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MoU with NeSIThe Antarctic Science Platform is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI). NeSI helps researchers tackle large or highly complex problems by de… Read More

Antarctica New Zealand is excited to be working with Gateway city partners to celebrate the beginning of the 2020/21 Antarctic summer season. Festivities, dubbed Days of Ice will be held all around Christchurch, between 8-18th of… Read More

The Antarctic Science Platform are excited to re-launch Antarctic ICEperts, a five-part webinar series featuring a variety of New Zealand’s Antarctic experts. Join us every Thursday, from August 6th to learn more about the impor… Read More

Scott Base Update #921/07/2020 After what felt like weeks of storms, the skies have now cleared for incredible Aurora Australis performances. I was lucky enough to capture one of these light shows while I was at the windfarm on T… Read More

Covid-19 impacts Platform funded research field season Platform researchers and the leadership team support Antarctica New Zealand’s decision to modify the 20/21 season to ensure Antarctica remains Covid-19 free. These are unprec… Read More

The Modelling Hub, a collaboration between the Antarctic Science Platform, Victoria University of Wellington, NIWA and GNS Science, is; taking advantage of the complementary expertise and capability of the organisations and the i… Read More