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C130 waiting PHOTO Waynne Williams
7 May 2025

NZDF I Aviator awestruck by Antarctica as RNZAF continues aerial support to ice

The Antarctic conditions can be bearable at the height of the summer season, but when Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Flight Lieutenant Carter Bland arrived on a supply flight in the dying days of winter the -40°C temperature… Read More

McMurdo Station
6 May 2025

NZDF I Non-stop daylight for Northland firefighter in Antarctica

New Zealand Army Sapper Nathan Laurie, from Kerikeri, has just returned from his first summer season in Antarctica, working as an emergency responder at the Antarctic Fire Department at McMurdo Station, the American base near New… Read More

Dr Shane Reti
1 May 2025

Antarctic climate mission extended to 14 years

As New Zealand experienced severe southerly gales and flooding this morning, new funding was announced to continue climate change science in Antarctica. Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Dr Shane Reti, was in Chri… Read More

Science Update 1
30 April 2025

Science Update - April 2025

This edition includes new funding announcements and preparations for the upcoming Antarctic Treaty and Committee for Environmental Protection meetings in Milan. Read More

Blaise saying goodbye to the sun
29 April 2025

RNZ I Why New Zealand's Antarctic crew love the winter

The sun never rises and temperatures drop to -50, but many of Scott Base’s winter crew of 12 people keep coming back. Read More

McMurdo Station
28 April 2025

NZDF I A song of ice and a firefighter

It’s not a typical way to start an interview, and dealing with errant penguins isn’t a typical role for an aviation rescue firefighter, but it’s all part of the job for Leading Aircraftman Pieter Lelieveld, who has been deployed … Read More

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