Heritage Expeditions News

Explorer Update 2. IAATO Update - 25/11/07 2130GMT...read more

Explorer Update 1. IAATO Update - 25/11/07 0600 GMT...read more

British Bird Fair - Stand Award. Heritage Expeditions wins third best stand award at British Bird Fair....read more

British Bird Fair 2007. As in previous years, Heritage Expeditions will be attending the British Birdwatching Fair 17, 18 & 19 August....read more

Shackleton 'Nimrod' Centennial On 6th August 1907 Nimrod departed England on British Antarctic Expedition... read more

Free lecture Evening in Wellington Adventure Travel (Wellington) are hosting Rodney Russ and Heritage Expeditions for a free lecture on expeditions to the Russian Far East and beyond... read more

Record snows crush historic Antarctic hut. An Antarctic hut used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott is being crushed under record snowdrifts, prompting a marathon digging effort by a New Zealand-led team.... read more

Part of the Antarctic Ice Shelf comes to visit. The last time icebergs were visible from the New Zealand mainland was back in 1931, so the story goes. Seventy five years later, Christmas 2006 came early for several aviation operators. Eager punters queued for the chance to glimpse a spectacular parade of frozen monoliths that mysteriously emerged from the Southern ocean, to silently cruise past our Eastern coastline enroute to oblivion!....read more

Another Award for Heritage Expedition Staff member. Dr Victoria Metcalf has been awarded a SCAR Fellowship. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is charged with the initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region, and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system....read more

Australian Geographic Society team goes to Antarctica to help preserve the historic Mawson's Hut. Heritage Expeditions has been involved in this important work before supplying transportation for some of these teams. Our 'In the footsteps of Mawson' expedition gives you the opportunity to visit and appreciate the work being put in to preserve this important historic site...read more

And the winner is......... Elaine Houlton of Western Australia was the lucky winner of the 'Antarctic Trip of a Lifetime' prize draw. Heritage Expeditions teamed up with Paddy Pallin, the clothing manufacturer, to give two lucky people the chance to experience the spectacular scenery and wildlife on one of our 'In the footsteps of Mawson' expedition.... read more

Search for the Wairuna The Wairuna was sunk off Raoul Island during World War 1 by a German raider 'wolf', but has never been found. Now an expedition is being launched to find her....read more

Rare opportunity to see the Kakapo The NZ Department of Conservation is making one male Kakapo available for the public to see. Very few people have ever seen one of these birds, now you can....read more

Canterbury geneticist and Heritage Expeditions Staff member wins Zonta Science Award. University of Canterbury postdoctoral research fellow and Expedition staff member Dr Victoria Metcalf has received national recognition as a female ambassador for science. Dr Metcalf (Biological Sciences) was awarded the 2006 Zonta Science Award at a ceremony in the Grand Hall of Parliament Buildings, Wellington....read more

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