nobody nearby really had it," said Charlie Thomas, the youngest of the volunteers. Isolation station: Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian islands. The public is not allowed to land anywhere in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Kiwi reseacher Charlie Thomas, left, and team on the Kure Atoll. Crew unload gear as they arrive on Kure Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in late February.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 19, 2020 20:03 UTC