Antarctica

The crippled Australian fishing vessel that was trapped in ice up to 10-metres thick in the Souther Ocean is now on its way back to New Zealand. Audio

The life saving mission to free an Australian fishing vessel from ice in Antarctica is almost over, with the Antarctic Chieftain now making its own way to open water. Audio

An Australian fishing boat is trapped in Antarctic ice, and rescue coordinators in New Zealand are sending an American icebreaker to free it. Audio

New Zealand and Australian scientists head off on a six-week voyage to Antarctica to study top predators in the Southern Ocean. Audio

NIWA physical oceanographer Craig Stevens sent his technical operator Brett Grant with instructions to catch up with the last giant floating glacier and then measure the surrounding super cold ocean… Audio

It's been described as the world's most extreme conservation project. A team of Conservators from the Antarctic Heritage Trust have completed work on three huts and thousands of artefacts used by… Audio

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.

Air Force chief, Air Vice-Marshal Mike Yardley says the Boeing captain and crew did an incredible job to land safely. Audio

The airforce will no longer fly people to Antarctica on its Boeing 757s after a terrifying flight two years ago. Audio

After 10 years, and the cataloguing of 18 thousand objects, the restoration of Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott's Antarctic huts is now complete. Audio

Scott Base in the Antarctic insists no one was in any danger when a blackout struck last winter. The wind energy supply was cut in July when maintenance was being done on cables. Audio

Google's Loon project aims to deliver internet access to remote areas, but the balloons are also helping scientists to study changes in the stratosphere. Audio

It's nearly 50 years since Marlborough whalers J. A. Perano and Company harpooned their last whale in New Zealand waters. Peter Perano reflects on what it was like to be a third generation whaler… Audio

Rod discusses economic issues affecting Antarctica including how the Treaty is working, and the pressures building on it and the rapid rise of the commercial krill fishery in Antarctic waters, and… Audio

Scientists working in Antartica may soon have to rethink their personal grooming with new research showing how damaging chemicals in soaps, shampoos, suncreens, moisturizers and fragrances are on the… Audio

Environmentalists are hoping China will be more sympathetic to the creation of an Antarctic marine reserve now it will be working more closely with New Zealand on the ice. Audio

Lisa Thompson takes a tour of the Sea Shepherd vessel The Sam Simon, as its crew prepare for protest action in the Southern Ocean this summer. Audio