Antartica
High-risk rescue mission in Antarctica
A Royal New Zealand Air Force crew braved the icey 24/7 wintery darkness to evacuate an injured person from Antarctica overnight bringing them back to Christchurch this afternoon. RNZ News reporter… Audio
Doomsday Glacier and sea level rise
An Antarctic glacier, the size of Great Britain, is melting at an alarming rate, according to new research. Nick-named the Doomsday glacier, Thwaites glacier flows off the west of the Antarctic and is… Audio, Gallery
Penguins die in 'catastrophic' Antarctic breeding season
All but two Adelie penguin chicks have starved to death in their east Antarctic colony, in a breeding season described as "catastrophic" by experts.
Asteroid the size of a house flies over Antarctica
An asteroid the size of a house flew over Antarctica on Thursday night. More than a dozen observatories, universities and labs around the world were tracking the catchily named "2012 TC4" as it flew… Audio
NZ scientists on a mission to understand Antarctic ice shelf
Scientists are to drill through the Ross ice shelf to find out what is causing it to melt. Is the water beneath the ice shelf warming? Audio
China presses leadership claims to protect Antarctic
China is pressing its claims as a global leader on polar climate research and other environmental issues as American support for international cooperation melts away. Marc Lanteigne, who lectures on… Audio
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
Aurora Australis- the first polar printed book
A curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington is asking for your help to find out the fate of book presses taken to Antarctica by explorer Earnest Shackleton.
The first book ever printed… Audio, Gallery
Will the Ross Sea deal really save 'the Last Ocean'?
Dr David Ainley talks to Nine to Noon from the far reaches of Cape Royds Penguin colony. He discusses preserving Antarctica's precious ecosystem, & the deal to make the Ross Sea a marine protected… Audio
A vast silence - Warren Maxwell in Antarctic
Musician Warren Maxwell's trip to Antarctica has changed him and deepened his appreciation of the power of silence. Video, Audio, Gallery
From Nelson to Antartica
A treasure trove of personal items belonging to early Antarctic explorers - from equipment and food, to clothing and even toothbrushes are to be committed to canvas by Nelson artist Sean Garwood. He… Audio
Nigel Latta - Out in the Cold
Nigel Latta is one of New Zealand's best known psychologists - he speaks to Wallace about his latest television venture: Nigel Latta in Antarctica. Audio