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Stuff. The email, the latest in a chain between the company and health officials, was sent by the Ministrys Covid-19 health system response deputy chief executive Sue Gordon to Heritage Expeditions operations director Nathan Russ. “I am not going to re-litigate the issues with you, other than to repeat the key point,” Gordon wrote. “The boundaries of where vessels granted exemptions under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 may travel is determined b...

The army said the first group of 36 people includes 26 members of the military and 10 civilian employees of a maintenance contract company. It said none so far had shown complications. Michelle Rogan-Finnemore, executive secretary of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, said in a statement that the office received a report from the Chilean Antarctic Institute on Friday about positive cases aboard the Sergeant Aldea vessel “who would have disembarked in the ports of Punta Ar...

Photo: Supplied / Antarctica NZ Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Sarah Williamson said people heading to Scott Base already had two weeks isolation before travel, and had limited contact with other bases once there. "We have some really good and comprehensive pieces in place this year to make sure we keep Covid out of the Ross Sea region as best we can. I dont think itll make any changes to what we do but we are constantly reassessing to make sure we have what we need in place to keep Cov...

"Then we also have a secret Santa where people have been making presents for each other out of found objects and bits and pieces then we all get together and chill out after a big meal." "We still have people who have to do their jobs on the day - keep taking scientific readings or keeping the base running ... so most people dont get a full kind of day off - obviously our chefs will be working, but we do try and get some time off during the weekend to just relax a bit." Niven said Antarctica Ne...

“I dont think itll make any changes to what we do but we are constantly reassessing to make sure we have what we need in place to keep Covid away from Antarctica if we can.” Williamson said there was no contact between Scott Base and the Chilean base, which was about 4000km away. She said there was often a bit of contact between Scott Base and its neighbour, the US McMurdo Station, but this season they had been much more cautious with the level of contact depending on who was at the base...

SUPPLIED Christmas decorations are already up at Scott Base, Antarctica, which is the only continent in the world without a Covid-19 case. Pictured are Erin Parlane, right, and Kate Shepherd. A change in satellite TV providers means they no longer settle in to watch nightly news bulletins from New Zealand. Even access to the internet can be patchy. Instead, they rely on updates from family back home – even then, those updates remain few and far between. For most continents, mingling withou...

The 24-year-old flew from Christchurch to Ross Island where she spent five days shadowing scientists, surveying Adélie penguins and carrying out weather readings. The trip was organised by Antarctica New Zealand and although Scott Base was “so cool”, it was no holiday, the singer said. Antarctica New Zealand/Supplied Lorde was dressed for the freezing temperatures at Scott Base in Antarctica in 2019. “There is something very Kiwi about the base. It does feel like a research facility. ...

Gigulate How Lorde spent her five days in Antarctica on Scott Base "Its not a holiday," says Lorde. The 24-year old musician was clear that her trip to Antarcticas Scott Base was for work. Something she says was especially clear from Antarctica New Zealands 85-person research base which was...

Meridian Energys generation manager, Guy Waipara, has said it was “100 per cent” behind the scheme, which aims to capitalise on Southland’s cheap, renewable power and its cool climate. The power company has agreed to provide 100 megawatts of electricity, or about an eighth of the peak output of the Manapōuri hydro scheme, to power the data centre. Supplied An artists impression of what the Datagrid facility in North Makarewa would look like. Datagrid has selected US-owned Aecom, which...

GO NZ: New Zealands best active adventures Otago to Southland 15 Dec, 2020 02:30 AM 7 minutes to read Be wowed on the Central Otago rail trails. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald CENTRAL OTAGO Super fit: Advanced riders will be wowed by the single track trails in the Naseby Forest with spectacular vistas over the forestry canopy towards Mt Ida. Beginners: Take the 4 Barrels Walking Wine Trail around centrally located wineries in Cromwell. The free walking tour takes an 8km loop of tasting rooms at Mi...