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Mōhua moved to Fiordland super site
Friday, 8 November 2013, 3:38 pm | Department of Conservation
Twenty two mōhua (or yellowhead), were successfully moved from the Catlins Conservation Area in Otago to Resolution Island in Fiordland this week. The transfer is part of an exciting project to create a super site for mōhua on the 20,000 ha Resolution ... More >>
Mice found on predator-free Maud Island
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 11:39 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is determining what extra measures it will take to protect rare native species on Maud Island/Te Hoiere in the Marlborough Sounds after mice were discovered on the island wildlife sanctuary. More >>
Environmental consultant to head DOC’s partnership group
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 4:41 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has appointed environmental and recreational consultant Dr Kay Booth to lead DOC’s conservation partnerships group. More >>
Man sentenced over seal killings
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 11:05 am | Department of Conservation
The second of two men convicted over the beating to death of 23 fur seals on the Kaikoura coast has today been sentenced to eight months’ home detention and 200 hours’ community service. More >>
Nominations open for Otago marine protection forum
Friday, 25 October 2013, 11:42 am | Department of Conservation
Nominations are being called for the community-led forum to consider marine protection for the Otago coastline. More >>
Marlborough Sounds camp host holiday opportunities
Friday, 25 October 2013, 9:49 am | Department of Conservation
Marlborough Sounds camp host holiday opportunities The Department of Conservation is offering the chance to stay for free at three picturesque Marlborough Sounds’ beachside campsites this summer in return for looking after the sites and other campers. ... More >>
Extended ‘Road Open’ Period for Molesworth
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 10:45 am | Department of Conservation
As of 9 October 2013, the iconic Molesworth Station is working to a new plan, a new Management Plan. One significant change announced in the Molesworth Management Plan (though it was developed independently of the management plan process) is an ... More >>
Ohakune Old Coach Road cycle way closed for repairs
Friday, 18 October 2013, 10:54 am | Department of Conservation
Following Tuesday’s severe rain event DOC staff have walked through the Old Coach Road cycle-way to check for damage. There have been some extensive impacts from flooding along the cycle way, which have meant the department has been forced to close the ... More >>
Rimutaka Forest Park Trust Celebrates 25 years
Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 12:28 pm | Department of Conservation
The Rimutaka Forest Park Trust (RFPT) marked its 25th anniversary on Saturday 12th October, 2013 in style with a celebratory dinner at the Hoopers Cafe on the Petone waterfront. A number of Trust members, volunteers, sponsors and current and former ... More >>
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 >>
