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Tide turns in battle against Lake Wānaka weeds

· November 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A more than two-decade-long campaign to reclaim Lake Wānaka from an invasive aquatic weed has reached a major victory, with 40 kilometres of shoreline now successfully...

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Tunnel Beach walk reopened for summer

· November 13, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  13 November 2025 The iconic Tunnel Beach walk reopens on Friday 14 November, having been closed since October 2024, after a heavy weather event caused...

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DOC, iwi hope to clear up confusion over rāhui

· November 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Iwi say a second decade-long rāhui wasn’t about keeping people out, but reinforcing a focus on restoration. Supplied/DOC A 10-year rāhui following Tongariro’s devastating wildfire is...

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Tongariro National Park fire pānui

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 The hard work of Fire and Emergency and DOC staff assessing the fireground over the past few days has allowed this transition to occur.   Two DOC fire crews (13 personnel) were...

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Tongariro rāhui explained

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 Source:  Department of Conservation and Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro The fires began Saturday 8 November and burned nearly 3,000 hectares, severely impacting the...

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Entangled whale successfully freed in Kaikōura

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 DOC South Marlborough Operations Manager Stacey Wren says a large whale disentanglement team of DOC staff and trained volunteers on two boats...

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Aoraki/Mt Cook car park charges confirmed

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 DOC Director of Heritage and Visitors Catherine Wilson says the prices are similar to those set for sites at Punakaiki and Franz...

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Adopt a kākāpō? Squawk yes!

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation A word from Sirocco. Sirocco | : Maddy Whittaker/DOC. Skraaaaark! Kia ora, friends! Sirocco here, your favourite feathered conservation ambassador, and occasional internet sensation. I’m...

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Penguin family halts coastal bach project

· November 12, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  12 November 2025 The Vile family, who live in Waitara and have had the classic two-bedroom fibreboard bach at Urenui for about five years, are...

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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire #14

· November 11, 2025

Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand continues to move from offensive firefighting to patrolling and monitoring the area burnt by the fire in Tongariro National Park,...

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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #13

· November 11, 2025

Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Drones with thermal imaging equipment have begun checking the flanks of the Tongariro National Park fireground for hotspots. Fire and Emergency’s specialist drone crew completed...

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Aim to eliminate pests from Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

· November 11, 2025

Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date:  11 November 2025 Led by Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP), on behalf of Te Manahuna Aoraki Project (TMAP), the pest removal combines aerial 1080 application, ground-based...