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Become a Member

As an Antarctic Explorer Member, you will continue the legacy of exploration.

Our members are part of a global community that believe in conserving, sharing, and encouraging the spirit of exploration. As a member you’ll be making an annual contribution towards the Trust activities for the coming year.

Your annual donation will make sure that the historic huts and artefacts of Borchgrevink, Scott, Shackleton and Hillary’s explorations in Antarctica will be conserved.  It will share the world’s greatest exploration stories, preserving Antarctica’s heritage and inspiring the next generation of explorers. Through a series of expeditions, exhibitions and school tours, the stories you love will inspire and encourage youth to explore the physical world across New Zealand and abroad.

This year, your membership will help:

You can choose to pay your membership monthly, annually, or as a one-off payment. If you choose a one-off membership, you will be invited to renew again one year from the time of your last membership donation.

Your membership options and benefits include:

Are you an existing member that wants to renew?

Antarctic Gold Explorer

  • An Antarctic Historic Huts of the Ross Sea Region booklet produced by the Trust sharing what your gift membership supports
  • Trust updates and communications including VIP invitation for events arranged by the Trust in your area
  • Personally acknowledged annually in the Trust’s Annual Report as a Gold Explorer
  • Personally acknowledged in the newsletter (on joining)
  • The Explorer Newsletter by email or post (three annually)
  • Annual Report by email or post

Cost of $80/month or $1,000/year

Antarctic Silver Explorer

  • An Antarctic Historic Huts of the Ross Sea Region booklet produced by the Trust sharing what your gift membership supports
  • Trust updates and communications including priority invitations for events arranged by the Trust in your area
  • Personally acknowledged annually in the Trust’s Annual Report as a Silver Explorer
  • Personally acknowledged in the newsletter (on joining)
  • The Explorer Newsletter by email or post (three annually)
  • Annual Report by email or post

Cost of $40/month or $500/year

Antarctic Bronze Explorer

  • An Antarctic Historic Huts of the Ross Sea Region booklet produced by the Trust sharing what your gift membership supports
  • Trust updates and communications including invitations for events arranged by the Trust in your area
  • Personally acknowledged in the newsletter (on joining)
  • The Explorer Newsletter by email (three annually)
  • Annual Report by email

Cost of $10/month or $100/year

Donate by Bank Transfer

If you wish to donate via direct payment; our bank account details are:

Antarctic Heritage Trust
Account Number: 03-1592-0061708-00
Swift Code: WPAC NZ 2W
Bank: Wespac, Christchurch Central Branch, Christchurch, New Zealand

Please put your name as the reference.

Donate by Phone

You can ring the Trust to make your donation over the phone Monday-Friday between 8:30am to 5:00pm New Zealand Standard Time:

+64 3 358 0212

Donate from the USA

If you are based in the USA or would like to have a tax deductible giving option in the USA, please make your donation through our partner organisation, the Chapel & York US Foundation. Just select the “Antarctic Heritage Trust” as the fund holder from the dropdown menu provided and you can receive a tax-deductible receipt from Chapel & York US Foundation for your donation. Email us at info@nzaht.org or Chapel & York at info@chapel-yorkfoundation.org with any questions.

Your Membership in Action

Marian College students Briar Rotherham (left) and Kate O’Halloran (right) hold messages they have written which will adorn the yacht explorer Lisa Blair (centre) will sail during her next world record attempt. © AHT