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Supporters and Partners

Core Funder 

New Zealand Government

Major Supporters

Canterbury Museum (NZ)

Natural History Museum (UK)

The February Foundation (UK)

Hallensteins (NZ)

Singapore Airlines

Christchurch International Airport Ltd (NZ)

Whyte & Mackay (Scotland)

The Canterbury Community Trust (NZ)

The Lion Foundation (NZ)

The Trust Community Foundation (NZ)

New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (NZ)

United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UK)

Tour Ship Operators

Orion Expedition Inc  (USA), Heritage Expeditions (NZ), Oceanwide Expeditions (NL) and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (DE).

Eminent Persons Group

A group of UK-based individuals who have publicly endorsed saving the historic bases for future generations.Members include Sir David Attenborough, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bill Bryson, Kenneth Branagh, Sir Simon Jenkins, Sir Neil Cossons, Lord Howard of Lympne, Rt Hon Lord Kennet of the Dene, Lord Smith of Finsbury, George Lowe, Michael Morrison, and descendants of Scott and Shackleton.

Significant Donations

Bob McMillan (NZ), Jean and Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation (USA); Nigel Watson (NZ); Gilder Foundation (USA) and talkbackTHAMES (UK).

Members of the Trust’s Gold, Silver & Bronze Antarctic Explorers Club.

Businesses who support our work through pro bono or reduced rate services: Buddle Findlay, Cabbage Tree Creative, Canterbury Museum, Cheshire ArchitectsCoats Design, DigiwebGrant Thornton New Zealand, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Founding Supporters

The Getty Foundation and Garfield Weston Foundation.