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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

The project to redevelop Scott Base is regaining momentum, reaffirming New Zealand’s commitment to our place in Antarctica and scientific research programme. The Board of Directors has re-established the Scott Base Redevelopment … Read More

Paddy Gower's latest doco Patrick Gower: On Ice premiers tonight on Three. For the two-part series, Paddy travelled to Antarctica to witness the consequences of climate change first-hand. Read More

Patrick Gower: On Ice, a two-part special about Antarctica and climate change, makes its television debut today. The documentary makers spent three weeks’ filming at Scott Base and its surrounds last November, visiting as many sc… Read More

Rather than being the Disney on Ice tribute show of our dreams, Patrick Gower: On Ice sees Gower travel south to discover the consequences of climate change first hand. Read More

"I just look at people down there and in awe and go: How do you do this? It does require seriously hardy souls down there, and that was cool to be part of. I did three weeks down there. Could I do three weeks and one day? In a bu… Read More