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Earth Day Celebrated in Wairarapa With Dune, Forest Planting
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 4:18 pm | Department of Conservation
Wairarapa community volunteers, schools and businesses have celebrated Earth Day (April 22) with the Department of Conservation (DOC), by planting more than 1500 native species on the Castlepoint dunes and at a forest reserve near Carterton. More >>
Gibbs Hill Track winter mountain biking to continue
Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 11:52 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain bikers can again ride Abel Tasman National Park's Gibb's Hill Track for five months from Sunday 1 May, having been given continued winter access to the track after a two-year trial. More >>
Don Merton, 1939 - 2011: Conservation Pioneer
Monday, 11 April 2011, 10:45 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says New Zealand has lost an internationally acclaimed conservation pioneer with the death of Don Merton at the weekend. More >>
DOC Investigating Commercial Fishing in Marine Reserve
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 5:03 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investigating a report that a commercial fishing boat appeared to be fishing in the Motu Manawa / Pollen Island Marine Reserve in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. More >>
DOC: report of commercial fishing in Auckland marine reserve
Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 4:51 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investigating a report that a commercial fishing boat appeared to be fishing in the Motu Manawa / Pollen Island Marine Reserve in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. More >>
Stoat poison will strengthen protection for native birds
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 12:46 pm | Department of Conservation
A new toxin for the control of mammalian pests, thought to be the first registered in the world for at least twenty years, has been developed in New Zealand. More >>
Stoat poison will strengthen protection for native birds
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 12:37 pm | Department of Conservation
A new toxin for the control of mammalian pests, thought to be the first registered in the world for at least twenty years, has been developed in New Zealand. More >>
DOC Dog Stops Rat Getting to Pest Free Island
Thursday, 17 March 2011, 4:56 pm | Department of Conservation
A Department of Conservation (DOC) rodent detecting dog has today (March 17) caught and killed a rat that was on a van about to be ferried to Motuihe Island, a pest free island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. More >>
Changes to DOCs Canterbury offices and roles following Quake
Friday, 11 March 2011, 3:03 pm | Department of Conservation
Along with the rest of Christchurch, the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Canterbury operations have been heavily affected by the tragic 22 February earthquake. Impacts to offices Our inner-city offices in Hereford Street, Kilmore Street and the visitor ... More >>
Germans charged with gecko theft
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:30 am | Department of Conservation
Two German nationals are facing wildlife and theft charges following a joint operation involving the Department of Conservation, Police, and Customs. More >>
World population of Kākāpō going up as new chicks hatch
Wednesday, 9 March 2011, 10:20 am | Department of Conservation
As easy as 123? World population of Kākāpō going up as new chicks hatch More >>
Back country teams bring skills to urban disaster
Monday, 7 March 2011, 2:54 pm | Department of Conservation
As emergency response personnel go building by building to establish the safety of Christchurch infrastructure, a small team whose focus is usually anything but urban is collating the mass of hand-written USAR records into a database for Civil Defence. More >>
‘Lollipop man’ keeping Hagley Park helicopter traffic safe
Friday, 4 March 2011, 6:57 pm | Department of Conservation
Handing out lollipops is not what you’d usually think of as “priority emergency response”, but for the Department of Conservation’s Shane Cross, it’s all part of making helicopter movements safe and efficient in the wake of the Christchurch ... More >>
Vegetarian crayfish could be coming to a beach near you
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 2:08 pm | Department of Conservation
Vegetarian crayfish could be coming to a beach near you As sizes of popular recreational fish increase at Wellington marine reserves we can also expect to see changes in behaviour and habitat for certain species. More >>
Chance to fly into wilderness to hunt
Monday, 28 February 2011, 3:00 pm | Department of Conservation
Hunters can take up the chance for a short time this autumn to fly into the Tasman Wilderness Area in the heart of Kahurangi National Park to hunt. More >>
One stoat down, but trapping work continues
Wednesday, 16 February 2011, 2:55 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC pest control teams have caught a stoat on Kapiti Island. The successful capture comes after an intensive three month trapping campaign following the sighting of a stoat on the island sanctuary late last year. “We don’t want to jump to conclusions ... More >>
Bike riding on national park track results in $900 in fines
Monday, 14 February 2011, 11:43 am | Department of Conservation
Mountain biking on Kahurangi National Park’s Wangapeka Track has resulted in a Wakefield man being fined $900. Rowan John Pearce, 31, was fined $300 on each of three charges that arose from being found by a Department of Conservation ranger ... More >>
Canterbury students save the kiwi
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 11:40 am | Department of Conservation
Thanks to 40 students from Hurunui College in North Canterbury, three young great spotted kiwi / roroa will be released into the Nina valley this Saturday. Teacher, Tim Kelly, is as excited as his students. “It’s payday for these guys today, ... More >>
Endangered ducks surveyed in Arthur’s Pass
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 2:51 pm | Department of Conservation
The whio/blue duck population in Arthur’s Pass National Park are being counted in a survey this week carried out by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The survey, generously funded by Barry Dent of BDG Synthesis Ltd, is the first whio survey in ... More >>
Offender fined for fishing in Taputeranga Marine Reserve
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 11:07 am | Department of Conservation
A Porirua man, with previous fisheries offences, was convicted in court this week after pleading guilty to illegally taking marine life from the Taputeranga Marine Reserve off Wellington’s south coast. Nenaia Fiu, was fined $1000 plus court costs ... More >>
