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
COVID at Scott Base
COVID-19 has reached Scott Base. There are currently (2 February) five people with mild symptoms in isolation. Antarctica New Zealand has strict protocols for personnel travelling south, including a comprehensive medical assessm… Read More
Saving Antarctica’s emperors: Technology follows penguins’ every move
GPS-based technology is helping researchers to learn more about Antarctica’s majestic emperor penguins’ feeding patterns as part of efforts to protect the species from environmental threats. Birds at the Cape Crozier emperor colo… Read More
What’s lurking under Antarctica’s Dry Valleys?
A team of international scientists will head back to Antarctica this month to try and unlock the carbon secrets of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. In an international collaboration with Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volca… Read More
