Orca update – 11am, Friday 23 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 23 July 2021
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, says the transfer of the orca calf back into the...
Orca update – 5pm, Thursday 22 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 July 2021
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, says the orca calf’s health has been assessed and vets...
Orca update – 10:30am, Thursday 22 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 July 2021
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, says the orca calf fed and rested well overnight and...
Kiwi killed by dog in North Taranaki
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 July 2021
The female North Island brown kiwi was found by off-duty DOC Biodiversity Ranger Joe Carson and her family while...
Orca update – 4:15pm, Wednesday 21 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 July 2021
The young orca has now been in our care for 10 days.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager,...
Upper South Island Great Walks and tracks impacted by heavy rain
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 July 2021
The tracks are among a number of DOC tracks, campsites and access roads in the top of the South...
Waikeria Prison provides plants for Whangamarino wetland restoration project
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 July 2021
The plants, grown from eco-sourced at Waikeria Prison’s Horticulture Training Nursery near Te Awamutu, are a product of the...
Orca update – 11am, Wednesday 21 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 July 2021
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, says some of the injuries sustained by the calf during...
New DOC report ‘New Zealanders and the environment’
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 July 2021
The Department of Conservation’s (DOC) new customer research report provides a snapshot of New Zealanders’ experiences in the outdoors...
Orca update – 5:30pm, Tuesday 20 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 20 July 2021
“We continue to monitor the health of the orca calf and it remains in a stable condition,” says Ian...
Orca update – 10:30 am, Tuesday 20 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 20 July 2021
Sightings were reported this morning at Seatoun and Makara.
There will be air and sea searches today. Please report any...
Orca update 5pm, Monday 19 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 July 2021
“We have still to confirm whether or not this is the orca’s pod, and there are currently people in...
