Atmospheric analysis

19 February 2018It is -4 degrees outside and our third day of intensive oceanographic work continues.

16 February 2018We are getting to the end of our transit south, which means today was the last of our daily emergency drills.

At a laboratory just outside Whangarei, scientists are putting very young snapper through comprehensive physical testing - including a full medical check-up involving smell, hearing, vision, and even anxiety testing.

18 February 2018The fog has cleared and we have a spectacular view of the continent of Antarctica today, from Cape McCormick to Cape Adare.

17 February 2018 Every day at noon everyone on the ship gathers on the bridge for a toolbox meeting to discuss the work ahead of us for the day.

15 February 2018Our first icebergs

14 February We are not far enough south yet to have 24 hours of daylight so it is still getting dark at night, albeit a bit later than in Wellington right now.

A two-week expedition to tag blue whales in New Zealand waters for the first time, almost came up empty due to warmer sea temperatures causing the animals to change their behaviour.

What's a Bongo net? Sadie Mills tells us all about it by phone from the Ross Sea Dependency.

Today was a busy day! We continue to transit southwards but we released three oceanographic drifters at 56 degrees South

11 February 2018Today an emergency drill with fire hose practice and lifejacket familiarisation was run with all the crew.