Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is travelling to Antarctica this week to see the impacts of climate change first-hand and see New Zealand’s scientific work on the ice. “Antarctica is under increasing pressure from climate cha… Read More
Finance Minister and Associate Climate Change Minister Nicola Willis will travel to Antarctica next week to engage with international partners and scientists and to assess latest steps in the redevelopment of Scott Base. “New Zea… Read More
Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future sea-level rise. The first team members have embarked on a 1128 km journey across the Ross Ice Shelf to set u… Read More
From South Sudan to the United States and now Scott Base. Antarctica New Zealand is thrilled to announce Michael Shapland DSD has been appointed as the organisation’s new General Manager of Antarctic Operations. His role overse… Read More
From gelato to art, and a fun-filled family day, there’s something for everyone at this year’s Days of Ice. As the Scott Base team gears up for a busy summer of science, Ōtautahi Christchurch—one of the world’s five Antarctic gat… Read More
University of Canterbury - PhD student Eva Nielsen created a new dataset of Antarctica’s temperatures over the past 20 years. "The Ross Sea region is warming a lot." Read More