Celebrating five years of Fulton Hogan supporting takahē recovery | Conservation blog
Source: Department of Conservation
The Takahē Recovery Programme involves DOC’s dedicated Takahē Team and Ngāi Tahu working with a network of people around New Zealand...
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...
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...
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...
Funding helps kauri dieback fight in northern Coromandel
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 02 July 2021 Source: The Office of the Acting Minister of Conservation
“This investment will see more than 20 roles created across three...
Kōkako population soaring, in the North Island
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Rotorua – The once-endangered kokako, among New Zealand’s most ancient birds, has been brought back from the brink of extinction and is thriving in...
Help penguins get through the critical moult season
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 09 March 2021
During the moult, the nationally endangered hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin (and other penguin species such as little penguin/kororā) come ashore to...
Golf Club taking aim at pests and predators
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 14 October 2021
from the site, which is right in the heart of Auckland, has seen wildlife thriving.
“We have been trapping in...
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...
Kea study shows impact of stoats and feral cats
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 30 June 2021
Kea, a taonga species for Ngāi Tahu, are found throughout South Island mountains and forests and are in decline...
Celebrate whio this month
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 22 March 2022
Once widespread throughout the country whio/blue duck are now limited to the less modified catchments of the Urewera, East...
DOC urges island visitors to follow rules and biosecurity advice
Source: Department of Conservation
Date: 11 March 2021
DOC Biodiversity Ranger Adeline Boseman says visitor numbers to the island have surged as America’s Cup racing draws thousands...
