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
Featured Press Releases
Marsden success for Antarctic science projects
Two Antarctic research projects have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in the latest round of Marsden funding. The prestigious funding is administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand. One of the projects, led b… Read More
Ngāi Tahu Tourism and Antarctica New Zealand launch partnership
A new partnership between Ngāi Tahu Tourism and Antarctica New Zealand will see a glacier guide temporarily swap the ice of Kā Roimata-a-Hinehukatere (Franz Josef Glacier) for the chill of Antarctica. The summer secondment is bei… Read More
Could you build our base in Antarctica?
Antarctica New Zealand is looking for a construction partner for the Scott Base Redevelopment project. But this is a job interview with a difference: the selection process involves a trip to Antarctica. “This is no junket though… Read More
