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12 December 2025

SWAIS2C: Mission for ancient climate clues beneath 500m of Antarctic ice gets underway

An international team has set up a remote camp on the ice 700 km from Scott Base to attempt to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world. The vast West … Read More

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10 December 2025

Earth Sciences NZ I NZ and US studying huge unknown in Antarctic climate science

Scientists are measuring a huge unknown in climate science: how much heat Antarctica emits into space. ESNZ and the University of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center (USA) are looking at far infrared radiation. Read More

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1 December 2025

Science Update - November 2025

Partnership and collaborations, plus a comprehensive synthesis of seven years of Antarctic Science Platform research. And a movie! Read More

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1 December 2025

NZ-UAE Antarctic research collaborations

As advertised in our previous science update, on 26 November we held our first mini-symposium with New Zealand and UAE researchers interested in Antarctic collaboration. The goal of the symposium was to provide a taste of the br… Read More

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15 November 2025

RNZ I Governor-General visits Scott Base

The Governor-General has travelled to Antarctica's Scott Base to see the work happening on the ice. During the visit, Dame Cindy Kiro and husband Dr Richard Davies also visited Scott's Hut and Shackleton's Hut, and saw the Antarc… Read More

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11 November 2025

2024–2025 Antarctica New Zealand Annual Report Available Online

The Antarctica New Zealand's Annual Report 2024/25 is now available. It provides an overview of our key achievements, financial performance and strategic direction over the past year. This year’s report also highlights progress o… Read More

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