Antarctic Archives - CONTACT magazine

Royal New Zealand Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Wellington in the sub-Antarctic on a resupply mission for the Department of Conservation and MetService. NZDF file photo.

New Zealand News Overseas

RNZN on resupply mission to sub-Antarctic

19/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2399 Views 0 Comments Antarctic

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is taking 54 government staff and five tonnes of equipment needed to maintain and

Read more

A No 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster sits at Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica. File photo by Corporal David Said

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

C-17 unscheduled rescue flight to Antarctica

14/03/201619/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3123 Views 0 Comments Antarctic, Antarctica

The Royal Australian Air Force has sent an unscheduled C-17 flight to Antarctica yesterday to assist the Australian Antarctic Division after

Read more