Talk:Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

First publication of New Zealand Antarctic Society quarterly journal, Antarctic
The website of the given organization says the first issue is from 1956 ? Maybe there is an error? Or is it another issue unmentionned on their website?

Esby (talk) 21:56, 9 February 2008 (UTC)


 * hmm - odd. The New Zealand book of events gives 1949 as first publication date, and it's usually pretty accurate on dates. The NZAS would, of course, be the more authoritative source, but it may be worth double-checking with the online catalogue of one of NZ's research libraries like the Turnbull or the Hocken. Grutness...wha?  23:35, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

First person to winter over on the continent
It may seem silly, but ain't it Carstens Borchgrevink in 1899 and not Byrd in 1934?

Esby (talk) 21:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * This time the New Zealand book of events agrees with you :) Yes, his expedition wintered over in 1899. I'll amend the listGrutness...wha?  22:56, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Questionable relevance of entries
I would think every entry in Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica would establish the entry's connection to both New Zealand and Antarctica.


 * John Sac, a Māori travelling with Wilkes, becomes the first New Zealander to cross the Antarctic Circle[1]
 * Closure of Vanda Station
 * 17 January Captain James Cook and the crews of his expedition's ships, Resolution and Adventure, become the first explorers to cross the Antarctic Circle[1]

The first entry listed above is a good example of what should be here. It tells of the first New Zealander to cross the Antarctic Circle, so it is clearly relevant to both New Zealand and Antarctica, and it has an inline citation to a reference.

The second entry, however, is a poor example. What's the connection of Vanda Station to New Zealand? Was it built and staffed by New Zealanders? If so, that should be established; if not, it probably doesn't belong in the list.

The third entry is an example of what should not be here. Although it is a well-written and well-referenced entry, Captain Cook was an Englishman, not a New Zealander, so it doesn't belong in the list.

I'll go ahead and tag some of the entries with relevance tags, and some with citation tags, as relevance and verifiability need to be established. I may remove some entries as well, if they are dubious or clearly irrelevant. Wilhelm Meis (&#9742; Diskuss &#124; &#x270D; Beiträge) 15:35, 15 August 2013 (UTC)