Exclusive reward for children attending Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature events
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 April 2021
The NZ Festival of Nature, known as Wild Dunedin, was created in 2016 by a small team of enthusiastic...
When art and nature collide – ‘Creative Conservation’ is hatched | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
By Jana Beer, Partnerships Ranger (Auckland)
The hut was rather dingy and the weather a little marginal that day on the Murchison...
Fulton Hogan continues support for takahē
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 09 July 2021
Fulton Hogan signed a partnership agreement with DOC in 2016 to support the Takahē Recovery Programme and it has...
Orca calf Toa farewelled with dawn ceremony
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 24 July 2021
Toa died in his sea pen last evening.
Department of Conservation (DOC) Marine Species Manager, Ian Angus, said the ceremony...
Kakī released after great breeding season
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 September 2021
The kakī were reared in captivity at the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Twizel facility and the Isaac Conservation and...
Paparoa Track peak season picking up
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 04 October 2021
There are three huts on the 55 km shared walking and cycling track which runs between Blackball and Punakaiki...
Banding together for the banded dotterel
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 19 November 2021
Banded dotterel nest along the foreshore of beaches and rivers, with chicks hatching from mid-September onwards. Excellent camouflage is...
Conservation countdown — our top stories of 2021 | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
While 2021 wasn’t quite the year many of us hoped for – especially with lockdowns in Tāmaki Makaurau, it was still...
DOC scholarships support diverse conservation research
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 March 2022
DOC Chief Scientist Ken Hughey says he is heartened by the high calibre of the Te Papa Atawhai Postgraduate...
Major funding boost for Predator Free Banks Peninsula
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
A pest free Banks Peninsula/Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is one step closer with a $5.11 million boost to accelerate this project...
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...
Significant flax varieties translocated to Lake Ruatuna
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Thirty-five flax plants have been replanted at Waikato’s Lake Ruatuna as part of a project to establish a nursery for the...
