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Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 38]
Auckland boaties reminded to respect Hauraki Gulf reserves
Friday, 21 October 2016, 11:45 am | Department of Conservation
The three-day Labour Weekend holiday marks the start of the summer for many Auckland boat owners. More >>
Forestry Industry Helps Grow Kiwi Population
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 2:48 pm | Department of Conservation
A new set of guidelines to help forest owners protect kiwi will help increase kiwi population numbers across New Zealand. More >>
DOC seeks information on Silver Peaks seats
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:30 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking for help to solve the mystery of what happened to two bench seats stolen from the Silver Peaks track near Dunedin. More >>
Antarctic leopard seal calling Auckland home
Friday, 14 October 2016, 5:19 pm | Department of Conservation
Leopard seals are a protected species normally found in Antarctica. However, one female leopard seal has, for now, decided to call Auckland home. More >>
Drone found within albatross colony
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 3:19 pm | Department of Conservation
Managers of the Northern royal albatross colony at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on Otago Peninsula are concerned about drones being flown over the colony. More >>
Maud Island predator-free again
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation
Maud Island/Te Pakeka wildlife sanctuary in the Marlborough Sounds has been restored to being predator free again after a Department of Conservation operation successfully eradicated mice on the island. More >>
Professional photographers support conservation
Monday, 10 October 2016, 9:29 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation and New Zealand’s leading image library One Shot are pleased to announce a new partnership that will heighten the visibility of conservation work. More >>
DOC/Air New Zealand Great Walks partnership expanded
Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 10:47 am | Department of Conservation
Air New Zealand, the Department of Conservation (DOC) and local iwi have today announced new conservation initiatives on three of the country’s Great Walks - the Heaphy Track, the Whanganui River Journey and Lake Waikaremoana. The projects are an expansion ... More >>
New food safety advice for trout fishers
Friday, 30 September 2016, 12:47 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation wants anglers to be aware of new food safety advice about eating trout caught in areas after aerial 1080 pest control operations. More >>
Moratorium on marine mammal permits in Akaroa
Friday, 16 September 2016, 10:31 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is putting in place a ten-year moratorium on new permits to view or swim with marine mammals in Akaroa Harbour. More >>
DOC seeks feedback on Waitaha Hydro Scheme
Friday, 16 September 2016, 9:23 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is seeking feedback on a decision to ‘approve in principle’ an application from Westpower Ltd to construct and operate a hydro electric power scheme on the Waitaha River near Hari Hari on the West Coast of the South Island. ... More >>
Art, conservation join forces to restore Tamatea/Dusky Sound
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 11:24 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC), and key partners, are launching an art exhibition to raise awareness of the Tamatea/Dusky Sound restoration programme in Fiordland. More >>
Ōkārito Forest pest control underway
Friday, 9 September 2016, 4:56 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has completed the first stage of the Ōkārito Forest pest control operation in South Westland today. More >>
Kahurangi Battle for our Birds predator control begins
Friday, 9 September 2016, 10:53 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has today started its Battle for our Birds predator control in Kahurangi National Park to protect native wildlife from rats and stoats. The predator control is aimed at protecting populations of whio/blue duck, great ... More >>
Online conservation game proves a hit
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 5:09 pm | Department of Conservation
An online game developed to teach users about threats to whio in the wild is proving wildly popular. More >>
More Battle for our Birds sites confirmed
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 12:19 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has confirmed further Battle for our Birds pest control areas due to rising rodent numbers in South Island forests. Forest seeding in autumn has fuelled a surge in rat and mouse numbers, which will cause a stoat plague and ... More >>
Web cam albatross leaves Taiaroa Head
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 12:07 pm | Department of Conservation
Moana, the northern royal albatross and star of the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) royal cam, has left Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on a long sea voyage. More >>
Work has started at Aniwaniwa
Monday, 5 September 2016, 2:20 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has begun the process of dismantling and removing the old Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre this morning. Late this morning a small group, which included family members of the late John Scott, were taken on site to carry out a ... More >>
Old Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre to be dismantled
Friday, 2 September 2016, 12:41 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation begins the dismantling and removal of the old Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre next week. More >>
Whitebaiting illegal in National Parks
Friday, 2 September 2016, 12:31 pm | Department of Conservation
Whitebaiters heading out to rivers soon are reminded that whitebaiting is not permitted in National Parks. More >>
