3 Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Antarctica New Zealand staff based in Christchurch and Scott Base for their enthusiastic and innovative support with our project, in particular E. Barnes and P. Woodgate and at Scott Base B. McDavitt, J. Burton, R. Kirkwood, S. Trotter, A. Roche, N. Cross, P. Clendon, L. Cross, W. Dean, T. Griffith-Jones, G. MacKey, and J. Martin. We are thankful to D.Peterson for accompanying us into the field and his scientific and technical input. We are grateful for the support by Webster Drilling and Exploration Limited, in particular Glen Kingan, our drilling expert. We would like to thank ScanTec, especially Matt Watson for excellent ground page 16 penetrating radar surveys. We would like to thank the Kenn Borek DC-3 and Twin Otter crews for their professional, practical, and friendly approach and attitude. We are indebt to Helicopter NZ staff, in particular Rob McPhearson. We are also particularly grateful for the professional and friendly assistance of staff at Mario Zuchelli Station. We are thankful and appreciative to the US and Italian Antarctic Programmes.

This project is funded by Victoria University of Wellington, GNS Science, Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology, and Marsden Fund.