Te Puke heritage pā restoration underway thanks to Jobs for Nature
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 15 February 2022
The pā site, formally Maungaruahine Pā Historic Reserve, was returned to Waitaha-a-Hei under the iwi’s 2013 Treaty of Waitangi...
Shorebirds start nesting in Eastern Bay of Plenty
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Spring is here and shorebirds like our northern NZ dotterels, banded dotterels and variable oystercatchers are starting to nest on our...
Popular Sunrise Hut revamped
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 06 May 2021
This work follows an upgrade made to the hut’s interior last winter with Jobs for Nature funding, which created...
Drone images show possums’ impact on Coromandel forest
Source: Department of Conservation
The images were obtained as part of work undertaken by staff from DOC Coromandel district, when they carried out seed collection...
Dangerous slip closes Eastern Okataina Walkway
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 05 February 2021
A swarm of earthquakes shook Rotorua on 25 January. The largest was a magnitude 4.9 earthquake which struck at...
Ruahine Whio Protectors – 10 years of trapping | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Pohangina Base, a former DOC Field Centre in the Manawatu District now run as bookable accommodation, was jam-packed for the last...
Severe storm damage to Heaphy Track
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 09 February 2022
Department of Conservation Buller Operations Manager Suvi Van Smit says rangers flew by helicopter over the track yesterday to...
Lake Manapouri DOC huts damaged by vandals
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 September 2021
Vandals badly damaged Shallow Bay Hut by smashing its interior walls, floor and bunk ladders. Hut floorboards were torn...
Vehicle access above North Mavora Lake to be managed
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 June 2021
The Department of Conservation (DOC), with the support of recreational user groups, has installed a steel gate on the...
Blackball Chimney: working with volunteers to restore an iconic structure | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
The community of Blackball, on the West Coast of the South Island has embraced its future by restoring a large piece...
Offender sought after seal body decapitated
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 December 2021
DOC was first alerted to the dead leopard seal last week and, after communicating with local Oraka Aparima rūnaka,...
Keep an eye out for Māui this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 21 December 2020
Hector’s and Māui are the smallest species of dolphin in the world and are found only in New Zealand....
