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Intensive Effort to Beat Pest Butterfly Breeding
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 10:24 am | Department of Conservation
More than 200 great white butterfly infestations were found and removed in Nelson Tasman last month – more than double those detected in March - as intensive efforts continue to beat an autumn spike in butterfly breeding. More >>
Winding down Fiordland Great Walks Greatest Season
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 3:49 pm | Department of Conservation
High visitor numbers and high visitor satisfaction have been highlights of Fiordland’s summer Great Walks Season, which finished on 30 April 2013. The Department of Conservation is now preparing to convert the huts and tracks into winter mode. More >>
Restoration makes good monetary sense
Monday, 29 April 2013, 3:23 pm | Department of Conservation
More than 200 people attended the Kapiti-Wellington Restoration Day held in Silverstream recently. Restoration Day is a free conference for community groups and individuals involved with ecological restoration projects throughout the Wellington region. More >>
DOC is on the lookout for southern right whales
Monday, 29 April 2013, 9:06 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking public to report any sightings of southern right whales migrating along the coast this season. More >>
Kiwi Burn Hut gets Dulux treatment
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 3:25 pm | Department of Conservation
Mavora’s Kiwi Burn Hut recently received an extreme make over, the first of many for huts in Fiordland thanks to a new partnership between Department of Conservation (DOC) and Dulux New Zealand. More >>
Record numbers enjoy DOC Great Walks
Monday, 22 April 2013, 11:13 am | Department of Conservation
Record numbers of people have walked a Great Walk so far this season, the Department of Conservation says. More >>
New Anchorage Hut for Abel Tasman Coast Track
Friday, 19 April 2013, 11:37 am | Department of Conservation
An improved and larger Anchorage Hut is to be built on the Abel Tasman Coast Track to meet demand to stay in this popular Great Walk hut and will be ready for use this summer. More >>
Milford Track’s Sutherland Falls, new access track underway
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:42 am | Department of Conservation
Milford Track’s Sutherland Falls, new access track underway Access to Sutherland Falls, on the Milford Track, was closed in October 2012 due to a significant rockfall onto the access track and concerns regarding stability of the rockface above the ... More >>
Pilot prosecuted for near landing on Aoraki / Mt Cook
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 2:24 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has successfully prosecuted a helicopter pilot for illegally hovering over the summit of Aoraki / Mt Cook. Jason Manderson, of Mapua, pleaded guilty in the Timaru District Court today to charges of hovering over the ... More >>
Man fined - importing medicines containing endangered plants
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 1:41 pm | Department of Conservation
A 55 year-old Auckland man has been fined a total of four thousand dollars after he admitted importing traditional Asian medicines containing endangered and threatened species of plants. More >>
DOC says Forest and Bird kakapo claims wrong
Tuesday, 2 April 2013, 12:14 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC says Forest and Bird kakapo claims wrong The Department of Conservation says claims by Forest and Bird that DOC is proposing to cut specialist and ranger support for its kakapo recovery programme are wrong. DOC Director General Al Morrison says ... More >>
Matiu/Somes Reopened for Full Visitation
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 11:31 am | Department of Conservation
From Tuesday 26th March Matiu/Somes Island is fully open to the public again, until further notice. While the fire risk is still high, the recent rain, the dropping air temperatures and an increase in morning dew has allowed the island to reopen. More >>
DOC Urges Hunters To Adhere To The Firearms Safety Code This
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 9:16 am | Department of Conservation
28 March 2013 DOC Urges Hunters To Adhere To The Firearms Safety Code This Season The Department of Conservation (DOC) is calling for all hunters to strictly adhere to the firearms safety code when hunting on conservation land this season. More >>
DOC proposes changes to increase conservation
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 12:00 pm | Department of Conservation
Embargoed until Midday 26 March 2013 DOC proposes changes to increase conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC) is proposing a new streamlined and outwardly focused operational structure to better position DOC for the future. DOC presented ... More >>
Molesworth Station road to reopen
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 8:54 am | Department of Conservation
The Acheron Road through Molesworth Station is to reopen from 7am this Friday, 22 March, after sufficient rain fell to reduce the fire danger. More >>
Farmers contribute to record black stilt season
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 10:37 am | Department of Conservation
A record breeding season for the endangered kakī/black stilt has been greatly helped by high country farmers. Each year the Department of Conservation (DOC) collects kakī eggs from the wild for safe incubation at the Captive Breeding Centre in Twizel. More >>
Matiu / Somes Island Is Closed Daily From Midday Onwards
Thursday, 14 March 2013, 6:43 pm | Department of Conservation
As of Saturday the 16th of March until further notice, Matiu/Somes Island will be closed daily from midday onwards. Visitors must depart the island by 12:50pm daily. The closure is due to extreme fire risk and water shortages. More >>
Secretary Island close to becoming deer free
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 4:47 pm | Department of Conservation
The Secretary Island deer eradication programme led by the Department of Conservation (DOC) has been ramped up this year, to obtain essential information required for the final stages of returning the island to its natural deer free state. More >>
Timber Trail nearing completion
Wednesday, 13 March 2013, 10:59 am | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation Press release Thursday 14 March 2013 (for immediate release) Timber Trail nearing completion More >>
Molesworth road to close next week due to fire danger
Monday, 4 March 2013, 1:17 pm | Department of Conservation
The Acheron Road through Molesworth Station is to close from Tuesday 12 March, due to extreme fire danger. More >>
