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Antarctica New Zealand is the Crown Entity responsible for developing, managing and executing New Zealand Government activities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, in particular the Ross Dependency.  Antarctica New Zealand manages Scott Base, New Zealand’s Antarctic research station.  It maintains New Zealand’s operational presence in the Ross Dependency for the benefit of present and future generations of New Zealanders.  Key activities include supporting scientific research, conserving the intrinsic values of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean and raising public awareness (in part through arts, media and youth programmes) of the international significance of the continent.

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INVITED ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
New Zealand artists, author Lloyd Jones and photographer Boyd Webb, are the two recipients of the 2008/09 Antarctica New Zealand Invited Artists residency programme. Wellington-based Jones and London-based Boyd Webb will travel to Scott Base, Antarctica in December of this year to take part in the programme, which targets prominent New Zealand artists. More information can be found here. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2008 ANTARCTICA NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE
Early Bird registration for the 2008 Antarctica New Zealand Conference is now open. This conference hosted by the University of Otago's Polar Environments Research Theme will run from 30 June to 2 July 2008 and will include talks and posters from groups supported by Antarctica New Zealand or others who have undertaken Antarctic-related work. For more information on the confernece and registration click here. SCIENTISTS IN FROM THE COLD
Two New Zealand scientists have returned from a groundbreaking study of how Antarctic organisms cope with freezing. The research supported by Antarctica New Zealand, believed to be the first carried out so late in autumn, was part of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s (Niwa’s) Life in the Cold and Dark project. It was one of six projects to receive special government funding for the 2008 International Polar Year. The last flight from Antarctica usually leaves in late February. More... Full News List