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2 November 2021

Searching for answers: Supercooled crystals and fast ice

New Zealand and Korean scientists have teamed up for a two-week field campaign to search for crucial information about what is happening below the surface on the Antarctic coast, and what this may mean for our wildlife, oceans an… Read More

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29 October 2021

Antarctic science underpins urgency for climate action

Antarctica is a key player in informing the world on how to plan, prepare for and protect from the impacts of climate change.Decisions at next week’s COP26 UN Climate Change Conference are critical to keep Earth’s warming below 1… Read More

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14 October 2021

SBR Update | October 2021

Green light to redevelop Scott Base: CEE, Implementation Business Case and Funding approved. Read More

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14 October 2021

Green light to rebuild Scott Base

Antarctica New Zealand is delighted that Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Nanaia Mahuta, has given the green light to begin the redevelopment of Scott Base.Minister Mahuta has approved the Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation… Read More

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14 October 2021

Stuff | Government green lights renewal of historic Antarctic research base

The Government has given the green light for a $344 million redevelopment of New Zealand’s historic “home on the ice”.The Scott Base research station, located on Ross Island near Mount Erebus in Antarctica, will be replaced by th… Read More

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