Hacket Track reopens
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 29 April 2021
Mike Davies, Acting DOC Motueka Operations Manager, says people should take extreme care walking around the slip edge on...
How the Kāpiti Island Rat eradication (almost) didn’t happen | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
By Lee Barry, DOC Ranger Biodiversity
October 2021 marked 25 years since rats were eradicated from Kāpiti Island, making it one of...
Koi carp hunt a family affair
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Bow hunters from across the North Island have hauled close to four tons of pest fish out of Waikato streams and...
Luckless godwit forced into mid-flight u-turn
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 20 September 2021
The adult male bird is known as 4BRWB because of the bands on his legs. He took off from...
What your apple core can to do our native birds
Source: Department of Conservation
What may seem like a harmless action could be negatively impacting our native species.
You may be (unknowingly) contributing to our litter...
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...
Threatened wildlife thrown a lifeline with new support package
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Wildlife institutions impacted by New Zealand’s COVID-19 response will soon receive support from DOC, with the announcement of 28 successful applications...
Mountain bikers gear up to ride Heaphy Track
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 April 2021
Mountain bikers can ride the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park from 1 May to 30 November.
DOC Golden Bay...
Takahē deaths will inform recovery of the species
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
The three takahē found dead after aerial predator control in Kahurangi National Park are likely to have died from 1080 toxin,...
Treasure our great outdoors this summer and stay safe
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 December 2021
As we face another summer break with border restrictions, DOC is once again anticipating high numbers of New Zealanders...
Pest fish barrier helps control spread of koi carp at Lake Ruatuna
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 June 2021
The barrier – at one of Waikato’s most important freshwater ecological restoration projects – results from the Living Water...
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...
