Latest from Antarctica
North Korean ships caught fishing in protected water
The Government is campaigning to have two North Korean ships caught illegally fishing in a protected area off Antarctica blacklisted.
Historic American depot found in Antarctica
A small depot left by a 1930s United States expedition has been found by a New Zealand research team in Antarctica.
Missing yacht's skipper defends ill-fated journey
Expedition's controversial leader fears worst for crew who dropped pair near Scott Base.
NZ Govt welcomes end to whaling season
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says he welcomes today's announcement by the Japanese Government that its whaling fleet will stop whaling in the Southern Ocean and return home.
Whaling suspension a bluff - Sea Shepherd
Anti-whaling activists say reports of Japan's annual Southern Ocean whale hunt being suspended are a bluff.
Emotional service in Antarctica
Relatives of the 257 people killed in the Mt Erebus air disaster returned last night from an emotional memorial service in Antarctica.
Soldier sent home from Antarctic for 'graphic images'
A New Zealand army soldier has lost a prestigious secondment to the Antarctic.
Japanese whalers, activists clash off Antarctica
Anti-whaling activists in the Southern Ocean say they have located the Japanese whaling fleet and have already clashed with the whalers.
Antarctic ozone hole smallest in five years
Surprising new data from Niwa about the ozone layer above the southernmost continent.