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Watch: Kiwi scientists complete world-first mission inside Antarctica's Mt Erebus volcano.
Science

World's biggest iceberg more than double the size of London on the move

The huge mass of ice broke away from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in 1986.
Watch: Newshub's Patrick Gower has the latest.
Science

'Incredibly exciting': Kiwi scientists in Antarctica extract one of Earth's oldest living organisms

The scientists have extracted one of the rarest and oldest living organisms on Earth.

Watch: Physics researcher Hannah Kessenich tells AM the changes to the ozone hole could create a hotter summer for Kiwis.
Climate Change

How changes in the Antarctica ozone hole could impact NZ

Researchers have analysed changes to the Antarctica ozone hole over an 18-year period.
Scott's Hut in Antarctica will soon be opening its doors to the world thanks to some state-of-the-art technology.
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Antarctica

Frozen in time: How public could explore Scott's Hut in virtual reality thanks to Kiwi ingenuity

The famous explorer's hut in Antarctica will soon be opening its doors to the world thanks to some state-of-the-art technology.
Sea ice in Antarctica is melting at an alarming rate - and scientists warn it will directly impact life in NZ.
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Climate Change

'Existential crisis for humanity': Kiwi scientists warn Antarctica's disappearing sea ice will directly impact life here

Sea ice in Antarctica is melting at an alarming rate - already this year, an area 20 times the size of Aotearoa has been lost.
Scott Base's half-a-billion-dollar redevelopment may have hit a snag after the commercial manager left.
Antarctica

Scott Base's half-a-billion-dollar redevelopment strikes iceberg

"I think that must suggest some serious problem since I don't imagine people resign lightly."
Watch: West Antarctica is melting at an extraordinary rate, and scientists believe it's no longer reversible.
Climate Change

Rapid melting in West Antarctica is 'unavoidable', with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise - study

Even if the world meets ambitious targets to limit global heating, West Antarctica will experience substantial ocean warming and ice shelf melting, according to the study.
Related video: Starlink is taking Netflix and chill to a whole new level at New Zealand's most remote outpost.
Antarctica

'Nobody will actually say why': Mystery over why Scott Base upgrade has been stalled

It comes after a breakdown in negotiations between the government and the hired contractor due to a ballooning budget.
Record low sea ice in Antarctica has triggered an emergency meeting.
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Antarctica

Chilling graph emerges as scientists gather for emergency summit in Wellington over dramatic Antarctic sea ice decline

"At the moment we are missing an area of sea ice, this area of frozen ocean, that's more than seven times the area of New Zealand."

A group of New Zealand explorers are about to embark on an adventure to the cusp of the Antarctic Circle.
Antarctica

'Runs in the blood': Kiwi explorers set to embark on adventure to Antarctic Circle

They're hoping to become the first group from New Zealand to summit a mountain named after another Kiwi explorer.

One of Antarctica's most iconic species is at risk of extinction as sea ice melts away.
Climate Change

'Survival is narrowing': Emperor penguins at risk of extinction as ice melts

Rapidly warming global temperatures are threatening Antarctica's most iconic species.
Watch: Starlink is taking Netflix and chill to a whole new level at New Zealand's most remote outpost.
Antarctica

Starlink takes Netflix and chill to Antarctica

Connecting with Antarctica is now easier than ever with Starlink bringing a whole new world of communication.
Related video: Alarming new statistics reveal New Zealand's sea level could rise 30cm in next 10 to 20 years.
Climate Change

Antarctica, Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheets driving sea level rise - data

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold almost all of the world’s freshwater ice, are shrinking at a frighteningly rapid pace.
"Our idea of fun was going hunting in the bush from a very early age," twin brother Paul said while recounting their upbringing.
Newshub Nation

'Pretty feral': National MP Andrew Bayly recounts childhood as an identical twin

Bayly has also gone on extreme adventures around the world
Watch: Birdlife International warns more extreme climate change snowstorms could see Antarctic seabirds become extinct.
Climate Change

No nests found for several Antarctic seabirds after climate change-induced snow storms batter region

New research has found Antarctic seabirds are failing to breed due to extreme climate change-related snowstorms.

An aerial view of the iceberg that broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Sunday.
Antarctica

Iceberg roughly the size of London breaks off in Antarctica

Scientists first discovered significant cracks in the ice shelf a decade ago.
Watch: NIWA scientists set sail for Antarctic to study plankton.
Antarctica

NIWA scientists set sail for Antarctic to study plankton

As climate change accelerates, researchers are on edge about what they might find.
Related video: Animals at Orana Wildlife Park celebrate Christmas a day early.
Antarctica

'Your own private bach': What Christmas is like in Antarctica

"We're going to do the best we can to make it a traditional Christmas here."
Scientists are hoping to understand Antarctica's contribution to global warming.
Climate Change

The stuff of science fiction? What scary secrets are lurking beneath the ice in Antarctica

Scientists are hoping to understand the frozen continent's contribution to global warming.
The Norwegian-flagged cruise ship Viking Polaris in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on December 1, after the death of a passenger on board.
Antarctica

'Rogue wave' kills person, injures four on Antarctic cruise

A storm caused a giant wave that broke several panes of glass on the cruise ship.