Antarctic Season Opening Every year, Christchurch celebrates its Antarctic gateway status with private and public events to wish those traveling South a successful season in Antarctica. The Antarctic Season Opening brings the New Zealand Antarctic community together in Christchurch. The celebrations acknowledge the valuable contributions of national and international partnerships reinforcing the city’s cultural, […]
Christchurch’s Antarctic Links These are the main Antarctic organizations based in Christchurch: The Antarctic Office: https://www.antarctic-office.org.nz/ Antarctica New Zealand: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/ Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP): www.comnap.aq Gateway Antarctica, Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research, University of Canterbury: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/science/schools-and-departments/antarctica/ Antarctic Heritage Trust: https://www.nzaht.org/# Canterbury Museum: https://www.canterburymuseum.com/whats-on/antarctic-gallery/ New Zealand Antarctic Society, Canterbury Branch: […]
Christchurch Christchurch is New Zealand’s second largest city, with an estimated population of over 380,000 people. It is located on the Canterbury Plains, on the eastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. The first European settlers arrived to the region in the 1850s, but Te Whenua Ō Te Potiki Tautahi (which is the full […]