Researchers find warm water eroding ice shelves in east and west Antarctica.

Twenty-six crew members on board an Australian-flagged fishing boat are trapped by ice in Antarctica, sparking a rescue bid by a New Zealand fishing vessel.

Air Force has changed its procedures following a difficult landing in near white-out conditions in Antarctica with a plane low on fuel and carrying 130 people.

A New Zealand couple are joining more than 100 entrepreneurs from Australia this weekend heading for the sub-zero temperatures of Antarctica for an 11-day think-tank aimed at "raising financial....

The toothfish pirates refused NZ permission to board, which we meekly obeyed, then, with fuel running out, we retired while the plundering continued, writes Brian Rudman.

Dramatic geothermal landscape of Waimangu volcanic rift valley a miniature Mars for space buggy inspired by next robotic rover Nasa plans to land on red planet.

It was the Antarctic mission that set the template for all plane crash recoveries and was led by former New Zealand policeman Bob Mitchell.

Brett Grieve, Antarctica Being far from his children on Christmas Day is hard for Major Brett Grieve, but he knows it's all part of his duty.

Changes to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.

The protein that prevents Antarctica’s fish from freezing solid also means they spend their lives carrying hundreds of ice crystals in their bodies, a NZ scientist has found.

This month, 950 scientists from some 40 nations will be in NZ for meetings on Antarctic research. Here's how NZ scientists are playing a leading role on the frozen frontier.

A renowned American engineer has dismissed Sir Edmund Hillary's historic resistance to a 1,600km route through the heart of the pristine environment of Antarctica.

Sea ice, winds and invertebrates will go under the microscope in the next stage of a major science programme turning to Antarctica to answer crucial questions about how the Earth will respond to climate change.

Ian Henderson relished the chance to venture beyond the world of safe, scheduled travel. His wife was not so sure...

The Antarctic ice sheet is disappearing at twice the speed of when it was last surveyed, losing 159 billion tonnes of ice to the ocean every year.

Scientists have discovered a pre-historic mainland species of sea lion thought to have been wiped out by Polynesian settlers and replaced by the modern NZ sea lion.

Parts of the vast ice sheet of east Antarctica - which holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 53m - could slide into the sea this century.

Experts have gathered in Queenstown to discuss Antarctic ice sheets and how a fast-increasing human population may change the frozen continent's pristine wilderness.

Adventurer Ben Saunders reveals how he completed his dangerous and difficult mission to retrace the steps of Captain Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole.

Twelve Kiwi youngsters have taken up the baton from the late Sir Peter Blake in his quest to preserve the Antarctic.

New Zealand scientists have spent six years updating a seminal map of Antarctica completed by colleagues 50 years ago, and they hope it will help to unlock the degree and impacts of climate change.

The leader of the ill-fated Australasian Antarctic Expedition has apologised for the inconvenience caused to rescuers, while authorities estimate the bill could reach $2.6m.