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3 February 2025

Beehive | Land Information Minister to tour Antarctic monitoring sites

Land Information Minister and Associate Defence Minister Chris Penk will travel to Antarctica this week to see New Zealand’s scientific and international cooperation efforts on the ice. Read More

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31 January 2025

Science Update - January 2025

Lessons from Lake Vanda, fast ice secrets and Scott Base starts recruiting. Check out the January Science Update. Read More

Scott Base skier
23 January 2025

Scott Base unites for 24 hour skiathon

At first glance it looks like any Kiwi club ski field – except this one is open for 24 hours, the sun doesn’t go down and it’s the middle of summer. Staff and researchers at Antarctica’s Scott Base took time out from the busy sci… Read More

Scott Base skier
22 January 2025

TVNZ | Scott Base hosts 24-hour ski-a-thon under the midnight sun

Scientists at Antarctica's Scott Base swapped labcoats for ski gear this weekend, completing a 24-hour skiathon on some of the Earth's most remote slopes. Read More

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14 January 2025

NIWA | Antarctic voyage to venture further south than ever before

Thirty eight scientists and crew will set sail today for Antarctica on NIWA’s research vessel Tangaroa, with the aim of going as far south as the Ross Ice Shelf - a first for the ship. Read More

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31 December 2024

BBC | Mushy ice and lost kit: The scientists studying Antarctica as it melts

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into the sea beneath. The lack of sea ice in the southern hemisphere winter has startled … Read More

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