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Fox Glacier road closed for indefinite future
Saturday, 24 August 2019, 10:58 am | Department of Conservation
The access road to the iconic destination of Fox Glacier/Te Moeka o Tuawe in South Westland will be closed for the indefinite future after an engineering report commissioned by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the New Zealand Transport Agency found ... More >>
Join DOC in celebrating 50 years of Conservation Week
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 10:46 am | Department of Conservation
Conservation Week is celebrating its fiftieth year! This year the Department of Conservation is reflecting on five decades of amazing people who have saved species, restored habitats and inspired the next 50 years of protecting our native taonga. More >>
DOC and NZDF demobilise from Fox Glacier
Friday, 16 August 2019, 10:00 am | Department of Conservation
After almost two months of cleaning rubbish, DOC has shut down the Incident Management Centre that was set up at the Fox Glacier DOC office to manage the Fox landfill clean-up response. More >>
Whitebaiting season 2019 kicks off
Monday, 12 August 2019, 12:10 pm | Department of Conservation
This year’s whitebaiting season starts this week, with the Department of Conservation (DOC) reminding whitebaiters to follow the rules to protect the whitebait fishery. More >>
More protection for endangered kakī
Friday, 9 August 2019, 10:39 am | Department of Conservation
A significant increase in predator trapping is giving 130 young kakī/black stilt released in the Mackenzie Basin this week their best-ever chance of survival. More >>
Operation Tidy Fox ending Sunday with record volunteers
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 9:51 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has announced that the massive effort by volunteers to clean-up the Fox landfill spill will end on Sunday after a final push by the biggest volunteer force yet. More >>
Tourist businesses fund whale & dolphin research
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 9:06 am | Department of Conservation
Whale and dolphin watching tourist operators in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park (HGMP) have funded $100,000 of research into the marine mammals that provide their livelihood. More >>
Canada and Nepal beckons for DOC rangers
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 8:23 am | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation (DOC) Director-General Lou Sanson has announced that the 2019 winner of the Stephen O’Dea Developmental award is Senior Ranger/Supervisor Suvi van Smit from the West Coast. Awarded annually on World Ranger Day, the Stephen ... More >>
Rat trapped on pest-free Motuihe Island
Friday, 26 July 2019, 2:30 pm | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers have trapped a rat on pest-free Motutihe Island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. More >>
New albatross ambassador needs a name
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 1:37 pm | Department of Conservation
Northern royal albatross/toroa is back in the spotlight as a new Royal Cam star prepares to take to the skies this summer. More >>
New albatross ambassador needs a name
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 12:55 pm | Department of Conservation
Northern royal albatross/toroa is back in the spotlight as a new Royal Cam star prepares to take to the skies this summer. Back by popular demand, the annual competition to name a northern royal chick at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head is now in its fourth year. ... More >>
Crabeater seal visits the Hutt river
Monday, 22 July 2019, 7:02 pm | Department of Conservation
This morning the Department of Conservation translocated a crabeater seal from the Hutt River, which unfortunately died in transit. More >>
DOC closing ten tracks in the Bay of Islands
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 11:45 am | Department of Conservation
Ten tracks in the Bay of Islands will be permanently closed this week to prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease, the Department of Conservation (DOC) can confirm. More >>
Wairoa Gorge land gifted to New Zealand
Friday, 28 June 2019, 12:17 pm | Department of Conservation
Land in Wairoa Gorge in Nelson Tasman that contains forest of high ecological value and an internationally renowned mountain bike park has been gifted to the people of New Zealand. More >>
Councils, iwi and DOC unite for conservation
Friday, 28 June 2019, 11:43 am | Department of Conservation
An alliance of councils, iwi and the Department of Conservation in the top of the South Island plans to work collectively with their communities to restore natural landscapes across the region – from west to east and from the mountains to the ... More >>
DOC strengthens visitor safety systems
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 2:20 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation, (DOC) has moved swiftly to improve its visitor safety systems after an internal investigation showed significant failures in the way it assessed the Cape Kidnappers track. More >>
Wainui Beach, Gisborne: Give local leopard seal space
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 1:35 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation are asking the public to be careful at Wainui Beach in Gisborne while a leopard seal rests on the southern end of the beach. More >>
Seal season is here – leave them to rest
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 2:37 pm | Department of Conservation
Although seals are marine mammals, they spend a lot of their time on land – particularly between June and September. More >>
DOC call to report sightings of entangled whale
Monday, 24 June 2019, 11:53 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is asking people to keep a lookout for a humpback whale entangled in line seen off the bottom of the South Island on Saturday (22 June). More >>
Great Walks opening day booking results
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 11:18 am | Department of Conservation
A week since Great Walk 2019/20 bookings opened (on 11 June 2019) 9000 bookings have been made says the Department of Conservation (DOC). “While these figures will change over the coming year, bookings are up 10% on this time last year and bookings ... More >>
