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Boom, boom - Shake the Room!
Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 9:38 am | Department of Conservation
Media release May 18, 2011 Boom, boom - Shake the Room! Kakapo and friends seeking help to make their mark during Music Month As part of New Zealand Music Month, Sirocco - the famous kakapo and official Spokesbird for conservation - is putting out the ... More >>
Hunters Sentenced for Spotlighting in Breach of DOC Permits
Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 3:42 pm | Department of Conservation
Three Hamilton men were each fined $2500 today in the Taupo District Court for hunting offences committed at the time of the fatal shooting of Rosemary Ives at a DOC campground near Turangi last October. More >>
DOC Hunting Rat Found on Rangitoto Island
Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 3:09 pm | Department of Conservation
Rat tracks seen in rodent detecting tunnels have sparked a major search and trapping operation by the Department of Conservation (DOC) on Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. More >>
Results received for penguin deaths on East Coast beaches
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 1:44 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has received the necropsy results from Massey University for blue penguins washed up dead on East Coast beaches last month. The diagnosis is the deaths are consistent with a prolonged period of starvation and ... More >>
Kakapo chicks transferred to Invercargill
Friday, 29 April 2011, 2:47 pm | Department of Conservation
Six of the 11 kakapo chicks hatched on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) this breeding season have been transferred to a hand rearing facility in Invercargill. Kakapo Recovery programme manager Deidre Vercoe Scott said the healthy chicks would be hand-reared ... More >>
Waitutu's kaka 'back from the brink
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 11:06 am | Department of Conservation
An endangered population of kaka in the Waitutu Forest, Fiordland, has been boosted by a record breeding season following a pest control operation with 1080 toxin More >>
Heaphy Track winter mountain biking trial starts
Thursday, 21 April 2011, 1:47 pm | Department of Conservation
It is the start of a winter-season mountain biking trial on the 78-kilometre Kahurangi National Park track that will run from 1 May to 30 September over three years. More >>
Whareroa Farm opening to the public
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 1:49 pm | Department of Conservation
Walks, mountain biking, horse riding, picnicking and the chance to savour spectacular views are on offer at Whareroa Farm, which opens to the public with a day of celebrations on Saturday 30 April. The 438ha former Landcorp farm near Paekakariki was saved for ... More >>
DOC charges follow fatal campground shooting
Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 1:29 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has charged three men with hunting offences in relation to the fatal shooting of Rosemary Ives at a DOC campground near Turangi last October. The three men, two aged 26 and one aged 18, have all been charged under the Conservation ... More >>
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 >>
