A night on Ōtamahua/Quail Island | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
To celebrate NZ Archaeology Week last year we asked young people to share stories about their favourite historic places. Sarah-Kate Simons...
Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – shortlist announced! | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Submissions closed on Monday 15 March and we received amazing films from all over Aotearoa New Zealand! Thank you to everyone...
Kahurangi National Park takahē numbers boosted
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 18 March 2021
The takahē in Kahurangi National Park are the first to live wild outside of the takahē homeland in Fiordland’s...
Historic hut preserved for future generations
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 March 2021
Located in the deepest part of the Waioeka Conservation Area on the banks of a stream, the remote 56-year-old...
Waikato’s Pahautea Hut now bookable online
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 March 2021
The 20-bunk Pahautea Hut is one of the most popular in the DOC’s Waikato district, and has been added...
DOC urges island visitors to follow rules and biosecurity advice
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 11 March 2021
DOC Biodiversity Ranger Adeline Boseman says visitor numbers to the island have surged as America’s Cup racing draws thousands...
Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – the final countdown | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Kia ora! The countdown is on! There are only four days left to submit your two minute video for the Rangatahi mō...
Connecting with our seas this Seaweek 6-14 March 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 11 March 2021
DOC encourages everyone to take simple actions to connect with our oceans and learn more about what is under...
DOC calls for Māui dolphin sightings as seaborne survey continues
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 11 March 2021
The Māui dolphins are among the world’s rarest, and their habitat is limited to the waters of the Tasman...
Positive productivity rate for Coromandel’s dotterels
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 March 2021
The Coromandel’s beaches are an important habitat for the dotterels, a native New Zealand species which now number more...
Sperm whale stranding at Ripiro Beach, Pouto Peninsula
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 March 2021
The cause of death of the three whales is unknown at this stage and samples have been taken for...
Help penguins get through the critical moult season
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 09 March 2021
During the moult, the nationally endangered hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin (and other penguin species such as little penguin/kororā) come ashore to...
