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Scott Base, Antarctica, with a steaming Mt Erebus in the background. Antarctica NZ has asked for $250 million to rebuild the base almost entirely.
Parts of Scott Base are creaking at the seams and the whole thing needs to be rebuilt. But there are too many bases on Antarctica, especially those belonging to Northern Hemisphere nations, writes Colin Monteath.
OPINION: Rebuilding New Zealand’s Scott Base on Ross island to meet the demands of a modern science programme is a complex, long-term and expensive project as highlighted in Lee Kenny s excellent article “Leaky buildings, old electrics: Scott Base in a sorry state” (Feb 27).