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Agencies unite to secure future of Macetown road

· December 8, 2025

Source: Herenga ā Nuku – the Outdoor Access Commission The Outdoor Access Commission will be one of several organisations to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Arrowtown, marking a major...

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Team effort to refresh Great Barrier’s huts before summer

· December 8, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 December 2025 Over six days, sixteen Backcountry Trust volunteers worked alongside DOC volunteers and staff, with support from Dulux and Skywork Helicopters, to paint...

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Surprise kiwi pukupuku population grows

· December 8, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  08 December 2025 Announced in July, the rediscovery of kiwi pukupuku in the wild on mainland New Zealand shocked and delighted conservationists and mana whenua...

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Waimata Gemstone Bay track reinstatement commencing

· December 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  05 December 2025 The construction team will be onsite all week, and then back on 19 January to complete the work. The stairs were extensively...

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Smuggler caught green-handed with rare native gecko

· December 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  05 December 2025 Gunak Lee was caught in an undercover sting operation involving the Department of Conservation (DOC), Ministry for Primary Industries and New Zealand...

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Lone feral cat that destroyed tern colony caught

· December 5, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  05 December 2025 In December 2024 the feral tom cat reached a large island in the river where the endangered terns were nesting. It killed...

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Trial will help hunters protect Pureora Forest

· December 4, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  04 December 2025 New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) members can fly into the Hauhungaroa Range at a heavily discounted rate through a partnership between the...

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Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?

· December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The Vega (formerly Aratera) is currently in Nelson Harbour. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is still in New Zealand waters despite being retired...