Thin Ice – the Inside Story of Climate Science screening
28 October 2025 - 28 October 2025
Region(s): Wellington
Type(s): presentations
Anyone with an interest in the Antarctic is welcome to come and learn about what the New Zealand Antarctic Society does with this meeting and film screening at their Wellington branch.
This is a rare opportunity to see the 73 minute Directors Cut of this award-winning 2013 documentary, Thin Ice – the Inside Story of Climate Science introduced by the film’s Executive Director Peter Barrett FRSNZ.
6:00 pm: New Zealand Antarctic Society Wellington Branch AGM
6:30 pm: Buffet, $20
7:00 pm: Film screening
Location: George’s Room, Thistle Inn, 3 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon. All welcome.
Places are limited so RSVP is essential, email wellington@antarcticsociety.org.nz.
See the poster here.
Related content
The Science Learning Hub features a series of articles and activities developed to accompany the Thin Ice film.
The article Thin Ice in the classroom introduces the film Thin Ice – The Inside Story of Climate Science, which looks at our planet’s changing climate, and suggests a range of Science Learning Hub resources designed to support its use in the classroom.
Climate change, science and controversy explores some famous cases in history in which science thinking clashed with wider societal thinking. Examples include Darwin’s theory of evolution and the tobacco industry’s creation of doubt regarding the health risks associated with smoking.
Climate action looks at how we are working for change at global, national, personal and public levels.
Adventure and innovation on the ice profiles two of the scientists featured in Thin Ice. It’s real nature of science material – the thrill of discovery combined with the opportunity to respond to societal needs.
Carbon dioxide and climate and Clues to the past both explore how evidence from long ago provides a picture of how Earth’s climate is changing – and how the data clearly shows that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing the climate to change. Climate models explains how scientists use observational data from the past to check the accuracy of complex global climate models.
For more resources, browse the wide range of content we have under out Antarctic and Climate change topics.
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