We’re back! After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Antarctica New Zealand is re-opening the Community Engagement Programme (CEP). This unique programme allows media, artists, educators and writers to visit Antarc… Read More
Antarctic extremes, tiny microalgae, a thermal bird takes flight, and the plight of the emperor penguins as the sea ice retreats. Read More
NZ Herald - The world’s tallest and heaviest penguin - featured in everything from Happy Feet to Antarctica New Zealand’s own logo - the emperor has long been the white continent’s best-known ambassador. But shifts in their icy … Read More
Stuff - As the world goes through what some scientists believe to be its hottest year on record, emperor penguin populations in the Antarctic are suffering catastrophic losses, with no chicks surviving the spring of 2022 in four … Read More
International scientists today called for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean science in the emerging climate crisis, reaffirming Aotearoa New Zealand’s focus on the role of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in global systems. Read More
To learn all about the action at the New Zealand - Australia Antarctic Science Conference 2023 in Ōtautahi Christchurch read our latest Science Update. Read More