More About Antarctica
From Our Changing World
From the restoration of historic huts, to books on Antarctica and polar psychology – a miscellany of other Antarctic topics.
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Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
27 Feb 2017Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs. Audio, Gallery
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Voice of the Iceberg 2: Revelation
27 Feb 2017The varied sounds and characters of icebergs begin to reveal themselves to a watching team of film-makers. Audio, Gallery
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Voice of the Iceberg 3: Adventure
27 Feb 2017Artist Joseph Michael and his companions venture into the crevasse field of a giant Antarctic glacier to capture the blue heart of an iceberg. Audio, Gallery
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Voice of the Iceberg 4: Endeavour
27 Feb 2017The team encounter their largest icebergs, and grapple with how to project a virtual iceberg onto the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Audio, Gallery
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Saving Antarctic Heritage
The Antarctic Heritage Trust completed an ambitious project to conserve three historic huts used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton during their Antarctic expeditions a century ago.
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Old Antarcticans Malcolm Laird and Peter Otway
Geologist Malcolm Laird and surveyor Peter Otway reminisce during the 2014 IceFest about their early visits to Antarctica in the 1960s Audio
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Scott Base Beginnings
This programme marks the 50th anniversary of Scott Base, New Zealand's science station in Antarctica, which was established in 1957. Audio
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Celebrating Antarctica
This weeks marks the start of the Antarctic science season and of the 2014 New Zealand IceFest in Christchurch. Audio
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Spirit of Mawson Expedition
31 Oct 2013The Spirit of Mawson expedition heads to Antarctica to celebrate Mawson's heroic feat a century ago Audio
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Field Work on the Beardmore Glacier
26 Sep 2012Glaciologist Nick Golledge & field safety officer Dean Arthur talk about field work on Antarctica's remote Beardmore Glacier Audio
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1912 in Antarctica
Chris Turney talks about his latest book, 1912 - The Year the World Discovered Antarctica Audio
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An Hour with Chris Turney
Antarctic writer Chris Turney talks to Veronika Meduna about some of the less well-known aspects of Antarctic exploration. Audio
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Restoring Shackleton's Hut in Antarctica
10 Mar 2011A team of conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust are nearing the end of a multi-year effort to restore a 1908 hut Audio
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Looking Back on International Polar Year
2 Jul 2009Lou Sanson, Tim Naish and Craig Cary give a New Zealand perspective on International Polar Year. Audio
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Antarctica's historic huts
15 Feb 2007Veronika Meduna joins conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust to visit Scott's and Shackleton's huts. Audio
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Antarctica Panel
17 Apr 2008Protecting Antarctica: a discussion on environmental issues facing the continent. Audio
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Science on the Ice - Antarctica
26 Apr 2012Scientist, science journalist and co-producer of Radio New Zealand's Our Changing World, Veronika Meduna. Audio
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Polar Psychology
10 Oct 2012Gary Steel from Gateway Antarctica and Lincoln University talks about his research into polar psychology Audio
A collection of Our Changing World stories about Antarctica.
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More about Antarctica on Radio New Zealand
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Pole To Pole
A three-part documentary series marking the International Polar Year 2007-2008. -
Nine to Noon in Antarctica
Kathryn Ryan visits Scott Base and meets scientists researching climate change.