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'Doomsday' glacier melting from the inside
Channels around the Thwaites glacier are melting the massive ice shelf with warm water.
Qantas to fly travel-starved Aussies to Antarctica
'There is no passport or luggage needed for an Antarctica Flight.'
NZ's efforts to prevent Covid-19 from reaching Antarctica
Antarctica NZ will reduce personnel flying south and all will isolate for 14 days.
What Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier' means for the planet
Financial Times: Thwaites Glacier holds crucial clues about the future of the planet.
Let the light in: Winter solstice sets us on path to brighter days
It's our shortest day - so how much extra daylight can we expect tomorrow?
Antarctic field science put on ice over Covid-19 worries
Threat of Covid-19 forces Antarctica NZ to cancel next season's field science projects.
'Obscene': Govt already spent $1 million-plus on unbuilt Erebus memorial
The location for the memorial is not confirmed but a quarter of the budget has been spent.
Anzac Day 2020: How Antarctica was able to host intimate service on the ice
The white continent remains free of the coronavirus.
20 Kiwis stranded after Antarctic cruise halted by coronavirus
Kiwis and up to 130 Australians left stranded on Antarctic cruise with no way home.
How women are pushing the boundaries in Antarctica
More women than ever are conquering the world's harshest environment.
Why penguins may help us predict the impact of climate change
Financial Times: The struggle of Antarctica's animals holds lessons for us all.
Tourism in Antarctica: Edging toward the (risky) mainstream
New York Times: Travel to Antarctica is booming. What does that mean for the environment?
Andrew Bayly: Historic opportunity to fight for Antarctica
Comment: Seventy per cent of the world's fresh water is locked in the Antarctic ice.
The coolest architecture on Earth is in Antarctica
New York Times: Who said a polar research base had to be ugly?
$200k for coolest jobs going, aventurous types wanted
It turns out the wages are really, really good on the frozen continent.
$200k-plus jobs dubbed 'coolest on earth' available, but there's a catch
About 150 people are needed to fill some of the most adventurous jobs on the planet.
NZ scientists to probe climate threat frozen underground
Thawing permafrost may unleash a monster load of carbon. What will come from Antarctica?
Erebus: Pilots say it's time to build a memorial
Pilot says relatives of those killed in Erebus disaster have gone on to fly for airlines.
Hundreds gather at Erebus 40th Anniversary Service
Hundreds gathered to honour those killed in flight 901 40 years ago this week.
'Call them back now!': Airman's warning to doomed Air NZ Erebus flight
A US navigator reveals his panicked alert to the doomed Air NZ flight to Erebus.
The day Air NZ flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus
It was a normal day, then an Air NZ sightseeing plane went missing in Antarctica.
Erebus memorial decision for Parnell park delayed until after elections
Decision delayed on placing Erebus national memorial in Parnell Rose Gardens.
Largest iceberg in 50 years breaks off in Antarctica
It is believed that the iceberg is five times the size of the European island, Malta.
Wanted: Five volunteers for research mission to Antarctica
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to journey to the Antarctic - no experience required.
'Beast from the east' vortex to bring bitter cold burst
An extremely rare polar climate event may be about to seriously mess with NZ's weather.
Diaries reveal gruesome find of Antarctic explorer's body
'I've never seen anything worse in my life,' an Antarctic adventurer wrote at the time.
Move over, mega parrot: Giant NZ penguin discovery
Scientists reveal another monster NZ bird - this time, an ancient 1.6m-high penguin.
Storm brewing as weather officials disagree over 'giant storm' to affect NZ
There's disagreement between weather officials as to how much of an impact it will have.
Hunker down! It's a stormy Saturday - rain, snow, massive waves to strike NZ
Temperatures will fall as low as -6C tomorrow in parts of the South Island.
Watch: Check out exactly what -31C temperature looks like
See what happens when boiling water is thrown into Antarctic air.
James Nikitine: NZ a gateway to science, peace and environmental protection
COMMENT: New Zealand has a key role in the coldest, driest, windiest place on Earth.
The long, dark, cold night: Antarctica in photographs
For six months of the year Antarctica doesn't see the sun.
Erebus disaster: Families urged to check National Memorial list
Organisers want to make sure online list of all 257 victims' names is correct.