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