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A beautiful name, now watch her soar
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 3:08 pm | Department of Conservation
The votes are in and DOC’s latest Royal cam albatross chick has her new ‘female explorers’ themed name. Amīria is the Māori translation for Amelia (after Amelia Earheart) and a fitting name for the newest princess of the skies. Amelia Earheart ... More >>
DOC investigating deaths of native gulls
Monday, 18 June 2018, 1:36 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information about the deaths of nine red-billed gulls in Kaikōura. More >>
DOC changing its service to exporters
Friday, 15 June 2018, 4:12 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is making a change to a service it provides to businesses exporting deer and other animal products. More >>
Leave seals alone – they’re just resting
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 4:43 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is reminding people to leave seals alone to rest. DOC East Coast Operations Manager John Lucas says as Winter arrives rangers are already responding to phone calls about seals that have wandered on to sections ... More >>
Whio education resource in te reo for Taranaki schools
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 11:29 am | Department of Conservation
31 May 2018 A new resource in te reo Māori has been released by the Department of Conservation (DOC) in Taranaki. It looks closely at whio, the very special ducks that live on the rivers and streams of Mounga Taranaki. More >>
Help name the latest online sensation
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 11:53 am | Department of Conservation
Millions of people have spent the last three years watching her neighbours grow up. Now for the third year running the Department of Conservation is inviting people to help name the newest Royal cam albatross chick at the Taiaroa Head colony on Otago ... More >>
Whale wows Napier crowd
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 5:31 pm | Department of Conservation
A humpback whale stopped in Hawke’s Bay today for lunch and a show just off Napier’s Marine Parade beach. More >>
Rare birds and rockets
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 12:55 pm | Department of Conservation
Monitoring shows a critically endangered native shore bird continues to nest and breed near the Rocket Lab launch site on Mahia Peninsula. More >>
Kekeno (seals) need rest not rescue
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 1:36 pm | Department of Conservation
Kekeno (seals) need rest not rescue With seal season approaching, the Department of Conservation (DOC) is reminding people to leave kekeno/seal pups alone if they see them on shore. Kekeno have already been spotted by DOC rangers this year, at ... More >>
DOC disappointed by senseless shooting of protected falcon
Friday, 18 May 2018, 4:21 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC disappointed by senseless shooting of protected falcon A Department of Conservation (DOC) Hawke’s Bay ranger was called out to pick up a shot karearea/New Zealand falcon from a farm in Maraekakaho. The threatened and endemic bird was taken to a ... More >>
Okura Bush Walkway temporarily closed
Friday, 11 May 2018, 11:12 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is temporarily closing the walkway through Okura Bush Scenic Reserve, on Auckland’s North Shore. More >>
Earthmoving contractor working on Motutapu
Monday, 7 May 2018, 2:37 pm | Department of Conservation
An earthmoving contractor will be working on Motutapu island for the next four weeks, starting tomorrow (Tuesday May 8), repairing slip damage caused by Cyclone Debbie, just over a year ago. More >>
Argentine ants threaten Kāpiti Island
Friday, 4 May 2018, 12:39 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is responding to the discovery of Argentine ants at the mainland visitor departure point for the Kapiti Island Nature Reserve. More >>
Kidnapped snail shipped home
Wednesday, 18 April 2018, 2:41 pm | Department of Conservation
An endangered giant land snail mistakenly kidnapped by trampers from Kahurangi National Park is being returned home by the Department of Conservation. More >>
170 wild horses re-homed
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 1:29 pm | Department of Conservation
One-hundred-and-seventy Kaimanawa wild horses have been successfully re-homed following the weekend’s muster from the Waiouru Military Training Area (WMTA). More >>
99 new kōrure welcomed to Poutiri Ao ō Tāne whanau
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 9:54 am | Department of Conservation
The local collaborative ecological restoration project Poutiri Ao ō Tāne welcomed almost 100 new members to its whanau. After months of preparation, 99 kōrure/mottled petrel chicks were translocated from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, near Rakiura/Stewart ... More >>
Whitebaiter nets fine for regulations breach
Monday, 16 April 2018, 5:09 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation prosecuted a Porangahau man last Friday, for two breaches of the Whitebait Fishing Regulations. More >>
Fines for fishing in Canterbury marine reserve
Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 1:27 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is urging fishers to check the location of marine reserves before they go fishing after a string of offending in Canterbury’s two marine reserves this summer. More >>
No way to save Okuru pilot whales
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 4:28 pm | Department of Conservation
A difficult decision has been made to humanely euthanise 12 stranded pilot whales that were alive after a total of 38 stranded at the mouth of the Okuru River south of Haast. More >>
Investigation into dead shellfish at marine reserve
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 12:36 pm | Department of Conservation
The discovery of a large number of dead shellfish, in the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve on Auckland’s North Shore, has sparked a multi-agency investigation led by the Department of Conservation(DOC). More >>
