antarctic centre in christchurch type establishment genre scientific research and public displays founded 28 september 1990 headquarters christchurch new zealand area served christchurch antarctica services supporting antarctic scientific programmes and entertaining tourists both domestic and international slogan the world s best antarctic attraction website international antarctic centre the international antarctic centre is located in the suburb of harewood christchurch new zealand close to christchurch international airport . it is one of the major tourist attractions of the city . contents 1 description 2 awards 3 references 4 external links description edit the centre has its roots in the u.s. antarctic program the centre is home to the new zealand united states and italian antarctic programmes and comprises administration offices warehousing an american new zealand clothing store a post office and travel agency the antarctic passenger terminal and the visitor centre now called the antarctic attraction . it is for this last item that the centre is best known as it forms a significant tourist attraction . the antarctic attraction consists of antarctic exhibits a caf and bar . the centre operates a hagglund ride around the centre s land . this is aimed mainly at children however is an educational tool for all ages to display the mobility of the hagglund . the hagglund is an antarctic vehicle that is still in operation . among other attractions there is an antarctic snow storm room an audiovisual display and little blue penguins at the nz penguin encounter . the centre is set up for taking in penguins from the wild that are in need of help with one of those penguins nicknamed morgan getting media attention for refusing to swim . 1 awards edit on 24 september 2009 at the prestigious canterbury champion awards dinner it was announced that the international antarctic centre had been judged the overall winner in the champion host medium large enterprise category . the international antarctic centre was recognised as the champion host winner and shared the finalist category along with whale watch kaikoura and canterbury museum . 2 references edit carville olivia 29 june 2011 . reluctant penguin finally takes the plunge . the press . retrieved 29 june 2011 . http www.christchurchnz.com christchurch canterbury tourism media media releases antarctic centre and buskers festival win champion canterbury awards.aspx 2009 canterbury champion awards dinner external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to international antarctic centre . international antarctic centre website coordinates 43 29 19 s 172 32 49 e 43.48861 s 172.54694 e 43.48861 ; 172.54694 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title international antarctic centre & oldid 722622229 categories new zealand and the antarcticbuildings and structures in christchurchvisitor attractions in christchurch1990s architecture in new zealandhidden categories commons category with page title same as on wikidatacoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages edit links this page was last modified on 29 may 2016 at 07 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view