Antarctic
What lies beneath the ice: Dr Joshu Mountjoy
Just back from navigating through retreating Antarctic ice, Dr Joshu Mountjoy tells Susie what's been discovered in uncharted territory. Audio
Professor Craig Cary: exploring extreme bacteria in Antarctica
A robot that can sample planktonic communities under the Antarctic ice shelf is the latest tool developed by Professor Craig Cary and his colleagues to help forecast the future impacts of climate… Audio, Gallery
Antarctic Update
NIWA's Craig Stevens is just back from another trip to the Ross Ice Shelf - discovering an under-ice river and some unexpected marine life. Audio, Gallery
Preparing for The Ice
NIWA marine physicist and Antarctic specialist, Natalie Robinson who will be heading down to the ice in a couple of weeks for the Summer season. She talk with Karyn Hay. Audio
'Spectacular' giant iceberg on collision course with UK island
The world's biggest iceberg is bearing down on a UK island in the South Atlantic, of about the same size.
Hunt on to find Ernest Shackleton's ship missing since 1915
A scientific expedition in the Antarctic has set out on a quest to find Sir Ernest Shackleton's lost ship. Video, Audio
Museum buys diaries describing discovery of explorer's body
An Antarctic diary detailing the discovery of British explorer Captain Robert Scott's frozen body has been bought by the Canterbury Museum.
Campaign continues for marine protection in Southern Ocean
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition will renew its push for marine protection in the Southern Ocean after seven years of stalling.
Solo sailor Lisa Blair's epic journey
Lisa Blair’s solo voyage round the Antarctic turned into a life-threatening nightmare as she battled a broken mast amid giant waves – but she still made history. Audio
Capturing the huts of Scott and Shakleton
As the beginning of the Antarctic season gets underway, Nelson painter Sean Garwood talks to Kathryn Ryan about his oil painting project recording the intimate detail of life in the huts of Scott and… Audio, Gallery
Peter Wadhams: Preparing for an Arctic without ice
The ice cover at the top of the world is thinning and disappearing at an alarming rate. It's something that can even be seen from space. Peter Wadhams, Emeritus Professor of Ocean Physics at the Dept… Audio
Antarctic Trust discovers a preserved watercolour
A 118 year old painting by one of Captain Scott's Antarctic exploration team has been uncovered in an historic hut at Cape Adare. Audio, Gallery
Jose & the octopus
Niwa Marine Ecologist Jose Xavier has been studying an Antarctic Octopi and the diets of Antarctic toothfish. He is an Antarctic marine ecologist based at the Marine and Environmental Research… Audio
Fight to restore Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut
Three tractors will travel more than 2000 kilometres from Auckland to Aoraki Mount Cook in a bid to save Sir Edmund Hillary's historic Antarctic hut. Video, Audio