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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

For the first time ever, Kiwi scientists are set to unlock the carbon secrets hidden in the Antarctic permafrost. Read More

A team of international scientists will head back to Antarctica this month to try and unlock the carbon secrets of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. In an international collaboration with Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volca… Read More

Wrapping up another busy year with all your latest Antarctic science news and a very meri kirihimete! Read More