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Tenzing Norgay Movie To Be Filmed At Aoraki/Mount Cook
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 8:29 pm | Department of Conservation
Filming in New Zealand is scheduled to begin next month. The production, which has already completed scenes in Kathmandu, Nepal, will feature Tom Hiddleston as Sir Edmund Hillary, Genden Phuntsok as Tenzing Norgay, and Willem Dafoe as English expedition ... More >>
DOC Reveals Surprising Toilet Paper Stats
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 9:28 am | Department of Conservation
Now DOC has revealed how much toilet paper was ordered by regional offices around Aotearoa for the 2024/2025 period, a whopping 15.5 million metres nationally. More >>
Sex Balance Revealed Among Pureora Kākā
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 10:57 am | Department of Conservation
A group of DOC and other scientists spent a week in the Pureora Forest last October, capturing and releasing kākā. It was a second trip into the Waipapa block to determine the health and gender balance of the local kākā population. More >>
Pinnacles Hut, Summit Track Set For Improvement
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 2:38 pm | Department of Conservation
The Pinnacles Hut and Summit Track are often used by international tourists visiting Coromandel and is one of DOC’s busiest with 15,000 bednights per year. More >>
Ranger’s Dream To Protect An Ancient Kānuka ‘Island’
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 1:24 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC Biodiversity Ranger Christina Stet says when she’s sitting in the middle of the kānuka forest island or motu on the flat expanse of the plains, she feels like she’s travelled back hundreds of years. More >>
Bridge On Popular Hooker Valley Track At Aoraki/Mount Cook Closed After Heavy Rainfall
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 4:04 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC staff and engineers have been closely monitoring riverbank erosion at the bridge, and following the recent heavy rain over Easter, the bridge was closed. More >>
“Little Battler” Black-fronted Terns Defy The Odds
Friday, 11 April 2025, 3:12 pm | Department of Conservation
The nationally endangered birds which nest on an island in the Upper Ōhau River battled an unseasonal and very heavy snowfall which buried them and their nests. More >>
Rahui Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Saturday, 22 March 2025, 6:51 pm | Department of Conservation
With the support of the Department of Conservation and New Zealand Police and a rāhui has been placed on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing for three days from today Saturday 22 March 2025. It will be lifted at 6 am on Wednesday 26 March. More >>
Orca Incidents Prompt DOC Plea
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 2:23 pm | Department of Conservation
A family pod of five orca – part of the resident population off NZ’s coasts – has been seen in Raglan and Kawhia Harbour over the last two weeks. DOC staff say it’s likely the animals are feeding in the two harbours. More >>
Visitors Flock Back To Mautohe Cathedral Cove
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 3:27 pm | Department of Conservation
In December, DOC reopened the main walking track to Mautohe Cathedral Cove after an extended closure due to damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and concerns about visitor safety at a site with known risks. More >>
Cook Islands’ Atoll Officially Rat Free
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:24 am | Department of Conservation
The work that led to a rat-free Palmerston Atoll began several years ago when local NGO Te Ipukarea Society prepared the Palmerston Island Natural Resource Management Plan 2020, which highlighted the potential benefits of eradicating rats. More >>
Priority Conservation Projects Open For Donations
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 8:24 pm | Department of Conservation
Donors can choose to support projects to save the Alborn skink, limestone ecosystems or tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern, through a nature prospectus launched 06 November. More >>
Matiu/Somes Island Reopening In November
Monday, 4 November 2024, 3:52 pm | Department of Conservation
Matiu/Somes Island is a predator-free scientific reserve. It is also a historic reserve with a rich multicultural history. More >>
Leave Denniston Relics Where They Lie
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 8:48 pm | Department of Conservation
The call comes amid reports of people illegally digging and moving material at the historic site. Taking items from Denniston is stealing from our West Coast heritage and tourism offering. More >>
Kiwi Sightings Increase On Heaphy Track
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 2:10 pm | Department of Conservation
The gains for birds and bats have occurred because of the work through DOC’s National Predator Control Programme to suppress numbers of introduced predators, such as stoats, rats and possums which prey on birds, their young and eggs, as well as bats. More >>
$9.2 Million To Empower Community Conservation
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 2:13 pm | Department of Conservation
The DOC Community Fund will make $9.2 million available for community conservation groups to protect New Zealand’s unique wildlife and places. More >>
Help Shape The Future Of West Coast Conservation
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 12:44 pm | Department of Conservation
Informal feedback will play a crucial role in shaping the new CMS for Te Tai Poutini. An online survey and community events are important first steps for communities to have their say. More >>
Predator Control Helps Rare Mountain Wren
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 9:56 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has monitored rock wrens across the South Island for the past five years to see how they fare both with and without predator control using methods like trapping and aerial 1080. More >>
Auckland’s Motutapu Pest Free Once Again
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:21 am | Department of Conservation
The rat was filmed stocking up on toxic bait over four days in August, and since 8 Aug there have been no further sightings on the network of cameras. Last week a DOC rodent detection dog and handler, undertook a sweep of the island with no detections ... More >>
Wellingtonians Should Check Roofs To Avoid Kākā-Tastrophe
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 2:25 pm | Department of Conservation
Breeding season for kākā is in full swing from September through to April, and mated pairs will be prospecting for nesting sites. David Moss, Ranger Biodiversity, says your attic might be prime real estate for these feathered flat-hunters. More >>
