Our people

Our people

The New Zealand Antarctic Society is a New Zealand-based incorporated society. The Society is governed by a National Council made up of the Society’s Officers and representatives from each Branch Committee. There are three Branch Committees – Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury and a burgeoning national and international membership.

The Society’s structure and operations are defined in its constitution. This determines who can make decisions regarding the Society and its future and how those decisions are taken. The Council and Branch Committees meet regularly throughout the year.

The Society’s constitution sets out its objectives:

• To bring together people interested in Antarctica.
• To seek the protection and proper management of the Antarctic environment.
• To disseminate knowledge in the fields of all sciences, exploration, discovery, history, heritage and mapping of Antarctica among members and other people.
• To promote activities in Antarctica through the Society publication Antarctic, occasional books, exhibitions, meetings, lectures and use of the media.
• To promote New Zealand national interests in Antarctica.