The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. It was launched on 21st January. Dr Heather Purdie of the University of Canterbury in collaboration with Dr Brian Anderson of the Victoria University of Wellington provided the first Side Event where they summarised the glacier monitoring efforts occurring in New Zealand. This was followed by a creative “weather report” of the Haupapa/Tasman Glacier.

There are a large number of events planned for the year, not least of which is the inaugural International Glacier Day on 21st March.