Antarctica New Zealand - Latest News [Page 4]
How much coffee would you drink in a year?
Thursday, 31 January 2019, 10:01 am | Antarctica New Zealand
If you find the weekly grocery shop a chore, imagine one to last a year on the ice. Two hundred kilograms of coffee beans, 100 cans of peaches and 1900 rolls of toilet paper have just arrived at Scott Base in Antarctica. The supplies were delivered ... More >>
Antarctic stars in their eyes
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 3:20 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
The initial results of a study looking at how Antarctic starfish adapt to climate change show they would continue to thrive and reproduce in a warmer, more acidic ocean - but may not grow as big. More >>
Unfrozen funds for Antarctica
Monday, 26 November 2018, 11:05 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is delighted to be named as host of the new Antarctic Science Platform. More >>
NZ schools visit Antarctica
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 3:16 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Each year, Antarctica New Zealand partners with education provider LearNZ to create a free virtual field trip to teach New Zealand primary school children about Antarctica. This year, students will learn about the importance of the coastal food-web. More >>
Protecting Earth from Space
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 5:39 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
New Zealand scientists returning to Antarctica this summer will mark ten years contributing to two worldwide networks that look at space weather and lightning, and how these natural phenomena impact Earth. More >>
New Antarctic Frontiers
Friday, 2 November 2018, 12:38 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
It’s not quite “To infinity and beyond” but when you’re 850 km away from Scott Base in Antarctica, it sure does feel like it! A team of New Zealand scientists will explore new frontiers in Antarctica this season when they travel across the ... More >>
Collaborating under the ice
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 4:19 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Ian Hawes has spent 40 years diving in Antarctica to gain an understanding of how inland and coastal aquatic ecosystems work. Now, he is sharing his knowledge with Korea’s Antarctic programme. University of Waikato Ecologist Professor Ian Hawes, ... More >>
Icy delay to Antarctica
Sunday, 14 October 2018, 11:39 am | Antarctica New Zealand
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. More >>
The warmest farewell for the coldest travellers
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 10:24 am | Antarctica New Zealand
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 the last month ... More >>
Want to tell NZ about Antarctic science ... from Antarctica?
Friday, 21 September 2018, 11:21 am | Antarctica New Zealand
If you’re an educator, journalist, artist or influencer and want to tell New Zealanders about Antarctic science and why it’s important … read on! More >>
Wherever the wind - and climate drivers - carry her!
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 9:54 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Florence Isaacs’ icebergs are all lining up and her only concern is that she’s peaking too early. More >>
Antarctica by degrees
Monday, 9 July 2018, 1:04 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Scott Base Carpenter, Killian Russell, has been doing more than maintain New Zealand’s research base in Antarctica for the last six months, he’s also been studying for his bachelor in Business Studies. More >>
International Antarctic role for Otago Professor
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:18 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is delighted to announce that Professor Gary Wilson has been elected Vice President of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research). More >>
International VC for Antarctica NZ CE
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 3:12 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Beggs, has been elected Vice Chair for the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP). More >>
Seeking innovative solutions for Antarctica navigation
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 2:31 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand’s job is to get scientists where they need to be to conduct world-leading research from safe, remote platforms in challenging environments. More >>
Rare Footage of Whales Captured in Antarctica
Tuesday, 20 March 2018, 9:17 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Dr Regina Eisert, marine mammal expert at the University of Canterbury, still can’t believe the underwater footage her team captured on a recent Antarctic expedition to study killer whales. More >>
X-raying Antarctica
Monday, 12 March 2018, 11:28 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is looking to space for help back on Earth! The Kiwi can-do attitude has teamed up with German space technology to successfully cross the world’s largest ice shelf. More >>
New Zealand’s coolest redevelopment
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 10:30 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Scott Base is about to go under the microscope as a group of specialist designers takes up the call for the redevelopment of New Zealand’s home in Antarctica. More >>
Let’s turk about Cape Adare
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 8:36 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Some good old-fashioned kiwi ingenuity is in hot demand for the coldest place on earth. More >>
New Zealanders out to uncover icy secrets
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 10:45 am | Antarctica New Zealand
A University of Otago-led research team is about to embark on an epic Antarctic research expedition as part of efforts to better understand how the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) will respond to global warming. More >>