Revegetation programme underway at Lake Whangape
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 June 2021
The northern Waikato lake, northwest of Huntly, is the focus of a combined restoration effort involving DOC, Waikato Regional...
Penguins aren’t playthings
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC is disturbed by reports of people in Napier handling kororā/little blue penguins and posting images of themselves with the birds...
Court sends strong message to dog owners in recent wildlife cases
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 February 2021
DOC, enforcing the Dog Control Act 1996, has taken a several dog owners to court in recent months after...
Pāteke going strong in Fiordland
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
After being considered functionally extinct from the South Island since the 1990s, the rarest waterfowl on mainland New Zealand, the pāteke/brown...
6pm update on stranded juvenile orca in Porirua
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 13 July 2021
The orca calf – believed to be between four and six months old – stranded on rocks just north...
Rāhui on Motutapu extended
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 18 June 2021
The rāhui does not affect Fullers ferry services to Rangitoto, but access to Motutapu continues to be restricted and...
Orca update – 2pm Sunday 18 July 2021
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 18 July 2021
Department of Conservation Marine Ecosystems Manager Kirstie Knowles says it is unlikely any attempt to reunite would take place...
New regulations on stream for whitebait season
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 06 August 2021 Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
“The new regulations herald a more equitable fishery, easing the pressure on...
Caution urged as dotterels begin breeding season
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Visitors to the Waikato’s wind-swept west coast beaches are being urged to tread carefully as the endangered tūturiwhatu /New Zealand dotterel...
Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – meet the judges | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku is a video competition for rangatahi aged 16-25 years old. Create a video sharing your ideas on how...
Dog attack likely to have killed kiwi on Egmont National Park
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 28 September 2021
DOC Taranaki Operations Manager Gareth Hopkins discovered the male adult kiwi wedged between rocks while out hiking last week.
An...
Routeburn Track officially reopens
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 07 December 2020
The Routeburn Track, one of New Zealand’s most historic tracks and the alpine pathway between the Fiordland and Whakatipu...
