Antarctica
Voices from Antarctica 1: Ice Flight
Alison Ballance dons her extreme cold weather clothing for a trip to Antarctica - but getting to the frozen continent can take time. Audio
Our Changing World for 21 May 2020
Two gems from Our Changing World's Antarctic archive - restoring Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds and hunting for extremophile microbes high on Mt Erebus. Audio
Calling Home: Chris Long in Tromso, Norway
A member of the 'most isolated family in New Zealand', Chris Long grew up at Gorge River on the West Coast. He now resides in Norway, where he works at the Tromso Wilderness Centre taking visitors on… Audio
A history of Scott Base's early years
Don Webster knows a little bit about isolation and how to handle it, he spent a summer and winter in the 1960s in Antarctica, working as a technician at Scott Base. He's now published a book called… Audio, Gallery
An icy obsession – Antarctica looms large in the career and imagination of science writer Rebecca Priestley
At the NZ Arts Festival 2020, Rebecca Priestley talks about Antarctica with the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor Juliet Gerrard. Audio
Urban Issues in Antarctica!
With over 80 bases on the Antarctic continent, 40,000 tourists a year, and the increasing effects of climate change, the earth's last continent has rapidly developing environmental and 'urban'… Audio
All around the globe - the NZDF has a far reaching remit
Our Defence Force may be small but our troops are spread all over the world, sometimes in conflict zones that have left the headlines, and some places that are unexpected. Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Antarctica
Our Changing World's Alison Ballance joins us from Scott Base in Antarctica. Audio
Summers at Scott Base: Alison Ballance visits Antarctica
Our Changing World and Elemental podcast presenter Alison Ballance is in Antarctica for the next fortnight. She talks to Jesse about what she's going to be doing while on the ice continent and living… Audio
Do all animals get goosebumps?
On this week's science adventure, Nanogirl and some friends find out what goosebumps are and whether all animals get them - especially animals that live in very, very, very cold places. Video, Audio
How to get your piece of a century-old Antarctic fruitcake
A well-preserved fruitcake which sat in a hut in Antarctica for over a century will go on display at Canterbury Museum from today.
What happens if Antarctica melts?
Join Nanogirl and some students from Casebrook Intermediate as they brave a blizzard and discover what would happen if Antarctica melted. Video, Audio
Antarctica: Thousands of emperor penguin chicks wiped out
A massive penguin colony faces an uncertain future after the collapse of the ice shelf thousands of chicks were being raised on.
Extreme conservation in Antarctica
Working to save a few fragile huts from the Antarctic "heroic era", left behind by explorers like Scott and Shackleton has been one of the most satisfying projects undertaken by architects Chris… Audio, Gallery
US Coast Guard ice cutter stops in Wellington
One of the world's most powerful non-nuclear ships, the US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, has arrived in Wellington for the first time, after an ice-breaking mission to Antarctica. Audio
'Fascinating' study probes climate change impact on Antarctic species
A University of Otago computer model can now accurately predict how Antarctic shellfish grow and reproduce and how they will be affected by global warming
Tangaroa sails to Antarctica
Twenty-one scientists and 19 crew members will be aboard the Tangaroa as it leaves Wellington, ready to negotiate sea ice, freezing temperatures and, hopefully, sperm whales Audio
Kiwi troops deployed overseas get in the festive spirit
It's going to be a white Christmas for some Defence Force troops serving overseas this year.
East Antarctica's glaciers are stirring
In a region long considered stable and unaffected by changes elsewhere on the frozen continent, the first signs of significant melting have been detected. Audio
Old ice gives insights into future sea level rise
Melting polar ice will be the biggest contributor to sea level rise in future - but will it come from Greenland or Antarctica? Audio