Working in ice-solation

Source: NZ Police Ten One

Feeling a bit chilly as winter approaches? Try minus 12 in summer. Central District SOCO Sean Heaphy tells Ten One about his Antarctic adventures.

When Manawatū SOCO Senior Constable Sean Heaphy is not dusting for fingerprints, he’s on the ice in Antarctica helping scientists conduct research to understand the impacts of climate change.

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