Planet's hopes rest in ship, says Sir David Attenborough
Polar research vessel will become a crucial asset, Attenborough predicts at launch.
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Carpenter completes business degree in Antarctica
He was fixing up Scott Base by day and studying to be a business guru at night.
Scott Base carpenter finishes papers for study
Killian Russell, of Ireland, has been doing more than maintain Scott Base recently.
Baby-faced conman who tricked world's richest tourists
Twenty-two year old posed as a multi-millionaire aristocrat but was really a normal guy.
Ice exploration could help put man on Mars
Scientific forays into Antarctica are helping to expand research on planets like Mars.
Seals reveal Antarctica's climate change clues
Scientists have an unlikely tool to show how fast Antarctic ice sheets are melting: seals.
Antarctica: 64 degrees south
Pamela Wade, meets penguins by the thousands and faces down a fur seal.
Things we don't know about Antarctica
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When warm winds blow in Antarctica's dark, freezing winter
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Aurora Australis enthusiasts capture 'one of the best'
Aurora Australis Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members around the world.
Emperor penguin behaviour not black and white
Scientists have made unexpected discoveries about Antarctica's best-known residents.
Scientists discover new melting process in Antarctica
Melting glacial ice sheets make the ocean's surface layer less salty and more buoyant.
The best (and worst) of April fool's jokes
Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.
Antarctic images gifted to national library
Ridgway Lythgoe's slides and photos - especially those of Antarctica - are being appraised
Incredible whale footage captured in Antarctica
Scientists film spectacular underwater action of the huge mammals beneath the sea ice.
Scientists break ice, and records, to gain climate clues
Kiwi scientists return from Antarctica with important new climate-change insights.
These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good 'selfie'
The selfie-snapping animals are at it again.
North Pole surges above freezing in the dead of winter, stunning scientists
Arctic temperatures are warmer than ever recorded in February.
Entourage actor stars in new Air NZ safety video
Hollywood actor Adrian Grenier will star in a new safety video created by Air New Zealand.
Antarctic iceberg sparks tour rush
Chinese Government has established a new list of rules for people visiting Antarctica.
Mt Erebus victim's family want safety video pulled
Mt Erebus victim's children question how many families Air NZ told about new safety video.
NZ urged to back bid for Earth's largest reserve
NZ is being urged to help create the largest protected area on the planet.
PHOTOS: Antarctica - life beneath the ice
Niwa has released new photos revealing an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica’s ice.
Antarctica: Life beneath the ice
New photos reveal an abundance of life in the freezing waters beneath Antarctica's ice.
'He's a god': Hillary's greatest legacy
Ten years after his death, Ed Hillary's legacy lives on strongly
High-tech ship hunting climate clues in NZ waters
International scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution tackles Zealandia missions.
NZ scientists set to drill vast ice sheet
NZ-led expedition investigates how warming oceans could erode huge ice sheet.
Antarctica discovery changes alien search
Planets that were not even considered candidates to host alien life may be reanalysed.
Watch: Starving polar bear hours from death
"Soul-crushing" footage has emerged of a starving wild polar bear searching for food.
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of Secret Santa
COMMENT: Steve Braunias reveals who's giving what to whom this Christmas.
Erebus hostess remembered at grave
Erebus crew member's widower supports call for national memorial.
Families upset at Erebus delay
Families want a national Mt Erebus disaster memorial built before 2019's 40th anniversary.
Lack of sea ice hampers Antarctic expedition
A dramatic change in sea ice could hamper a major NZ scientific expedition in Antarctica.