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Buffeted by wind, history and amazing people
The final job in saving Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut in Antarctica has been completed, with the help of a violin maker-turned-engineer determined to do his bit for the planet. Suzanne McFadden reports.
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.
Extreme science in Antarctica’s lakes
Antarctic science is often difficult. But for one Canterbury researcher, it's also daring.
Glacier melt to drown historic Antarctica New Zealand site
New Zealand has a legacy of research in the largest relatively ice-free region of Antarctica, which is being affected by warmer winds and temperatures.
Meet New Zealand’s extreme scientists
Tagging sharks, catching venomous spiders, walking on volcanoes and burning forests - science is a lot more than being stuck in a lab all day. Jamie Morton finds out how some researchers spend their days.
Big Read: A to Z guide to the Antarctic
Herald science reporter Jamie Morton has travelled to Antarctica and is filing regular stories, along with a series of diary entries. Here is his fifth.