With many ākonga from Te Kura o Tuahiwi studying Antarctica at some stage of their schooling, ākonga were excited to be given the opportunity to see a piece of history up close through virtual reality.

Walking through snow, visiting Hillary's Hut and delving into the history of the world's most extreme environment was on the cards for Kererū, Kāhu and Ruru when AHT facilitator Delma visited with her VR goggles.

This large scale project brings Antarctica to people in a way never seen before and every ākonga in all three classes were taken through the experience- tino waimarie | very lucky!

Hillary’s Hut was initially used as a base for the party of 23 men engaged in exploration and important scientific research as part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE) and the New Zealand party of the International Geophysical Year (IGY).

Getting to walk through snow, visit inside Sir Ed’s Antarctic hut and find out what life was like living in the world’s most extreme environment was the kaupapa of the day. Listening and seeing how these men furthered science and exploration through the experience was icing on the cake.

Ka mihi ki a Nixon and Luc for the manaakitanga and rangatiratanga they showed during the day as kaitautoko to Delma.