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Stranded orca in Marlborough returned to the sea
Monday, 13 November 2017, 3:38 pm | Department of Conservation
An orca stranded on Marfells Beach in Marlborough since yesterday [Sunday] has been successfully refloated this afternoon and was swimming out to sea. A pontoon was used to float the orca out to deeper water as the tide came in around 1.30pm. Once ... More >>
Kaikōura’s Native Species & Conservation Areas A Year Later
Monday, 13 November 2017, 11:36 am | Department of Conservation
Kaikōura’s Native Species And Conservation Areas A Year On From November 2016 Earthquake More >>
A predator free Hawke’s Bay
Friday, 10 November 2017, 3:30 pm | Department of Conservation
Driving towards a predator free Hawke’s Bay is a huge positive step in allowing native species to thrive where we live, work and play. More >>
Bad behaviour a cause for concern in Fiordland
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 10:18 am | Department of Conservation
Obnoxious hut behaviour is once again causing concern for the Department of Conservation (DOC), after a tramper laid a formal complaint against a group of jetboaters at Lake Alabaster Hut on the Hollyford Track, Fiordland National Park. More >>
Christchurch Helicopters helps rare parakeet
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 8:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Christchurch Helicopters helps rare parakeet A new partnership between the Department of Conservation and Christchurch Helicopters to help save our rarest forest bird, the orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka, was announced at an event in Christchurch ... More >>
Love Your Backyard And Make a Difference This Week
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:23 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is encouraging people of all ages to look in their backyard this Conservation Week and see how they can help protect and nurture our amazing and unique wildlife. More >>
DOC calls in police after alleged vehicle tampering
Friday, 29 September 2017, 12:07 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has laid complaints with police after several incidents of alleged vehicle tampering in the past few weeks. There have been three cases where wheel nuts were allegedly loosened on DOC, private and contractor’s vehicles in ... More >>
Sad end for Dunedin’s leopard seal pup
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 2:30 pm | Department of Conservation
A leopard seal pup born on Dunedin’s St Kilda beach yesterday morning has been euthanised after its mother failed to bond and left for the ocean this morning. Born to what is thought to be a first-time mother, the pup would likely have drowned shortly ... More >>
New Kiwi Guardians medal for Māori Language Week
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 1:27 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation’s Toyota Kiwi Guardians education programme is getting a new te reo activity in honour of Māori Language Week. More >>
Beaked whale loses beak – illegal chainsaw removal
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 10:02 am | Department of Conservation
5 September 2017 Beaked whale loses beak – illegal chainsaw removal The Department of Conservation is appealing for information after a 5-metre Gray’s beaked whale that washed up dead on a Greymouth beach had its beak illegally chain sawed off. ... More >>
Rat Incursion on Resolution Island, Dusky Sound
Friday, 1 September 2017, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking all boat owners and operators in Fiordland to be predator-aware after a rat was discovered on Resolution Island, Dusky Sound. More >>
Clarification around the future of Kapiti Island
Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 7:44 pm | Department of Conservation
We need to correct a statement made by Victoria University earlier today. In a release promoting one of their art exhibitions, they said the Department of Conservation was going to triple the number of visitor permits issued to Kapiti Island from 10,000 ... More >>
Conservation Week - Not Too Late to Become a Habitat Hero
Friday, 25 August 2017, 11:42 am | Department of Conservation
There is still time for primary schools, community groups and early childhood centres to make a difference to their local environment through the Habitat Heroes competition. More >>
Farewell Spit eco-sanctuary to be a wondrous experience
Wednesday, 23 August 2017, 10:48 am | Department of Conservation
HealthPost and the Department of Conservation are excited about working together to establish an eco-sanctuary on Farewell Spit and adjoining public conservation land in Golden Bay. More >>
Endangered saddleback find new home in Fiordland
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 9:27 am | Department of Conservation
South Island tīeke/saddleback have been introduced to a new intensively-managed island site in Dusky Sound, Fiordland in a bid to allow the overall tīeke population to expand. More >>
DOC seeks information after lizards found
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 3:50 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is urging the public to come forward with information after 58 lizards were found stuffed in a discarded lunchbox at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. More >>
DOC reminds whitebaiters to follow the rules
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 2:57 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is reminding whitebaiters to be aware of whitebait regulations as the 2017 season begins next week. More >>
Shot kererū destined for pot found near campground
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 2:54 pm | Department of Conservation
Two protected kererū (native pigeon) have been found shot next to a camping ground at Lake Brunner near Greymouth on the West Coast. The birds were found by a member of the public who was staying at the campground. More >>
DOC Sends Warning to Poachers and Other Lawbreakers
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 10:40 am | Department of Conservation
The Director General of DOC Lou Sanson is warning poachers and others acting illegally on public conservation land that they now have more chance of getting caught. More >>
DOC wins Supreme Biosecurity Award
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 9:16 am | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation Deputy Director-General Operations Mike Slater says it is an honour for DOC to receive the Supreme New Zealand Biosecurity Award for the world-leading eradication of the pest great white butterfly. DOC was last night presented ... More >>
