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Arnoux's beaked whales at Scott Base 2022
12 April 2022

Elusive whales visit Scott Base

Whale, whale, whale. What do we have here? The kiwi crew in Antarctica spotted a pod of secretive mammals in the bay in front of Scott Base last month. There was a buzz about base afterwards as the team tried to identify the spec… Read More

20220212 Long term Science Antarctica New Zealand Russell Knipe
30 March 2022

New building for science at Scott Base

Sir Edmund Hillary’s legacy lives on as the first piece of the new Scott Base infrastructure is installed in Antarctica. The small but mighty building will support several science experiments, some of which have continued uninter… Read More

Antarctica Hero Dan Whenway scott Base chef AA magazine
1 March 2022

Q&A with Dan Wheway, Antarctica chef

White sugar arrives on the boat and goes into the storeroom where it freezes in winter and defrosts in summer. Because sugar is a naturally damp crystal, it freezes as a brick and it stays as a brick. Read More

HMNZS Aotearoa with Mt Discovery in the background Antz Powell
17 February 2022

Successful resupply mission to Antarctica proves capability of NZ Navy ship

The capability of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) ship HMNZS Aotearoa has now been proven following the successful completion of its first resupply mission to Antarctica. The $500-million maritime sustainment vessel was design… Read More

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