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A group of NIWA scientists have set sail on a voyage to the Antarctic on a mission to study the world's most vital sea creatures. Plankton is essential for the food chain and helps produce more than half of the world's oxygen, bu… Read More

GPS-based technology is helping researchers to learn more about Antarctica’s majestic emperor penguins’ feeding patterns as part of efforts to protect the species from environmental threats. Birds at the Cape Crozier emperor colo… Read More

Matthew Jordan fell in love with the vast southern continent on a cruise. Eight years later, he’s preparing to spend months working through an Antarctic winter. Read More

As the New Year Honours were dished out across the country, one man was recognised for his work on a completely different continent. Nigel Watson has spent over two decades dedicated to the conservation of Antarctica, he’s now be… Read More

A New Zealand freshwater professor working in Antarctica says efforts are being made to make Christmas day feel as “traditional” as possible. Waikato University’s Ian Hawes has been at a deep field research camp at Lake Fryzell, … Read More

Dylan Robinson won’t be popping down to The Plaza to get his Secret Santa present this year. Instead, he will be heading to the workshops at Scott Base in Antarctica to make something for the colleague he has drawn. Read More