Authorities say Ethan Guo landed his small plane illegally after providing false flight plan information to officials.
World
Tue, Aug 12
The C-130J Hercules departed Christchurch yesterday afternoon, and "flawlessly" evacuating of three people.
New Zealand
Wed, Aug 6
Navy veteran Thomas Hyndman died in the Antarctic aviation tragedy and his remains went with his wife Shirley into an unmarked grave.
Sat, May 17
The journey was a chance for passionate Kiwis, including a well-known face, to rediscover our past on the southernmost continent.
Wed, Mar 5
The event, held at Scott Base Ski Club near New Zealand's Antarctic research station, brought together scientists and staff from multiple nations.
Wed, Jan 22
The new Royal New Zealand Air Force's new C-130J-30 Hercules has touched down in Antarctica for the first time.
November 26, 2024
Department of Conservation and Wellington Zoo staff attempted to release a rare Adélie penguin that washed up at Petone last month back into the wild today, but the Antarctic bird had other plans.
November 1, 2024
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Polar Medal has previously only been exhibited twice, both times in London.
August 21, 2024
A famous Antarctic explorer's hut is opening its doors to the public across New Zealand for the first time through a virtual reality experience.
August 16, 2024
University of Canterbury linguistics researcher Steph Kaefer has documented the frozen continent's unique lingo.
July 8, 2024
The C-130H left Christchurch this morning to navigate "the most challenging and dangerous of conditions" outside of combat en route to the southern continent.
June 27, 2024
The Norse Atlantic Airways charter flight touched down at Troll Airfield, carrying scientists and equipment for the Norwegian Polar Institute.
November 17, 2023
Mount Worsley is located on the island of South Georgia - thousands of kilometres away - but it has a New Zealand connection.
Sport
September 29, 2023
The area of missing ice is about five and a half times the size of New Zealand.
September 18, 2023
New Zealand and US scientists are uncovering how climate change is impacting one of the driest and coldest places on the planet.
June 19, 2023
The expedition will include the first Kiwi attempt to climb Mount Worsley in recognition of it's name sake, Kiwi explorer Frank Worsley.
June 18, 2023
New satellite imagery reportedly shows construction has resumed on the station for the first time since 2018.
April 19, 2023
The iceberg is the size of Greater London, measuring in at 1550sq kilometres.
Environment
March 14, 2023
The roles range from engineers and mechanics, to cooks and cleaners.
March 13, 2023
Campbell Island hit the record 21.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, nearly three decades after the first time in 1995.
February 7, 2023
The trip comes 150 years after the birth of the first person to accomplish the mission successfully.
January 13, 2023
The joint NZ-US project could prove crucial to the international effort to uphold a special Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea.
January 5, 2023
The plans to protect three vast stretches of the ocean around Antarctica from most fishing was supported by New Zealand, the European Union, and 23 other nations.
November 5, 2022
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said she was now due to fly back to New Zealand later this morning.
Politics
October 29, 2022
The PM's flight to the ice was turned around due to bad weather.
October 25, 2022
