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Young people to explore the physical world to educate and inspire them
Sustain and grow the Trust’s programmes, while caring for people and the planet
Applications are now open for our next Young Inspiring Explorers™ Summit.
In partnership with William Pike Challenge and supported by the US Embassy, International Antarctic Centre and Antarctica New Zealand, the weekend will offer successful applicants exciting opportunities to step outside their comfort zone and develop their explorer mindset on a weekend of Antarctic themed fun and learning in the Antarctic Gateway city Ōtautahi Christchurch.
If you this sounds like you or someone you know in Year 7-9, find out more and apply here:
Hosted by Trust Emeritus Executive Director, Nigel Watson, this interview engages distinguished climate scientist George Denton in a conversation about the remarkable scientific legacy left behind by early polar explorers like Scott and Shackleton. Discover how the pioneering data they recorded continues to inform climate science and shed light on the intricate relationship between Antarctica and climate change.
It is with much excitement that Antarctic Heritage Trust can now introduce the 22 Kiwis selected for Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ – South Georgia!
This diverse team come from all over New Zealand, and bring a wealth of knowledge, unique perspectives, passion for nature, expertise in fields such as meteorology, healthcare, arts, education, advocacy, and a shared dedication to adventure, discovery, and conservation on the upcoming Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to South Georgia.
Four of our explorers will also attempt the first Kiwi ascent of Mount Worsley, named after New Zealander Frank Worsley.
Learn all about our amazing team below, and keep an eye on our channels to follow along with us as their remarkable journey unfolds.
Antarctic Heritage Trust staff and alumni were proud to host 100 year twelve students from eleven different South Auckland schools at the Trust’s Explorer Conference held last week.
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Chief Executive Laulu Mac Leauanae opened the Conference, encouraging students to step out of their comfort zone and embrace an explorer mindset. Trust alumni Georgie Archibald, William Pike, Laura Andrews, Emily Wilson, Owain John and Brando Yelavich enthusiastically engaged the students in a range of workshops and inspirational talks about their own experiences as Inspiring Explorers, and how exploration can change lives in a meaningful way.
The Trust’s On-Ice Conservation team returned more than 900 artefacts to their sites at Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’ hut and Shackleton’s ‘Nimrod’ hut over the intensive Summer Conservation season. This included this fascinating improvised sledge distance meter that once belonged to George Murray Levick, built by the ‘Terra Nova’ ships carpenter. Levick was the surgeon, zoologist and a photographer on Scott’s British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, and was part of the Northern Party that wintered at Cape Adare in 1911.
After a global search, the Antarctic Heritage Trust Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Francesca Eathorne as its new Executive Director! Francesca has been with the Trust for more than six years, most recently as Chief Operations Officer.
The AHT team offer their heartfelt congratulations to Francesca, and we are excited to deliver our mission to conserve, share and encourage the spirit of exploration under Francesca’s leadership.
They’ve endured waves of ice, high altitudes, extreme winds and punishing sub-zero temperatures and late on 6 January 2023 the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ team reached the South Pole.
The expedition set off from Ronne Ice Shelf on 18 November. Each member skied almost 1,000km over 50 days towing their equipment on a sledge behind them.
Scott’s Terra Nova hut, Cape Evans.
© Dr Fiona Shanhun
Step inside and you will find the building in good health with more than 11,000 artefacts left behind by expeditions of Scott and Shackleton carefully conserved.
That is due to the expert conservation work undertaken by Antarctic Heritage Trust, who in 2007 began a seven year journey to conserve the wooden hut and the artefacts left behind by expeditions of both Scott, and Shackleton.
Join the Trust’s Chief Operations Officer, Francesca Eathorne as she visits the hut, speaks to the conservation experts and hears how they worked within the world’s most extreme environment to save this important piece of Antarctic history.
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38 Orchard Road, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
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38 Orchard Road, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
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