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4 July 2024

New plan for Scott Base Redevelopment

Antarctica New Zealand has a plan that resets the Scott Base Redevelopment project after undertaking an options analysis in late 2023 and an independent review in April this year. The plan is to build a new accommodation and livi… Read More

Scott Base 2324 season Credit Anthony Powell Antarctica New Zealand
12 June 2024

Update 5: Scott Base Redevelopment

The Antarctica New Zealand Board of Directors convened on Monday, 10 June 2024 to consider the future direction of the Scott Base Redevelopment project. The Board Chair will advise the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon. Winston… Read More

Scott Base on 23 10 2023 b Photo Anthony Powell cropped
5 June 2024

Project Update: Scott Base Redevelopment

The Antarctica New Zealand Board of Directors will meet this month to consider the future direction of the Scott Base Redevelopment project. In 2023, Antarctica New Zealand paused the redevelopment of Scott Base as the cost to d… Read More

Ceisha Poirot CEP acceptance speech
4 June 2024

New Zealand leading Antarctic Environmental Committee

New Zealand is leading the conversation in Antarctic environmental protection, with the appointment of Antarctica New Zealand’s GM Policy, Environment and Safety as the new Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP… Read More

MOA signing
4 May 2024

Germany and New Zealand team up for Antarctic science

Antarctic science has received a boost after New Zealand and Germany signed a new deal to foster more scientific cooperation on the ice. Antarctica New Zealand and Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute came together in Auckland on S… Read More

Scott Base
22 April 2024

Update: Scott Base Redevelopment

The Antarctica New Zealand Board has requested additional detail on the Scott Base Redevelopment before making a decision on the way forward for the project. Last year, Antarctica New Zealand was not able to reach an agreement on… Read More

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