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DOC aligns aircraft fees with market growth
Monday, 13 February 2017, 2:13 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is increasing fees for commercial aircraft landings on conservation land to bring them in line with increased market rates from the growth in tourism. Changes are also being made to the fees structure so it covers the range ... More >>
New plan for disposal of dead whales
Monday, 13 February 2017, 12:27 pm | Department of Conservation
Farewell Spit stranding update: 12.30pm Monday 13 February DOC has reconsidered its plans for disposal of the dead whales from the strandings on Farewell Spit. The dead whales will now be moved with a digger further up Farewell Spit to the area of the ... More >>
Disposing of dead whales from Farewell Spit strandings
Monday, 13 February 2017, 11:45 am | Department of Conservation
Farewell Spit whale stranding update: 11.30am 13 February 2017 Most dead pilot whales from the Farewell Spit strandings are on the shore but some dead whales drifting at sea could wash up on beaches in Golden and Tasman bays and in western areas of ... More >>
No whales found stranded in Golden Bay today
Monday, 13 February 2017, 10:33 am | Department of Conservation
Farewell Spit whale stranding update. 10.15am Monday 13 February No whales have been found stranded in Golden Bay today. The pilot whales that were in the area yesterday were last seen late yesterday about 6 km offshore swimming towards Separation Point ... More >>
Yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho annual breeding results
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 3:08 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC), Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust and others have completed the annual yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho monitoring along the Otago and Southland coastline and estimate that there are 260 breeding pairs. This number is still of ... More >>
New ‘Royal cam’ star is born
Monday, 30 January 2017, 9:42 am | Department of Conservation
The wait is over for fans of the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) ‘Royal cam’ as the albatross nest at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on Otago Peninsula is home to a new chick hatched over the weekend. More >>
Road access to Molesworth Station from Blenheim reopens
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 10:03 am | Department of Conservation
Road trips can once again be made through historic Molesworth Station between Blenheim and Hanmer with the reopening of the Awatere Valley Road leading to the station’s northern end. More >>
Norovirus cleared from Travers-Sabine Circuit
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 2:00 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation and Nelson Marlborough Health have confirmed that the norovirus outbreak on the Travers-Sabine Circuit in Nelson Lakes National Park appears to be over and people can now use the track again. More >>
Mohua breeding on Blumine Island
Monday, 9 January 2017, 11:01 am | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation rangers are delighted by a first sign of mohua breeding on Blumine Island/Oruawairua indicating the endangered native birds are establishing a foothold on the Marlborough Sounds’ island sanctuary. In a check on mohua on ... More >>
Monitoring Upper South Island National Parks
Friday, 6 January 2017, 4:56 pm | Department of Conservation
Nelson Lakes Operations Manager John Wotherspoon is urging people who’ve been on the Travers-Sabine circuit to be responsible and avoid national parks or the backcountry if they are feeling unwell with gastroenteritis or flu-like symptoms so that any ... More >>
People asked to stay away from Travers-Sabine circuit
Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 4:51 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is warning trampers to avoid the Travers-Sabine circuit in the Nelson Lakes National Park because of a suspected norovirus outbreak. More >>
DOC finalises shark cage diving permits
Friday, 23 December 2016, 2:28 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has reissued temporary permits for shark cage diving operators off Rakiura/Stewart Island. More >>
Bats and birds get a boost from pest control
Friday, 23 December 2016, 8:43 am | Department of Conservation
Numbers of endangered bats and birds are up in the Kepler area of Fiordland National Park after aerial predator control this spring, recent monitoring has shown. More >>
Enjoy nature in the outdoors safely this summer
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 4:50 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) reminds families heading outdoors to enjoy nature this summer to stay safe and respect our beautiful taonga. More >>
Take a pit stop in nature between Picton and Christchurch
Monday, 19 December 2016, 3:43 pm | Department of Conservation
Stop and enjoy some of the great spots in nature on the long drive between Picton and Christchurch this summer, says the Department of Conservation. More >>
Prohibition Mine Arsenic Remediation Complete
Friday, 16 December 2016, 9:48 am | Department of Conservation
Work to clean up the most highly arsenic contaminated site recorded in New Zealand, at Waiuta on the West Coast of the South Island is now complete and the site has been reopened to the public. Contamination at the historic Prohibition mine processing ... More >>
12 new Kiwi Guardians sites announced for Christmas
Friday, 16 December 2016, 9:45 am | Department of Conservation
12 new “Kiwi Guardian” nature discovery sites have been created in family friendly places just in time for Christmas. 10 of the new sites are in and around Wellington, and the other sites are located at Aoraki Mt Cook and Port Jackson on the Coromandel ... More >>
DOC appeal over land exchange is about clarity of law
Thursday, 15 December 2016, 12:30 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says an appeal to the Supreme Court is being made because it needs the law to be clarified over the way public conservation land can be managed. More >>
New 10-year Strategy for Wellington’s Conservation Areas
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 1:32 pm | Department of Conservation
A new draft Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) for the Wellington, Kāpiti, Manawatū-Rangitīkei and Wairarapa regions will be launched tomorrow (14 December), and the Department of Conservation is inviting people to have their say on its contents. More >>
New DOC Cabin for Rimutaka Forest Park
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10:03 am | Department of Conservation
A new all-mod-cons cabin at the gateway to the Department of Conservation’s most popular Wellington recreation area will be open in time for summer. The Coast Road Cabin is at the entrance to Catchpool Valley in the Rimutaka Forest Park, which attracts ... More >>
