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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 >>
Beaten Auckland Seal pup euthanased
Friday, 28 January 2011, 1:29 pm | Department of Conservation
The injured seal pup found in Henderson Creek on Monday evening has had to be euthanased. The seal was being treated at Auckland Zoo's New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine. The veterinarian who was treating the pup advised there was no alternative ... More >>
Kākāpō photo snaps up international award
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 2:41 pm | Department of Conservation
A stunning photo of a kākāpō, taken by a DOC ranger, has picked up first prize in an international competition to photograph endangered birds. The picture of Sinbad – the 12 year old son of veteran kākāpō Richard Henry, who died earlier this ... More >>
Charges after brutal seal attack in Auckland
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 3:37 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) will lay charges against two men who appear to have brutally attacked a defenceless young fur seal as it explored Henderson Creek in West Auckland last night. More >>
Restoration of Onoke Spit generates partnership
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 5:29 pm | Department of Conservation
Sponsorship from Palliser Estate Wines is supporting the Department of Conservation to restore Wairarapa’s Onoke Spit, home to threatened plants and animals. More >>
Head in the clouds for young Whangarei Kiwi
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 9:28 am | Department of Conservation
A young Riponui kiwi found in December with a serious neck injury flies back to Whangarei tomorrow (19 January), with the help of airline wings. The kiwi was discovered within the Whangarei Kiwi Sanctuary six weeks ago, with an injury which caused its head ... More >>
Locals pleased as quake-damaged track reopens
Saturday, 15 January 2011, 9:02 pm | Department of Conservation
Popular Sharplin Falls Track is once again open after receiving significant damage during the Canterbury earthquake on 4 September 2010. More >>
Richard the Kākāpō Passes Away aged 80
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 3:32 pm | Department of Conservation
A legendary kākāpō which played a vital role in the recovery of the species has been found dead. The kākāpō Richard Henry was believed to be more than 80 years old when he passed away of natural causes. The bird was named after a Victorian conservationist ... More >>
DOC clamps down on offenders taking seafood
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 2:57 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC clamps down on offenders taking seafood from Long Bay Marine Reserve Anyone who attempts to take seafood from Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve this summer is likely to get caught, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warns. “We monitor and regularly ... More >>
Christmas comes early for kākāpō
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 12:12 pm | Department of Conservation
Christmas has come early for kākāpō this year as the Animal Health Board (AHB) has funded the purchase of a generator to be used during the breeding season on Anchor Island. The generator will be essential to the success of the first kākāpō breeding ... More >>
Unusual weather conditions causing mass death among seabirds
Thursday, 23 December 2010, 11:58 am | Department of Conservation
Penguins, petrels and other seabirds are dying in large numbers and washing up on our shores, says the Department of Conservation (DOC). Hundreds, if not thousands, of birds are likely to be found dead on beaches over the summer due to the La Nina ... More >>
A Cute Little Christmas Pressy for Mana Island
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 3:56 pm | Department of Conservation
Mana Island’s first ‘home grown’ fluttering shearwater chick bodes well for the success of a 13-year effort to return three seabird species to the island The chick hatched in November from an egg laid by a breeding pair in specially designed ... More >>
