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Detour: Antarctica

Detour: Antarctica

By: NZME
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Summary
 From archaeological fraud to New Zealand’s hidden nuclear secret, NZ Herald Travel journalist Thomas Bywater uncovers the mysteries of Earth’s frozen continent in this new podcast series.

Full series drops on January 8th.2026 NZME Politics & Government Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Trailer

    Trailer
    21 Dec 2021

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    1 min
  • Three weeks in a leaky boat

    Three weeks in a leaky boat
    7 Jan 2022
    Punta Arenas is an Antarctic Gateway city. It has trapped the likes of Shackleton, Henry Worsley and other polar explorers - but, more recently, 2000 cruise passengers were stuck here at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amongst them was NZ Herald travel writer Thomas Bywater, who used the time to reflect on Antarctica's rapid move into a tourist destination.

    With thanks to Gábor Van Tolna, Ceisha Poirot of Antarctica New Zealand, James Cooley, Catherine Sutherland

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    31 min
  • Arrowheads in Antarctica

    Arrowheads in Antarctica
    7 Jan 2022
    In the 1970s, when arrowheads were discovered in Antarctica, it sparked an archaeological mystery. Were they the first sign of an untapped history of the frozen continent, or part of a conspiracy to rewrite Antarctic history.

    Thomas Bywater talks to the pioneers of Antarctic archaeology about their strangest finds, a dictator's attempt to change history, and a woman whose skull was found on Livingston Island.

    With thanks to Ruben Stehberg, Fiann Paul, Michael Pearson

    For more on this series, head to nzherald.co.nz/detour

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    32 min
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