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Antarctic stories come to life in Christchurch through audio tour
Scientists, artists, experts and locals all share their stories throughout the tour.

Largest Antarctic ozone hole in years: What will it mean for NZ?
The ozone hole over Antarctica is at its widest and deepest in years. Will that affect us?

Kiwi company launches Antarctic flight to Southern Lights
Coinciding with the Autumnal equinox, the flight will reach the edge of the Antarctic.

Mummified penguin as 'old as Genghis Khan' in Antarctic melt
Researchers were shocked by the age of the 'fresh looking' preserved penguins.

In from the cold: No quarantine for Antarctica returnees as continent declared Covid-free
No quarantine could save Christchurch's $200m gateway industry.

Antarctica is still free of Covid-19. Can it stay that way?
At McMurdo Station, workers carried out a drill - mask-wearing and social distancing.

Visit New Zealand's ultimate backyard escape: Antarctica
It's time to explore these extremely exotic, but undeniably Kiwi locations.

'Doomsday' glacier melting from the inside
Channels around the Thwaites glacier are melting the massive ice shelf with warm water.

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.

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?

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.