New shelter for Heaphy Track
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 November 2021
The Lewis Shelter replaces the Lewis Hut and has been built on a high terrace behind the old hut...
Campsites closed for loo review
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 29 October 2021
The toilets at Boundary Creek and Kidds Bush Campsites have been found to be non-compliant with their resource consents,...
Winners: Wellington’s heritage … in Lego! | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
To celebrate Wellington Heritage Week (25 – 31 October), we launched a competition in August to encourage the public to build...
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...
Don’t pat the penguins
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 October 2021
Kororā are very susceptible to disturbance by people and are also vulnerable to dogs, especially during the birds’ breeding...
Please don’t pat the penguins
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 October 2021
Kororā are very susceptible to disturbance by people and are also vulnerable to dogs, especially during the birds’ breeding...
Rolling up our sleeves to support Super Saturday | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
We’re (very clearly) not the government agency leading the vaccination campaign but we’re supporting the mahi to get Aotearoa vaccinated.
Our staff...
Statistics reveal value of new DOC infringement system
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 October 2021
DOC’s acting National Compliance Manager John Wallwork says analysis of the first year’s results using the new system shows...
Satellite tracker shows juvenile Antipodean albatross bycaught in the high seas
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 October 2021
NGOs working with the fishing company confirmed that the bird was bycaught in international waters in late June 2021....
DOC urges public to respect stranded marine mammals
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 October 2021
The 14.2 m long baleen whale washed ashore at the northern end of Tokomaru Bay on 2 October. Investigations...
Golf Club taking aim at pests and predators
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 October 2021
from the site, which is right in the heart of Auckland, has seen wildlife thriving.
“We have been trapping in...
Wild Creations art installation ‘EMOH’ reflects home on the east coast
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 13 October 2021
She is the designer of a collaborative art installation ‘EMOH’ exploring the environment on the Pōrangahau coast. This immersive...
