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Rare Kiwi Threatened By Illegal Pig Release
Thursday, 10 November 2022, 11:38 am | Department of Conservation
Rowi, one of our rarest kiwi species, are under threat from pigs illegally released in Westland Tai Poutini National Park. DOC South Westland Operations Manager Wayne Costello says about 25 pigs are thought to have been illegally placed in the Saltwater ... More >>
Rehabilitated Pekapeka Released Back Into The Wild
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 10:55 am | Department of Conservation
The native long-tailed bat/pekapeka attacked by a pet cat and rehabilitated by Hamilton Zoo has been successfully released back into the wild. The adult female bat was released at semi-rural location just outside Hamilton on Monday night (7 November). The release ... More >>
Euthanised Seal Pup Highlights Need For Responsible Dog Ownership
Friday, 4 November 2022, 9:21 am | Department of Conservation
A kekeno/seal pup on Paekakariki Beach has been euthanised by DOC staff after sustaining severe injuries from a dog attack early yesterday morning. The injured seal pup was located on some rocks next to the footpath running parallel to The Parade at Paekakariki ... More >>
Hundreds In Hunt For Haast Job
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:30 am | Department of Conservation
Over 1300 people from around the world have applied to be the Department of Conservation’s new Biodiversity Supervisor in Haast. Applications closed Tuesday. The deadline had been extended from the initial closing date of 13 October as only three people had ... More >>
New Whitebaiting Season End-date And Survey
Friday, 21 October 2022, 12:20 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC is asking whitebaiters for feedback on their fishing experience as the season draws to a close. The whitebaiting season will finish at 9pm on 30 October for all New Zealand, except the Chatham Islands. The new shortened season will take pressure ... More >>
Arataki Track Closed Due To Erosion Risk
Thursday, 13 October 2022, 3:27 pm | Department of Conservation
Erosion has forced the closure of a second track in DOC’s Maniapoto district, with a landslip on the Arataki Track. Graham Kimber, DOC’s Maniapoto Operations Manager, says work is underway to determine repair options for the track, on the ... More >>
DOC Committed To Ongoing Focus On Health And Safety Following Fatal Helicopter Crash In 2018
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 3:11 pm | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation Director General Penny Nelson today released the findings of two independent reviews commissioned to examine DOC’s health and safety culture following the tragic fatal helicopter accident in 2018. DOC rangers Paul Hondelink ... More >>
How To Track Light Pollution At Sea? Ask The Birds
Friday, 7 October 2022, 9:10 am | Department of Conservation
Tomorrow, 8 October, is World Migratory Bird Day, an international awareness day as birds embark on their seasonal migration. These epic journeys happen twice a year, one for each migratory season. Tītī/sooty shearwaters, toanui/flesh-footed shearwaters, ... More >>
First Tokoeka Chick Of The Season Hatches
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 9:33 am | Department of Conservation
The first Haast tokoeka chick of the 2022-23 season has hatched with Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio naming it Inanga. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/0e6f47fbd507d3b4e26c.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> A tokoeka chick. Credit: Willowbank ... More >>
Review Predicts Big Climate Change Impact On Some Marine Mammals
Friday, 16 September 2022, 8:56 am | Department of Conservation
A new Department of Conservation report predicts that climate change could have a major impact on some of New Zealand’s marine mammals. Co-authored by Jim Roberts, Anemone Consultants, and Hannah Hendriks, DOC’s Marine Technical Advisor, the research ... More >>
Stewardship Land Hearings To Begin On The West Coast
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 12:23 pm | Department of Conservation
Public hearings about proposed changes to stewardship land classification on the West Coast will be held next week in person and online. An independent National Panel of technical experts and a Ngāi Tahu appointed Mana Whenua Panel have assessed 504 ... More >>
Hector’s Dolphin Spotted Off Northland, Auckland Coasts
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 4:33 pm | Department of Conservation
People in Northland and Auckland are being urged to report sightings of Hector’s dolphins after a solitary Hector’s dolphin was spotted north of its usual range. Department of Conservation Marine Technical Advisor Kristina Hillock says a single ... More >>
Paparoa Track Access Road Damaged
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:14 am | Department of Conservation
The Paparoa Track Great Walk came through last week’s rainstorms relatively unscathed but the access road on the Blackball side is damaged. A big slip has taken away a large section of the Croesus Road which leads to Smoke-ho carpark where track users ... More >>
Whitebaiting Starts Next Week
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 2:29 pm | Department of Conservation
Next week, for the first time, the whitebaiting season will start on 1 September for all New Zealand except the Chatham Islands. DOC whitebait fishery manager Nicky Moody encourages whitebaiters to check the regulations so they’re familiar with ... More >>
Substantial Response To West Coast Stewardship Land Proposals
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 11:47 am | Department of Conservation
More than 6600 people and organisations have made submissions on how they would like to see stewardship land reclassified on the West Cost of the South Island, the Department of Conservation says. By the closing deadline yesterday, DOC had received ... More >>
Rain Damage To Top Of The South Island Tracks
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 11:39 am | Department of Conservation
Sections of the Abel Tasman Coast Track and Queen Charlotte Track remain open but others are temporarily closed after last week’s heavy rain caused multiple slips and other damage. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/7a2457dcc37c48ff00c7.jpeg" ... More >>
Update On Waiheke Island Dolphin Pod Stranding
Friday, 12 August 2022, 5:33 pm | Department of Conservation
Seven common dolphins from a pod of 10 stranded at Waiheke Island’s Whakanewha Bay have been refloated late this afternoon and were seen heading out to sea, the Department of Conservation says. One juvenile dolphin returned to deeper water just ... More >>
New Research Confirms Cat Risk For Pekapeka
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 12:20 pm | Department of Conservation
New research by Department of Conservation staff confirms what has long been suspected – feral and domestic cats are repeatedly hunting and eating New Zealand’s native bats/pekapeka. In a recently published research paper in the NZ Journal of Zoology, ... More >>
New Whitebait Season Start Date
Tuesday, 9 August 2022, 2:00 pm | Department of Conservation
Starting this year, the whitebait season will take place from 1 September to 30 October throughout New Zealand in an important step towards a sustainable whitebait fishery. The Chatham Islands are an exception to the new regulations and will retain ... More >>
No Place For Pets In Egmont National Park
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 10:43 am | Department of Conservation
Visitors to Mount Taranaki are being urged to obey the rules and leave their family pets at home, after Department of Conservation staff observed jacket-wearing domestic cats being taken into Egmont National Park. DOC Senior Ranger Dave Rogers says one ... More >>
