Media Releases

Recent Media Releases:

September 2008

With funding from the Canterbury Community Trust,  two conservators from UK and Canada have begun work on the 'reserve collection' - a collection of artefacts associated with Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton's expeditions which were removed from Antarctica in the 1990's for safekeeping.  Based at Canterbury Museum, Antonia and Mindy will spend six months working on the collection before departing to spend the Antarctic winter continuing the work of our conservators who are based year round on the Continent conserving the 15,000+ artefact collection associated with the early Antarctic explorers.  Read the media release.

June 2008

At a reception at New Zealand Parliament an announcement has been made that the Irish Government has joined the Trust Board.  At the same reception the Irish Fund of New Zealand handed a cheque for $30,000 to the Trust. Read the media release.

March 2008 

The US based Getty Foundation has made further funding available towards our work to save Captain Scott's base at Cape Evans.  More details available in the media release.

June 2007

Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Last Expedition Base listed on the World's 100 Most Endangered Sites (NZAHT Media Release)

February 2007

UK Government Funding of  GBP250,000 for Scott's Hut, Cape Evans (NZAHT Media Release)

UK Government Funding of  GBP250,000 for Scott's Hut, Cape Evans (UK Govt Media Release)

New Artefacts Found under Sir Ernest Shackleton's Expedition Base, Cape Royds (UKAHT Media Release).

December 2006

Sir Peter Blake's Son Joins International Antarctic Expedition (NZAHT Media Release).

May 2006

Half a Million Pounds for Shackleton's Expedition Base, Cape Royds (NZAHT Media Release)

February 2006

World First for Heritage Conservation - Conservators Head to Antarctica for Winter (NZAHT Media Release)

January 2006

NZ$300,000 Grant by NZ Lottery Grants Board for Project (NZ Govt Media Release).

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