DOC undertaking Great Walks bookings compliance
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 August 2021
Checks are being made on six guided walking companies operating on the Heaphy, Paparoa and Rakiura tracks to ensure...
Access improvements at Fletcher Bay campsite
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 September 2021
The Fletcher Bay site is one of several Coromandel campsites managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC). At the...
Campsites closed for loo review
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 29 October 2021
The toilets at Boundary Creek and Kidds Bush Campsites have been found to be non-compliant with their resource consents,...
Modernising conservation law to better reflect today’s thinking
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 10 December 2021 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
“More than 4,000 native species are threatened or at risk of extinction. We...
Second dead Hector’s dolphin West Coast
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 25 February 2022
This morning a member of the public contacted the Department of Conservation (DOC) after finding a dead dolphin at...
Takahē deaths highlight conservation challenges
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
DOC says three takahē have died after aerial 1080 predator control in Kahurangi National Park, one likely due to 1080 poisoning...
Fish out of water: black mudfish | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
By Carisse Enderwick, Community Ranger
Waikaka: The cunning ones. Galaxiidae: The fish that wear the stars.
It’s early morning and a small team...
Beachfront home and new te reo name for rare skink
Source: Department of Conservation
Introduction
Threatened Chesterfield skinks have a new 1.3 hectare coastal habitat on the West Coast north of Hokitika. They’ve also been given...
Stay safe on Taranaki Mounga this summer
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 17 December 2020
With international travel thwarted by COVID-19 and related border restrictions, DOC expects many New Zealanders will be venturing into...
Waitomo-based project protects jobs and nature
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 05 February 2021 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
“This $500,000 project will save ten local jobs by deploying workers from Discover...
Rangatahi mō Papatūānuku – shortlist announced! | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
Submissions closed on Monday 15 March and we received amazing films from all over Aotearoa New Zealand! Thank you to everyone...
Hacket Track reopens
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 29 April 2021
Mike Davies, Acting DOC Motueka Operations Manager, says people should take extreme care walking around the slip edge on...
