"You would be forgiven if you thought that Antarctica is simply white. While snow and ice cover the continent, there is a rich palette of colour if you know where to look - connections to land, sky and water really stand out.
"With so many wonderful colours available, we needed to be practical, so we have worked with our architect, Hugh Broughton, to narrow down the choices."
Ager said he is personally in favour of orange because of its historic connection to the 1957 Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Sarah Williamson said Scott Base has had a special place in our history ever since Sir Edmund Hillary and his team built the first of its buildings on Ross Island in 1957.
The original base was a mixture of orange, red and yellow. In 1965 the base was re-painted green, to remind people of New Zealand.
"Helping us choose the colour is a way to feel connected to our Antarctic legacy, understand the important science that happens at Scott Base, and to shape the next chapter of its history.
"As we've seen with the recent sea-level rise projections, what happens in Antarctica affects us here. It influences our atmosphere, oceans, weather patterns and temperatures."
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