Network Directory

AIR SERVICES - Christchurch Airport is the Gateway to the South Island and New Zealand’s second largest airport, which works with 12 international airport partners to welcome millions of visitors to our place in the world.

PORT SERVICES - Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) is the largest Port in the South Island, taking our region’s goods to the world. LPC is the South Island’s largest international trade gateway, facilitating the movement of $5.6 billion of exports and $4.8 billion of imports in the last financial year. The Port is New Zealand’s second-largest export hub.

CONSULTANTS - Seequent’s innovative geoscience analysis, modelling, and collaborative technologies contribute to a better understanding of subsurface geoscience and engineering design solutions and are being used on every continent to help enable better decisions about earth, environment and energy challenges.

SPECIALIST MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - As New Zealand’s Caterpillar dealer, Terra Cat is a business built on solid ground. We value our longstanding partnership and close relationship with the New Zealand and United States Antarctic Programmes.

RECRUITMENT - Tradestaff Global is a New Zealand based international recruitment agency that specialises in the supply of expat workers to remote locations and extreme environments around the world including Antarctica.

RESEARCH & EDUCATION - University of Canterbury is proud to host Gateway Antarctica which is our Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research.

TOURISM & ATTRACTIONS - The most visited indoor attraction in the South Island, with numerous links to Antarctica.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - After almost 50 years of providing excellent service, understanding our guests’ requirements is second nature. Located just a few minutes from Christchurch Airport, we’re built for business.

TOURISM & ATTRACTIONS - The world-famous International Antarctic Centre offers an interactive insight into the icy continent.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - Land in four star plus comfort at the Novotel Christchurch Airport hotel, conveniently located outside the international and domestic terminals.

PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM & PUBLICATIONS - Adventure Books is a unique bookshop, specialising in sales of books in the adventure genre.

SPECIALIST MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT - AFCryo builds cryogenic cooling systems including containerised on-site liquid oxygen and nitrogen production units for 100 to 2000 litres per day.

PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM & PUBLICATIONS - Antzworks is the film and media company of Anthony Powell. Anthony has been going to Antarctica for over 20 years and is an International award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and multimedia producer.

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION - Antarctic Heritage Trust is a New Zealand-based charity with a vision of inspiring explorers.

CONSTRUCTION - Armitage Williams is a market leader in construction in New Zealand.

PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM & PUBLICATIONS - Colin Monteath has had 32 seasons working in Antarctica for NZ Antarctic programme & as a photographer and guide and now runs Barking Mad Books.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s most progressive and client-centric advisory, design and engineering consultancies.

TOURISM & ATTRACTIONS - The award-winning Black Cat Group is internationally recognised as one of the success stories of the New Zealand tourism industry and an eco-tourism pioneer.

SPECIALIST MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - Central Heating New Zealand promote warm water central heating which has superior comfort and efficiency from radiant surface heating.

COMMUNITY - The Christ Church Cathedral has a long association with Antarctica and those who explore.

EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING - Earth Sea Sky is the designer and supplier of Antarctic New Zealand’s Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) clothing.

PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM & PUBLICATIONS - Elanti creates film, television, interactive and educational content.

SPECIALIST MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT - Elastomer Products Ltd (EPL) a technical support partner to the window and glazing industry since 1974.

AVIATION - GCH Aviation Ltd is a Christchurch family owned business offering a range of air services.

TOURISM & ATTRACTIONS - Every year Heritage Expeditions voyages with small groups of up to 50 intrepid travellers to some of the most unique and remote islands, coasts and shorelines on earth.

EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING - Canvas manufacturers supplying polar expeditions for more than 50 years.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Kea Aerospace is developing a solar-powered, unmanned aircraft that will fly continuously in the stratosphere for months at a time to collect frequent high-resolution aerial images.

CONSTRUCTION - Leighs Construction is a national New Zealand construction company established in 1992, focusing on complex large-scale projects.

RESEARCH & EDUCATION - The AERU is a research centre at Lincoln University established by Cabinet Committee in 1962.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Integral to Port of Lyttelton with ongoing links to international Antarctic programmes through ship maintenance and supply.

EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING - Smiths Mitre 10 has been a part of Christchurch, New Zealand, for over 50 years with stores in both Papanui and Hornby.

MANUFACTURING - MWF Manufacturing Ltd is a Canterbury-based joinery manufacturer servicing both local and national regions.

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION - Established in 1933, with branches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - Providing serene accommodation close to Christchurch International Airport and international Antarctic Programmes.

CONSTRUCTION - Breezepod set out to develop an affordable housing system for extremes of climate.

TOURISM & ACCOMMODATION - Primetravel is a Christchurch based executive car service committed to providing quality ground transportation.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Prometal are experts at cutting and forming sheet metals and producing fabricated items to high standards.

CONSULTANTS - P90 Projects offer project management consultancy services across an array of industry sectors including government, aerospace, defence, education and tourism.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - Quest Christchurch serviced apartment style hotel rooms offer guests a relaxed and comfortable Christchurch accommodation experience perfect for short or long stays.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - Quest on Manchester serviced apartment style hotel rooms offer guests a brand new relaxed and comfortable Christchurch accommodation experience perfect for short or long stays.

SPECIALIST SERVICES - See-LEVEL is a new, fast, effective, and patented solution for seasickness designed in New Zealand.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - The SCE Group was originally established in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1955 and has built a strong reputation both nationally and internationally, for specialist design/build solutions for a wide range of industry sectors.

DESIGN & ENGINEERING - Stark Bros has been passionately involved in boat building and ship repairs since we began in 1958.We service and repair all types and sizes of ship at the Port of Lyttelton and in dry dock to about 120m long or 6,000 GRT.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - Sudima Christchurch Airport has partnered with the Antarctic Programme for many years. We’re experienced and understand the intricacies of our guests travelling to/from the ice.

ACCOMMODATION & MEETING FACILITIES - This brand new 5 star boutique hotel is ideally located on Victoria Street amidst an array of cafes, restaurants and bars.

RESEARCH & EDUCATION - Blue Cradle was born in April 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown with the mission of making marine science more accessible to the world.