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| Founder(s) |
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|---|---|
| Established | 1934 |
| Mission | Antarctica |
| Head | former patron Sir Edmund Hillary |
| Website | antarcticsociety |
New Zealand Antarctic Society was formed in 1933 by New Zealand businessman Arthur Leigh Hunt and Antarctic explorers Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Sir Douglas Mawson.[1]
Its aims are:
- to bring together people interested in the region
- to share knowledge of the region
- to foster interest in the region
- to seek and support protection of the Antarctic environment
- to promote New Zealand's interests in the region
Since 1956 it has published a quarterly magazine, Antarctic.[2]
A set of Ross Dependency postage stamps celebrated the society's 50th anniversary in 1983.[3][4]
The national office is now in Auckland.
- ^ "Our History". New Zealand Antarctic Society. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Our magazine". New Zealand Antarctic Society. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Antarctic Society 50th anniversary". New Zealand History. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Antarctic Society 1933-1983 stamp series - Ross Dependency". www.colinmonteath.nz. Colin Monteath. Retrieved 10 March 2022.