Welcome to the home page of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand) - the non profit acknowledged internationally as the organisation responsible for the care of the expedition bases associated with the first explorers of the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.
Our Misson:
To conserve the expedition bases associated with Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Carsten Borchgrevink;
Educating and inspiring future generations to go out and explore and discover.
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Video Gallery. Find clips of our team working out at Sir Ernest Shackleton's base, a music clip dedicated to Captain Scott and a clip about our team's accommodation while in the field. |
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Download the media release (05 Feb 2010) about the 100+ year old whiskey and Brandy Crates excavated in Antarctica. |
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Photo Gallery. Check out photos of the bases under our care. |
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Matched Funding Offer. A 1:1 funding challenge sees every dollar raised to save Captain Scott's race for the Pole matched. |
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Antarctic Blog. Hosted by the Natural History Museum, London. |
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Read our latest newsletter Heritage Hearsay. |
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Membership. Click here if you are an existing member wanting to renew online or here if you want to to join us as a member and support our work. |
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Nationwide Lecture Tour (NZ) 2010: Shackleton, The Greatest Survival Story Ever Told. A rare opportunity to hear Geoff Selley (FRGS) recreate the original lantern slide lecture of Dr Hussey, a member of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition. |
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Captain Scott's Diaries. The Scott Polar Research Institute is publishing Captain Scott's last diaries via both a daily blog and Twitter. |
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Conservation Update. Read the latest update on our work to save the base associated with Captain Scott's race for the South Pole. |