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Bounty hunters hit pest butterfly population
Monday, 14 October 2013, 11:18 am | Department of Conservation
Keen butterfly hunters have had a good hit against Nelson’s pest great white butterfly population, taking out 134 butterflies during the school holidays to earn a $10 bounty for each one. More >>
Otago whitebaiters flout the rules
Thursday, 10 October 2013, 5:17 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation in Coastal Otago has been inundated with reports of whitebaiters flouting the regulations and threatening the sustainability of the fishery. More >>
Reward for information leading to capture of pest bird
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 7:09 pm | Department of Conservation
Wednesday October 9, 2013 Reward for information leading to capture of pest bird – the red-vented bulbul More >>
Bounty hunt netting pest butterflies
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:05 am | Department of Conservation
Nelson butterfly bounty hunters have so far netted 47 great white butterflies, scooping a $10 reward for each dead butterfly. The more numerous small white butterflies are proving easier to track down with 947 of these also handed in to the Department of ... More >>
Colourful kea get a helping hand from Dulux
Friday, 4 October 2013, 2:23 pm | Department of Conservation
To protect our native mountain parrot, Dulux New Zealand has today committed $150,000 directly towards a programme supporting the conservation of endangered kea, as part of the company’s Protecting Our Place partnership with the Department of Conservation. More >>
Heaphy Track mountain biking trial report to be considered
Friday, 4 October 2013, 10:24 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain bikers have keenly taken up the chance to ride the Heaphy Track with around 5750 people riding the track during a three-year winter mountain biking trial that concluded on 30 September. More >>
Diesel spill at Turoa Ski field in Tongariro National Park
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:08 pm | Department of Conservation
Horizons Regional Council, the Department of Conservation and Ruapehu District Council have been made aware of a diesel spill from a tank at the Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) Turoa ski field base in Tongariro National Park. More >>
Call for students to design nature into our cities
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 12:05 pm | Department of Conservation
Students are being asked to come up with new ways to get urban dwellers to experience nature in an inaugural design competition run by the Design for Conservation Research Network and Department of Conservation. More >>
Eight rare kiwi die of respiratory infection
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 12:36 pm | Department of Conservation
Eight young rowi—the rarest species of kiwi—have died from respiratory tract infections. The kiwi were being treated for nematodes (a type of worm) in Wellington Zoo when they started to show signs of respiratory problems. More >>
DOC to review submission process
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 4:20 pm | Department of Conservation
The Director General of Conservation Lou Sanson says he has asked for a review of the department’s process for dealing with its submission on the Tukituki Catchment Proposal. More >>
A safe home for the world’s most ancient alpine songbird
Monday, 23 September 2013, 3:27 pm | Department of Conservation
It is well known that Aotearoa holds a large number of unique species found nowhere else on earth. What many of us do not know is that without protection some of these species will go extinct within the next 50 years. More >>
DOC Statement Regards Tukituki Catchment Submission Decision
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:52 pm | Department of Conservation
The decision not to lodge an early draft submission on the wider environmental aspects of the Tukituki Catchment Proposal with the Environmental Protection Authority was made by the Department of Conservation. More >>
Pest-Fest: pest-acular display of conservation partnerships
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 1:48 pm | Department of Conservation
Hundreds flocked to Wellington’s Waitangi Park on Sunday to visit the first annual Pest-Fest. Pest-Fest is a free, fun-filled family fair that provides information about New Zealand's pests and how the public can help to manage them. More >>
Celebrate the Milford Track’s 125 years
Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 1:26 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is offering the public a chance to help celebrate the Milford Track’s 125th anniversary by joining a Heritage Walk of this world-famous attraction. More >>
List of NZ native plants grows as new species discovered
Friday, 13 September 2013, 4:30 pm | Department of Conservation
A panel of scientists has produced the first list that records the conservation status of every known New Zealand native vascular plant. More >>
List of NZ native plants grows as new species are discovered
Friday, 13 September 2013, 3:00 pm | Department of Conservation
A panel of scientists has produced the first list that records the conservation status of every known New Zealand native vascular plant. The list records the threat status of 2415 New Zealand vascular plants that have been formally described and given scientific ... More >>
Awards celebrate Inland conservation champions
Friday, 13 September 2013, 2:24 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) Inland Conservation Awards this year recognise the hard work of three groups to boost mountain biking and cycling touring opportunities in Central Otago and the lakes district. More >>
Intensive strike against spring pest butterfly surge
Friday, 13 September 2013, 10:19 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is geared up to mount an intensive strike against a great white butterfly spring breeding surge and is again asking Nelson Tasman residents for help in clearing the pest butterfly from the region and New Zealand. More >>
Kayakers to target weeds in valuable wetland
Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 1:50 pm | Department of Conservation
The University of Otago’s Canoe Club is to take to the water to control invasive weeds in a 315ha privately-owned wetland on the Taieri Plain. More >>
Pest-Fest set to wrap up Conservation Week
Monday, 9 September 2013, 2:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Conservation Week- 8 September to 15 September- kicked off in Wellington with a family planting day at the Rimutaka Forest Park. There are plenty more upcoming Conservation Week events, including the anticipated Pest-Fest. More >>
