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• Antarctic / New Zealand Antarctic Society
  Antarctic is published by the New Zealand Antarctic Society. It covers current international activities in Antarctica and a full range of international Antarctic and Sub Antarctic matters. Site features the covers of all issues and contents pages from 1997.
  
  
• Antarctic : New Zealand Antarctic Society
  Website of New Zealand Antarctic Society (NZAS). Includes branch, events, projects and publications information.
  
  
• Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
  ASOC site covers the work of the coalition to ensure that the area survives as the world's last unspoilt wilderness. Includes fact sheets, newsletters and other publications.
  
  
• Antarctic Heritage Trust New Zealand
  Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) is a New Zealand charitable trust. It was formed in 1987 to protect and conserve the heritage of human endeavour in Antarctica on behalf of the international community. The site features: a news and information, projects and links to the United Kingdom and Heritage Antarctica coalition sites.
  
  
• Antarctic Link Canterbury New Zealand
  Organisation formed to strengthen links between Antarctic related organisations in Canterbury. Site contains web links to these organisations, events diary, location map and a newsletter.
  
  
• Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington = Te Pūtahi Rangahau i te Kōpakatanga ki te Tonga, Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui Aoteoroa
  Information on ARC which provides advice and expertise for University research in Antarctica. Includes information on staff, research projects, events, publications.
  
  
• Antarctic Research Unit
  University of Waikato Antarctic Research Unit is an interdisciplinary research within the School of Science and Engineering. Includes information about ANTPAS (Antarctic Permafrost and Soil) mapping initiative.
  
  
• Antarctica and the Southern Oceans Group : ongoing research by the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  The Group is concerned with a multidisciplinary synthesis of life, earth and physical sciences research applied to Antarctica and the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. The site outlines the research theme and those involved, and lists publications.
  
  
• Antarctica New Zealand
  Antarctica New Zealand is responsible for developing, managing and administering New Zealand activities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, in particular the Ross Sea Dependency. In addition to information about the organisation, the site features sections on Antarctica, including science, international cooperation, Scott Base, scholarships and fellowships, and education. It includes online publications, and a bibliography of publications by authors supported by New Zealand in Antarctica.
  
  
• Antarctica
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade site. Includes the Ross Sea strategy which looks at the management of resources in Antarctica.
  
  
• antarctica.org.nz : Antarctica as an educational resource
  The prime aim of this web page is to provide a focus for teachers interested in using Antarctica as an educational resource. It represents an assemblage of primary and secondary source material from both the written and the electronic media, both of which should be accessed for further information. The majority of examples centre on Antarctica as a resource for biology.
  
  
• Gateway Antarctica : Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research
  Website for information on Antarctic research from the Centre for Antarctic Studies in the University of Canterbury. Includes staff and course information. Has links to about 30 other Antartic information sites.
  
  
• Heritage Expeditions (NZ) Ltd.
  The company conducts expedition cruises to the Sub Antarctic and Antarctica. The site provides information on the history, flora and fauna, climate, geology, and maps for each of the Sub Antartic Islands - The Snares, Chatham Islands, Bounty Islands, Auckland Islands, Campbell Islands, Antipodes Island, Macquarie Island and the Ross Dependency in Antartica. It also includes checklists of breeding birds and mammals.
  
  
• International Antarctic Centre, Christchurch New Zealand
  The International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch aims to recreate the atmosphere of Antarctica and provide visitors with an interactive, fun and exciting experience of the "Great White South", many educational programmes and resources available.
  
  
• International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
  About IAATO. Includes membership directory, tourism statistics and gallery.
  
  
• On-line Ross Sea Region GIS
  Site is dedicated to providing interactive maps of Ross Sea region data for scientists, Antarctic managers and Antarctic enthusiasts. Two styles of mapping are available: live maps and live data.
  
  
• Ross Dependency
  Ross Dependency philately site, maintained by New Zealand Post's Stamp Centre, includes online purchasing.
  
  
• Scott Base, 1957-2007
  Site created by Antarctica New Zealand to celebrate 50 years of New Zealand involvement in Antarctica. Includes photographs, key dates, FAQs and lists anniversary events.
  
  
• Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge : online information resources
  Contains online information resources, including searchable databases and polar directories.
  
  
• Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
  This Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica is intended to facilitate underwater or topside field identification from visual characters and is not a taxonomic key. Site contains numerous photographs of plant and animal life under the ice.