Antarctica New Zealand
Supporting world leading science and environmental protection
Antarctica New Zealand is the government agency responsible for carrying out New Zealand's activities in Antarctica, supporting world leading science and environmental protection. Our vision is: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean - valued, protected, understood
Successful budget for Scott Base
We're thrilled the Government has committed $344 million to rebuild New Zealand's home in Antarctica, Scott Base. This funding continues Aotearoa's long legacy on the continent and strengthens our ability to support world leading research in one of the most remote places in the world! More here
Featured Press Releases
2021 Winter Updates
28 May 2021During May we have been busy with our Winter Works projects, including replacing some garage doors, and getting equipment ready for next season’s science events. The days are getting darker with only a little bit of tw… Read More
Successful budget for Scott Base
Antarctica New Zealand is thrilled the Government has committed $344 million to rebuild New Zealand’s home in Antarctica, Scott Base.The announcement has just been made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, as pa… Read More
Paul Woodgate, 40 years of “moving stuff”
If you want to get anything to Scott Base, Paul “Woody” Woodgate’s your man. Lorde, Sir Edmund Hillary, Princess Anne, Prime Ministers, bulldozers, helicopters, ice cores, avocados, buildings and toilet paper. No matter how big, … Read More
