Great Walks bookings open tomorrow
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 June 2021
New Zealand’s 10 Great Walks are premium multi-day tramps (and one canoe journey) that showcase the best of New...
Tuatara journey up South Island to Marlborough Sounds’ homeland
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Seventy-three tuatara have this week winged their way from Invercargill to their natural home in the Marlborough Sounds.
Date: 13 November 2020
The Takapourewa/Stephens...
Mental health a key benefit to spending time outdoors
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
The important role nature plays for people’s mental health has been highlighted by conservation leaders internationally – just in time for...
Eves Valley reserve recovering from fire
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
After narrowly avoiding total loss in the February 2019 Pigeon Valley fire, Eves Valley Scenic Reserve, a precious lowland beech-podocarp forest...
Mixed results for Yellow-eyed penguin/Hoiho on mainland, decline on Rakiura
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 December 2020
Ngāi Tahu and DOC alongside the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust (YEPT) have today released the season’s mainland hoiho numbers which...
Spoilt for Choice; Takahē Health Checks and Translocations! | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
It has been an eventful week at DOC’s Takahē Recovery Programme’s Burwood Takahē Centre...
The two BLAKE DOC Takahē Ambassadors, Brittany Florence-Bennett...
Backyard Conservation: Desperate to get stuck in and get your hands dirty? Now’s your...
Source: Department of Conservation
No doubt you are aware of the negative impact we humans have on nature. Equally, no doubt you want to do...
Jobs for Nature boost for enhancing Nelson’s Mahitahi (Maitai) River
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Ecological restoration of Nelson city’s Mahitahi (Maitai) river catchment will step up a gear with a $2 million Jobs for Nature...
Updated science supports the need for actions to address degrading Ashburton/Ō Tū Wharekai lakes
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 28 July 2021
The report was commissioned to provide information on the nutrient reductions required to achieve water quality targets set by...
New strategy to ensure nature thrives
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
The Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage today launched Te Mana o te Taiao, the Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy.
Date: 10 August 2020...
Tūturuatu Telegraph: Finding refuge on the edge of the world | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
The shore plover is described as a bird in need of urgent PR. With just 250 individuals left in the wild...
Corrections collaboration leads to walk on the wild side
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
A collaboration between the DOC and Ara Poutama Aotearoa/Department of Corrections has resulted in a new boardwalk for an important island...
