Antarctic Treaty 60th Anniversary
Explore Wellington’s historic Antarctic connections with NZAS Wellington members.
Decemeber 1, 2019
Commencing 12.00pm for a walking tour from Karori Cemetery linking through the city completing at Frank Kidds Park
Explore Wellington’s historic Antarctic connections with NZAS Wellington members.
Decemeber 1, 2019
Commencing 12.00pm for a walking tour from Karori Cemetery linking through the city completing at Frank Kidds Park
Each year The Explorers Club in New York runs a Polar Film Festival to showcase a diverse collection of feature films, documentaries and shorts about and from the Arctic and the Antarctic. Coordinator Sarah Bouckoms has selected eight of these for a two-hour screening on Wednesday, 25 September. The films explore the history and grandeur of the polar regions as well as the environmental challenges they are facing.
The New Zealand Antarctic Society – Wellington Branch, presents the closing an auction night of “Antarctica Uncovered”: an exhibition of personal photographs with a focus on how people interact with each other and the environment in Antarctica.
Bird Hall, Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Ave, Christchurch
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and was Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report.
In this national lecture series, Professor Naish will present two narratives on the future of Antarctica, looking forward 50 and 300 years: the first, in which greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked; the other involving ambitious action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Old Government House, University of Auckland, Princes St, Auckland city
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and was Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report.
In this national lecture series, Professor Naish will present two narratives on the future of Antarctica, looking forward 50 and 300 years: the first, in which greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked; the other involving ambitious action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Scorpio Books, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford St, Christchurch
‘Fifteen Million Years in Antarctica’ by Rebecca Priestley, offers a deeply personal tour of a place in which a person can feel like an outsider in more ways than one.
With generosity and candour, Priestley reflects on what Antarctica can tell us about Earth’s future and asks: do people even belong in this fragile, otherworldly place? p/b, $40.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St, Dunedin
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and was Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report.
In this national lecture series, Professor Naish will present two narratives on the future of Antarctica, looking forward 50 and 300 years: the first, in which greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked; the other involving ambitious action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
LT 1, Te Toki a Rata Building, Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Wellington
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and was Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report.
In this national lecture series, Professor Naish will present two narratives on the future of Antarctica, looking forward 50 and 300 years: the first, in which greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked; the other involving ambitious action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Wanaka Presbyterian Community Centre, 91 Tenby St, Wanaka
Hosted by the Wanaka Branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Tim Naish is Professor in Earth Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, and was Lead Author on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report.
In this national lecture series, Professor Naish will present two narratives on the future of Antarctica, looking forward 50 and 300 years: the first, in which greenhouse gas emissions remain unchecked; the other involving ambitious action to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Auckland Branch
Wellington Branch
Canterbury Branch
