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Antarctica and New Zealand
NZ and Antarctica share a long and rich history. From Tuati in 1839 to Edmund Hillary in the 1950s and more recent scientists, Kiwis have explored, examined and endured the frozen continent.
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Page 2 – First among men
New Zealanders were actively or passively involved in a number of significant Antarctic firsts - notably the first landing on the continent proper in 1895 and the first
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Main image: First sighting of Antarctica by Tuati
Tuati was the first New Zealander to see Antarctica when he was part of the United States Exploration Expedition led by Charles Wilkes