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NZ schools visit Antarctica
LEARNZ can bring Antarctica to your classroom!
New Zealand to buy $493m naval tanker
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's biggest shipbuilder, has beaten out its largest rival for the contract to build a $493 million ice-capable naval tanker for the New Zealand Defence Force which is part of an increased emphasis on the...
New research explains why Antarctic sea ice has grown
While sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk remarkably over the past few decades, sea ice around Antarctica has been dancing to the beat of a different drum.
EVENT: Climate change: Ten things you didn’t know about climate change
New Zealanders will have the opportunity to learn about climate change and ask questions about how it will affect them directly from two of New Zealand’s top climate scientists, Professors Tim Naish and James Renwick in this year’s Royal Society...
Oldest Antarctic relics being conserved by Canterbury Museum
Some of the oldest human relics from Antarctica are being conserved, including objects taken from the huts of the first party to spend winter on the ice.
Century-old artefacts retrieved from forgotten Antarctica site
A large conservation effort is being made to preserve artefacts from a forgotten and desolate site in Antarctica.
Antarctica NZ photo archive goes online
Stunning images of Kiwis in Antarctica over the last 60 years have been shared with the world.