‘Lake snow’ a threat this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 04 August 2021
Water sampling by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Tasman District Council last summer has confirmed that the invasive...
The dedicated team rearing our vulnerable species
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 September 2021
The team has reared thousands of birds from some of the nation’s most threatened species for release into the...
Toyota Kiwi Guardians programme celebrates 100,000th medal claim in just five years
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 October 2021
Toyota Kiwi Guardians was launched in 2016, as a partnership programme between DOC and Toyota New Zealand.
Since then, tens...
The fight to save rare mainland penguins intensifies as numbers decline
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 06 December 2021
“The decline comes despite years of blood, sweat and tears invested by so many people to save our vulnerable...
More rare bat finds on West Coast
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 February 2022
Since November 2021 audio monitors put out by Jobs for Natue (JFN) workers have captured bat sounds at Lake...
GPS project reveals travels of North Island kākā
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 04 April 2022
Kākā are a native parrot usually found in ancient forests. They have central North Island strongholds in the Pureora...
Greenpeace puts Jacinda in a dirty Canterbury river
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
Hoardings are going up today in one of the country’s dirtiest rivers – to remind the Prime Minister of the promises...
Albatross ambassador for kindness
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
This year’s Royal Cam toroa/albatross star has been named Atawhai, meaning ‘kindness’ or ‘care’, following record voters in the Name the...
Busy Mount Taranaki hut going online
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Trampers hiking to Taranaki’s popular Pouakai Hut will soon have the security of knowing they have a bunk for the night.
Date: 06...
First fairy tern eggs impacted by wild weather
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird, the tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern’s first eggs of the season have been impacted by wild...
Mount Ruapehu increases to volcanic alert level 2
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 December 2020
Stay away from Te Wai ā-moe/Crater Lake
Due to heightened volcanic unrest and the change in VAL, DOC has closed...
120-metre long set net found in Auckland marine reserve
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 February 2021
DOC’s Auckland Operations Manager Kirsty Prior says DOC takes these offences very seriously.
“There are no excuses for setting nets...
