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The New Face Rebuilding Scott Base
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 10:36 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand has a new Project Director steering the redevelopment of New Zealand’s home on the ice. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2201/a6519dac7d9ad3e951a2.jpeg" width="536" height="720"> Jon Ager Jon Ager has been brought ... More >>
The Hippest Supercool Science On Earth
Monday, 17 January 2022, 8:45 am | Antarctica New Zealand
A team of Antarctic scientists is breaking new ground – or ice at least – in scientific research. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2201/792787b0217b7d8e0144.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Inspecting frazil on Icefin. ... More >>
The Bird That Measures Antarctic Ice
Monday, 20 December 2021, 9:11 am | Antarctica New Zealand
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…It’s a laser-shooting electromagnetic ice device! This Antarctic research season, Kiwi scientists are using new technology to measure sea ice in McMurdo Sound and help add to our understanding of its importance for ... More >>
Drilling Into Antarctica’s Past To See Our Future
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 10:12 am | Antarctica New Zealand
While COP26 today focuses on science and innovation’s role in combating climate change , Antarctic researchers are preparing to drill into the ocean floor below the Ross Ice Shelf to discover if cutting greenhouse gas emissions avoids catastrophic ... More >>
It’s All About That Base!
Friday, 5 November 2021, 9:45 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is thrilled to announce that the new Scott Base will be constructed at PrimePort Timaru. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/19eb3cf194514376a1d9.jpeg" width="720" height="434"> Hugh Broughton Architects: Scott ... More >>
Antarctic Science Underpins Urgency For Climate Action
Friday, 29 October 2021, 12:19 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica is a key player in informing the world on how to plan, prepare for and protect from the impacts of climate change. Decisions at next week’s COP26 UN Climate Change Conference are critical to keep Earth’s warming below 1.5 degrees and avoid ... More >>
Boomerang From Scott Base
Friday, 24 September 2021, 4:09 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
One false start and they’re off! The first cohort of Scott Base staff flew out of Christchurch this morning for Antarctica – marking the start of New Zealand’s 2021/22 summer season. They NEARLY got there on Monday, but the Royal New Zealand ... More >>
Successful Budget For Scott Base
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:18 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is thrilled the Government has committed $344 million to rebuild New Zealand’s home in Antarctica, Scott Base. The announcement has just been made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Nanaia Mahuta as part of Budget ... More >>
A Whale Of A Time At Scott Base
Monday, 8 March 2021, 11:12 am | Antarctica New Zealand
As lucky as finding a needle in a haystack, Scott Base has been visited by elusive Arnoux’s beaked whales. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2103/b5f70b00a90f80005646.jpeg" width="720" height="374"> Two pods of the notoriously ... More >>
Iceperts Arrive In Christchurch
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 10:09 am | Antarctica New Zealand
In a normal season, New Zealand’s Antarctic scientists would either be at Scott Base or just returning from Antarctica. Instead they are gathering in Christchurch for the Antarctic Science Conference and the Snow and Ice Research Group workshop. ... More >>
Ride In Scott Base Style
Friday, 5 February 2021, 9:25 am | Antarctica New Zealand
It is 17 years old and has 40,560 kilometres on the clock, but those are 40 thousand kilometres like no other vehicle in the world. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2102/8da23cf0f6238b2a4d5a.jpeg" width="720" height="479"> Antarctica New Zealand is selling ... More >>
What The Future Could Hold For Antarctica’s Unique Ecosystems
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 11:12 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Kiwi researchers are among twenty-five world-leading Antarctic biologists who have come together to produce a comprehensive “state-of-the-nation” style article on Antarctica’s ecosystems. From microscopic bacteria, to penguins and whales, ... More >>
Bird’s Icy View
Monday, 21 December 2020, 10:29 am | Antarctica New Zealand
A Kiwi research team has, for the first time ever, used a fixed wing aircraft to measure the thickness of a huge area of sea ice in Antarctica. This is a major milestone for understanding sea ice processes in a region of Antarctica known as the Western ... More >>
Antarctic Scientists Support Climate Emergency
Sunday, 6 December 2020, 3:07 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctic scientists say the Prime Minister’s declaration of a climate emergency in New Zealand is an important signal to industry and communities, to consider climate change consequences in all their decision-making efforts. Every year dozens of scientists ... More >>
Icy Science, But Without The Scientists On Ice
Monday, 23 November 2020, 10:17 am | Antarctica New Zealand
Despite a reduced season to due COVID-19 restrictions, Antarctica New Zealand is delighted to have successfully continued an important sea ice project. The Sea Ice Mass Balance Station, a special probe that measures the thickness, temperature and ... More >>
Can Kids Ace Our Base?
Tuesday, 27 October 2020, 10:21 am | Antarctica New Zealand
It’s been designed by an international team of polar experts, and now Antarctica New Zealand wants Kiwi kids to have a crack at building the new Scott Base! Ace the Base is launching at the International Antarctic Centre today, and gives children ... More >>
From The Coldest Place To The Toughest Race
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 9:15 am | Antarctica New Zealand
As if spending 13 months in Antarctica, wintering over at Scott Base and braving temperatures as low as -47 degrees wasn’t challenging enough, Joey Blatch has just signed up for one of the hardest endurance races on the planet. Joey, Antarctica ... More >>
New Board Members For Antarctica New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 12:55 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is pleased to welcome two new Board members. Independent Director, Jenn Bestwick and Environmental Manager, Neil Gilbert have joined the organisation. The appointments were announced in today’s New Zealand Gazette. Mrs Bestwick is ... More >>
Ice-olation For Antarctica New Zealand
Thursday, 6 August 2020, 12:04 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand is gearing up for a much reduced season on the ice this year and a very different deployment to normal! Before they head to one of the remotest places on the planet, all personnel flying south with the New Zealand programme will ... More >>
A Green Building On The White Continent
Monday, 3 August 2020, 2:51 pm | Antarctica New Zealand
The colour of the new Scott Base may not be decided, but one thing is clear – the building will be green. Antarctica New Zealand, together with the New Zealand Green Building Council, has developed a custom Green Star tool to measure the sustainability ... More >>
