New Zealand’s home on the ice, Scott Base, will remain kākāriki/green. The results of Antarctica New Zealand’s vote which asked the country to vote for one of three colour choices for the exterior paint job – kikorangi, karaka or… Read More
New Zealand's icy outpost at the bottom of the planet is to stay its signature green, following a nationwide vote on what colour a redeveloped Scott Base should be. Read More
Antarctica New Zealand have been given their first look inside the new, $357 million Scott Base. Not at the frozen edge of Ross Island, but 3800km north, not far from the construction site in Timaru. Read More
Sea-level rise doesn’t affect coasts equally—one bay may be drowned while the beach next door remains the same as ever. Predicting sea-level rise needs to take into account tectonic movement of the land, prevailing winds, coastal… Read More
Beneath a vast Antarctic ice shelf, in a cathedral-like cavern hundreds of metres high, are swarms of little shrimp-like creatures in a newly discovered underwater ecosystem that, until recently, had remained an ice-locked secret. Read More
A team of New Zealand scientists have made an astonishing discovery 500 metres under the Antarctic ice. Read More