Oamaru Antarctic historian Dr David Harrowfield, pictured in 2017 outside one of the huts from the Antarctic that were recently relocated from Oamaru Harbour to Husky Base Camp, near Templeton in Canterbury. PHOTO: DANIEL BIRCHFIELDOamaru has lost one of its links to the Antarctic, after two huts once used on the frozen continent were recently relocated to a Canterbury township. It was formerly used at Scott Base and McMurdo Station. Until recently, both were on Waitaki District Council land at Oamaru Harbour. Earlier this month, the huts were taken by truck to Husky Base Camp, an Antarctic-themed tourism attraction near Templeton, where they would be displayed in an indoor setting.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 24, 2019 16:33 UTC