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Major Award to DOC
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 11:11 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation’s (DOC) flood protection project at Milford Sound has scored a further coup with the announcement of a major award from the New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI). More >>
Dolphin Recovered in Taranaki may be a Hector’s Dolphin
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 12:12 pm | Department of Conservation
Preliminary DNA Tests indicate that the Dolphin Recovered in Taranaki may be a Hector’s Dolphin More >>
Volunteers Encouraged to Get the Best From Their Projects
Tuesday, 8 May 2012, 3:21 pm | Department of Conservation
Marking the beginning of the planting season, Restoration Day 2012 is bringing together representatives from over 60 restoration groups in the Wellington region to take part in workshops that help them get the best results for their planting projects. More >>
Community conservation volunteers applaud Nature Space site
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 12:21 pm | Department of Conservation
A new website for community groups and landowners protecting and restoring New Zealand’s natural environment is seen as a valuable tool for their vital work. Around 60 community conservation groups have so far signed up to the new Nature Space website, launched ... More >>
Hollywood Duo Make Gift to Kakapo Recovery Programme
Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 11:52 am | Department of Conservation
Kakapo Recovery has been given valuable hi-definition video footage – shot by an Emmy award-winning crew on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island – to edit and use to promote the programme. More >>
Donations assist Heaphy Track upgrade work
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 12:03 pm | Department of Conservation
Mountain bikers and walkers will now have a smoother trip over an eroded section of the Heaphy Track thanks to $10,500 in donations from Nelson mountain bikers and some national mountain biking businesses to support the Department of Conservation ... More >>
Dead Dolphin Recovered in Taranaki Died of Natural Causes
Monday, 30 April 2012, 2:15 pm | Department of Conservation
The preliminary pathology report on the dead Hector’s/Maui’s dolphin recovered from a Taranaki beach last week has indicated that the animal died of natural causes. More >>
Chance to ride the Heaphy Track again this winter
Monday, 23 April 2012, 10:32 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain bikers can enjoy a second winter season of riding the Heaphy Track from Tuesday 1 May through to Sunday 30 September. More >>
NZ solar power system in operation on Great Barrier Island
Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 10:59 am | Department of Conservation
One of NZ’s largest off-grid solar power systems in operation on Great Barrier Island More >>
DOC Aligns Campsite and Great Walk Hut Fees
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 11:29 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is set to introduce a new three-tiered pricing system for huts on the Great Walks network and paid campsites throughout the country. More >>
New Hunting Permits for Small Game
Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 10:19 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation now has a new recreational hunting permit for small game animals. The new permit is for small unprotected game animals on public conservation land (PCL). More >>
DOC Urges Hunters to Refrain from Illegal Spotlighting
Friday, 30 March 2012, 2:26 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is urging hunters to adhere to their permit conditions and refrain from illegal spotlighting on conservation land. Hunting in darkness hours, or ‘spotlighting’, is prohibited on conservation land because of the serious ... More >>
Sixty tuatara released on Motuihe Island
Monday, 26 March 2012, 9:20 am | Department of Conservation
Motuihe Trust/Department of Conservation Media Release Monday March 26, 2012 Sixty tuatara released on Motuihe Island Sixty tuatara are now living in the wild on Motuihe Island easily accessible by ferry from downtown Auckland. The tuatara were released ... More >>
Volunteers sharpen skills at historic sawmilling site
Friday, 23 March 2012, 11:56 am | Department of Conservation
Good teamwork, aided and abetted by fine weather, has achieved a milestone in the decade-long mission to resurrect a 1930s sawmilling site at Otaki Forks. More >>
Dame Susan Devoy to launch ECHO Walking Festival
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 3:01 pm | Department of Conservation
This year’s Kaimai to Coromandel ECHO Walking Festival will be launched on April 10th with a family-friendly walk at Otanewainuku Forest near Tauranga. The not-for-profit festival is a great activity idea for the Easter School Holidays. More >>
Rat found on predator free Anchor Island
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 2:36 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging skippers to take all necessary precautions when mooring at pest free sanctuaries after a rat was discovered earlier this month at a popular mooring spot on Anchor Island in Dusky Sound. More >>
Te Anau’s takahe - a bonny baby
Friday, 16 March 2012, 12:54 pm | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation (DOC) staff recently completed the first health check on a critically endangered takahë family, confirming that life at the Te Anau Wildlife Centre is certainly suiting Tawa, the youngest member of the family. More >>
Mouse Sighted On Matiu/Somes Island
Thursday, 15 March 2012, 10:34 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) will implement a number of additional pest control measures following the sighting of, what is believed to be, a mouse on Matiu/Somes Island. More >>
Two North Shore men pay the price for fishing in a reserve
Friday, 9 March 2012, 11:42 am | Department of Conservation
Two North Shore men caught fishing illegally in an Auckland marine reserve have had to complete 12 hours community work and pay the Department of Conservation (DOC) $500 each. More >>
DOC & NZ Navy complete first ever sub Antarctic shag survey
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 11:33 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC), with assistance from the New Zealand Navy, has carried out the first ever survey of the rare Auckland Island shag in the remote sub Antarctic islands. More >>
