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Paddy Rietveld at Cape Royds
7 November 2024

RNZ | Cooking in the coldest environment on earth

It's a cold and unhospitable place but people living in Antarctica got to eat. Chef Paddy Rietveld has just returned to New Zealand after spending a year at Scott Base cooking up meals for the few residents there. Read More

One of the last C-130H flights to Antarctica.
3 October 2024

Antarctica says goodbye to Fat Albert

RNZ - This month marks the end of an era for some of the Royal New Zealand Airforce's trusty old work horses, the Hercules C-130H aircraft, affectionately known as Fat Albert. Air commodore Andy Scott spoke to RNZ's Susana Lei'at… Read More

Erebus Glacier Al Chapman
1 October 2024

Explore the gateway to Antarctica

Celebrate Christchurch’s connection to Antarctica with interactive activities, speakers and films for Days of Ice. Read More

Snip RNZ websote Photo Stuart Robinson
21 September 2024

50 shades of white

RNZ - When New Zealand photographer Stuart Robertson broke his leg, it gave him the opportunity to go through the thousands of photos he had taken in Antarctica. He had been to Antarctica twice - using the lens of his grandfather… Read More

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29 August 2024

Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specializing in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from th… Read More

Endurance in ice
21 August 2024

Rare Ernest Shackleton medal heading to NZ

Radio NZ - Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Polar Medal, one of the world’s most significant treasures from the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, has been gifted to Canterbury Museum by the Adson Trust. Read More

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