Indeed it did venture to the Antarctic, not certain of the details but 30 Sqn supported the NZ base down there in the 1970s I believe. There are photos in the Sqn history room of the detachment including one captioned 'at the South Pole', but whether that was the actual Pole or referring to the continent I am uncertain. They did get to Scott Base, the NZ station in McMurdo Sound, as there are photographs of Albert with Mt Erebus in the background.