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31 March 2023

Science Update - March

Icefin's new research, protecting penguins from bird flu and the Antarctic Science Platform's mid-term review. Read it all in the March Science Update. Read More

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3 March 2023

Stuff | New Scott Base research station set to sail for Antarctica in 2027

The date has been set and the ship booked for the new Scott Base research station’s completion and 3720-kilometre journey to Antarctica. Read More

Big Lift Shipping MC Class Vessel new base
3 March 2023

Antarctic voyage to echo history

The countdown is on! The specialist ship that will deliver the new Scott Base research station to Antarctica has been booked for January 2027 – exactly 70 years after the original base opened in 1957. Antarctica New Zealand and L… Read More

Recruitment Jamie
1 March 2023

Join us at Scott Base. We're hiring!

Now’s the chance to join the stellar team that supports Antarctic research at Scott Base and in the field for the 2023/24 season. We are seeking a team of about 40 – from engineers and mechanics, to cleaners and chefs – to keep N… Read More

Matthew Jordan The Guardian Jan 2023
3 January 2023

The Guardian | ‘Sunlight streams in at 2am’: life inside New Zealand’s Antarctica base

Matthew Jordan fell in love with the vast southern continent on a cruise. Eight years later, he’s preparing to spend months working through an Antarctic winter. Read More

Jacinda and Jon
21 December 2022

SBR Update | December 2022

Another great year for the Scott Base Redevelopment project. The design of the new base has been completed after five years of intensive work and we're now in delivery mode! Read More

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