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19 March 2023

I am a polar oceanographer – this is what I do

From his office at NIWA headquarters in Wellington, scientist Craig Stewart gets updates from the Southern Ocean, where climate change is starting to melt the ice shelves. Read More

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14 March 2023

Forty jobs advertised at Antarctica's Scott Base

Is your 9-to-5 job getting a bit punishing? Or, are you after a unique view at work? Well, if you can get past the frozen tundra of the world's southern-most continent, it might be worth applying for one of the 40 jobs going at… Read More

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14 March 2023

At the mercy of the ice

In the Antarctic summer of 1972, four young scientists set off on a trimaran from Cape Bird for a quick outing on a clear day. They would spend the next five days stranded at sea. Read More

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14 March 2023

Not the worst journey at all

He was headed for the destination of a 1911 Antarctic expedition dubbed the “worst journey in the world”, but Scott Base chef Thomas Robinson’s trip to Cape Crozier turned out to be a highlight of his 13 months in the snowy south… Read More

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10 March 2023

Receiving messages from the deep

The seal, nicknamed Walter, has never breathed air warmer than zero degrees. It’s clear he likes it. Antarctic oceanographer Natalie Robinson blogs for the European Geosciences Union. Read More

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3 March 2023

Stuff | New Scott Base research station set to sail for Antarctica in 2027

The date has been set and the ship booked for the new Scott Base research station’s completion and 3720-kilometre journey to Antarctica. Read More

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