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11 October 2018

Canterbury student heads to Antarctica

A talented young New Zealander is packing his bags to head to the ice during summer after being awarded a coveted Blake Antarctic Ambassadorship. University of Canterbury student, Harry Seagar (21) has been selected from more tha… Read More

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26 September 2018

The warmest farewell to the coldest travellers

New Zealand’s home at the bottom of the world is about to rev into action again with the beginning of the Antarctic science season. Forty Antarctica New Zealand staff, who will run Scott Base over the Austral summer, have spent t… Read More

Christina Riesselman photo by Rebecca Parker
21 September 2018

Into the East

New research by an international team of scientists, including two New Zealanders, has found that Antarctic warming of just 2°C, if sustained, could melt the largest ice sheet on earth, the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. University of… Read More

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