Heaphy Track damage update
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 February 2022
Torrential rain during two storms earlier in the month damaged the bridges and other visitor infrastructure on the Heaphy...
More rare bat finds on West Coast
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 February 2022
Since November 2021 audio monitors put out by Jobs for Natue (JFN) workers have captured bat sounds at Lake...
Refreshed education offer at Kauaeranga Valley
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 16 February 2022
The Visitor Centre, about 20 minutes drive from Thames, has offered educational experiences for children of all ages for...
Ōrongorongo private huts phasing into public use
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 15 February 2022
There are 57 private huts located in the Ōrongorongo Valley, some dating as far back as the 1920s. They...
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...
Stranded pilot whales euthanised on Chatham Island
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 February 2022
The whales stranded near the town beach on Sunday night/Monday morning. Department of Conservation (DOC) Chathams Operations Manager Tryphena...
Entangled dolphin seen near Auckland
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 February 2022
DOC Disentanglement Team Lead, Catherine Peters, says the team are moving fast so they can find and help disentangle...
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...
Collaboration the key for new koi carp control trial
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 09 February 2022
Koi are an introduced noxious pest fish species which breed prolifically and are found in lakes rivers and streams...
It’s a Pearl! First kākāpō chick of 2022 hatches
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 February 2022
Nineteen-year-old kākāpō Pearl has produced the first chick of the year – Pearl-A-1-2022. The chick was observed in the...
Thermal camera tracks down elusive bird
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 February 2022
The Australasian bittern/matuku is a rare bird sometimes heard but rarely seen in wetlands across the country. Bittern were...
How the Kāpiti Island Rat eradication (almost) didn’t happen | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
By Lee Barry, DOC Ranger Biodiversity
October 2021 marked 25 years since rats were eradicated from Kāpiti Island, making it one of...
