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Antarctica is dealing her icy hand, delivering a series of storms that have caused the longest delay in decades for the start of the season.Antarctica New Zealand staff were due to fly south on 1 October to set up Scott Base for … Read More

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

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

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

“This really couldn’t have come at a better time.” This is University of Otago geology student, Michael Bollen’s reaction after receiving this year’s NZ Post Antarctic Scholarship. “It means I could travel to Switzerland for the … Read More

Florence Isaacs’ icebergs are all lining up and her only concern is that she’s peaking too early. “It’s incredibly exciting to be given the opportunity to achieve one of my lifelong dreams!” The PhD candidate from Victoria Univer… Read More