The second man to walk on the moon has been evacuated from Antarctica to New Zealand suffering respiratory problems.

A Kiwi pop star and a Nasa astronaut have joined a line-up of speakers set to take part in an Antarctic TedX event that will be livestreamed around the world.

New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees from Australia remains on the table, the Government says, despite a new offer by the

Secretary of State John Kerry won't criticize Donald Trump's climate policies, but says the next US Govt "dare not avoid" the issue.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says trip to Antarctica was "an extraordinary experience".

A National Geographic documentary series following Kiwi scientists in Antarctica premiered at Scott Base and in Christchurch this evening.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

Scientists have struck upon a simple equation that shows the true effect of greenhouse gases.

Today's landmark agreement to protect the Ross Sea - a pristine corner of the planet dubbed "the last ocean" - is one all Kiwis should celebrate. Filmmaker Peter Young explains why.

Internet sensation Jamie Curry is teaming up with a top Kiwi journalist for an adventure to the coldest, driest, windiest continent on the planet.

As top Kiwi scientists fly south for NZ's 60th research season in Antarctica, Jamie Morton takes a look at some of the fascinating studies planned.

The 2012-kilometre tractor journey, Expedition South, to help raise $1 million to save Sir Edmund Hillary's hut in Antarctica has finished alongside Sir Ed's statue at The Hermitage in Mt Cook. The three tractors — two Ferguson TE20s and a Massey Ferguson Antarctica 2 — ended their journey at 2pm this afternoon.

First discovered by Australian geologist Griffith Taylor in 1911, scientists initially thought Blood Falls' colour was due to red algae.

A word of warning: going to the Australian Antarctic Festival may cause you to spend all your money on a ticket on the next icebreaker out of Hobart.

A calving event at the Larsen C ice shelf could create a giant floating ice island.

Over the last 60 years, the hut - one of Antarctica's most precious heritage sites - has slowly fallen into a state of disrepair.

These snow-covered bubbles in the middle of the Antarctic wilderness attract an exclusive clientele.

The first sunrise over Antarctica signals a big summer season for New Zealand, which will mark 60 years of research there.

For the third time ever, rescue workers have successfully evacuated someone from the South Pole during the brutal Antarctic winter.

In January 1966, the first ship carrying "citizen-explorers" arrived in Antarctica and only a handful of leisure travelers had ever considered visiting.

An Auckland expat's Antarctic exploits have earned her a date with the Queen, who will award her the same prestigious honour held by Sir Edmund Hillary.

Sea levels could rise nearly twice as much as previously predicted by the end of this century if carbon dioxide emissions continue unabated, according to new research.

Award-winning science writer Dr Rebecca Priestley's new anthology of Antarctic science, Dispatches from Continent Seven, starts out with her own experience on the ice.

The great-great-great-granddaughter of Antarctic explorer Sir James Clark Ross traces the steps of her ancestor to highlight the Antarctic environment, writes Sam Judd.

In two new studies, scientists say that the vast ice continent of Antarctica seems to have given up tremendous volumes of ice - even sprouting considerable plant life.

Antarctica is the coldest, most remote and naturally hostile place. What kind of maniac would choose to live there? Jamie Morton went there to find out.

Before departing on his Antarctic expedition, the British explorer Henry Worsley explained his motivation for traversing the frozen continent all alone.

In Antarctica, making the slightest mistake can put your life at risk.

Poignant last diary entry and photo of Henry Worsley as he tried to become first person to cross Antarctica unassisted.

Inside the rear cargo bay at Scott Base's Hillary Field Centre, it sounds - and feels - like an anti-aircraft gun is letting loose just a few metres away.