Scientists fear it's only a matter of time before a massive chunk breaks away.

A YouTube series following vlogger Jamie Curry's Antarctic adventures has proven a hit.

Hundreds of images taken from the air have helped to recreate NZ base at Antarctica.

A Wellington-based photographer captured breathtaking photos of Antarctica on his phone.

First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.

International explorer completes 57-day traverse of the Antarctic by kite ski.

First chartered flight from Dunedin to these lights has delivered spectacular results.

A three-metre-long Leopard seal has been relaxing at Tutukaka

At the bottom of the world, the wilderness is becoming busier, writes Sarah Marshall.

Almost 10 years after he lost his leg during a Mt Ruapehu eruption, William Pike will summit the mountain in Antarctica.

A world-leading glaciologist says scientists are fast running out of time to fully understand dramatic changes underway in climate change's sleeping giant: Antarctica.

Kiwi scientists could soon have a new way to safely get an up-close look at erupting volcanoes: send in the drone.

A war-era DC-3 aircraft is playing an unlikely role in a state-of-the-art scientific survey of Antarctica's sea ice.

A second US ship is on its way to New Zealand waters, following last year's warship visit.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Junior distance runner Quinn Gardiner-Hall is just weeks away from following in the footsteps of his heroes to the icy southern land.

A cruise ship passenger has been evacuated to McMurdo Station in Antarctica before flying to New Zealand tomorrow.

The restoration of the hut included repainting it in its original bright orange and yellow colours.

A team of New Zealand Defence Force personnel have a big job ahead of them: helping off-load 3000 tonnes of cargo in the coldest, windiest, driest and most remote continent on Earth.

Lamingtons and cheese rolls will be on the menu when New Zealand's Scott Base celebrates its 60th year this weekend.

When a longed-for journey to the Antarctic became a reality, Damian Christie was not prepared for the immensity of what awaited him.

"I want to see him in this place that he so loved ... I want to say my final goodbye to him there."

A major crack that has rapidly expanded is poised to create one of the world's biggest icebergs in a matter of months, scientists warn.

Helping restore a piece of Kiwi history - Sir Edmund Hillary's original hut at Scott Base in Antarctica - has proven a dream job for a young Auckland architecture student.

A collection of rare memorabilia stemming from the famous 1908 Nimrod Expedition to Antarctica, including items from the NZ leg of the trip, will be auctioned.

A Kiwi climate scientist says he's been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet's poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record.

On Christmas Day the sun never rises, there's no power and only polar bears for company. But it's all in a day's work for the North Pole patrol.

COMMENT: Tiny little specks of land hundreds of kilometres from New Zealand may hold key secrets about the future of our planet.

It's hard giving up summer for an overseas holiday, so why torture yourself? We've come up with five of the world's best summer destinations.

Changes taking place in Antarctica are significant another to influence those on the other side of the planet, new research co-authored by a Kiwi scientist has found.

Persistent, stored water inside of a floating East Antarctic ice shelf could be bad news, making it much more vulnerable to collapse.