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Fire ban for Mackenzie and Ashburton high country
Tuesday, 21 December 2010, 10:41 am | Department of Conservation
Extreme fire danger has triggered the Department of Conservation to place a total fire ban over conservation lands (and within one kilometre of those lands) in Mackenzie and Ashburton high country today. More >>
Road through Molesworth Station opens next week
Monday, 20 December 2010, 12:05 pm | Department of Conservation
Opportunity opens up from Tuesday next week (28 December) to drive through the spectacular high country landscape of Molesworth Station, New Zealand’s largest farm. The Acheron Road through the vast historic South Marlborough station is due to be open to the ... More >>
New land a gateway to Hakatere Conservation Park
Friday, 17 December 2010, 4:39 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is encouraging holiday-makers to take advantage of a fantastic new addition to Hakatere Conservation Park. More >>
Plenty to sing about in the Tararua Forest Park
Friday, 17 December 2010, 1:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Rat numbers have plummeted following a 1080 operation as part of Project Kaka, an on-going pest control programme to restore the health of a wide range of wildlife and plant species and control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Tararua Forest Park. More >>
Elephant seal pays a rare visit
Friday, 10 December 2010, 3:31 pm | Department of Conservation
A female southern elephant seal/ihupuku is paying South Canterbury a rare visit and has been seen several times over the last month from the Waitaki River to Waihao Lagoon. Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger, Steve Harraway, is pleased to see ... More >>
Mountain biking trials allowed on 3 Kahurangi National Parks
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 2:59 pm | Department of Conservation
The New Zealand Conservation Authority announced today it has approved a revised Kahurangi National Park Management Plan which allows mountain biking trials on three park tracks, including the Heaphy Track during the five-month winter season. More >>
23 Seals Brutally Clubbed to Death on the Kaikoura Coast
Monday, 6 December 2010, 10:42 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is condemning the brutal clubbing to death of 23 seals, including eight newborn pups, on the Kaikoura coast. The department is calling for public help to identify the person or persons responsible for the violent attack. ... More >>
Illegal campers spark fire risk concerns
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 4:37 pm | Department of Conservation
A couple caught setting up camp on conservation land on Kapiti Island last evening could face prosecution following concerns regarding fire risk and threats to wildlife. More >>
Stoat presence confirmed on Kapiti Island
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 11:16 am | Department of Conservation
The presence of a stoat on Kapiti Island has been confirmed, with the animal’s DNA found on faecal matter (scat) and a dead parakeet/kakariki that was about three weeks old, found by mustelid detection dog Crete and his handler Scott Theobold last ... More >>
NZ Surf Breaks enshrined under new Coastal Policy
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 11:10 am | Department of Conservation
Nineteen of New Zealand’s leading surf spots have been officially recognised and protected from December 3rd, under the revised New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement, which comes into effect tomorrow. More >>
West Coast Wildlife Centre’s first rowi chick
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 4:35 pm | Department of Conservation
The West Coast Wildlife Centre hatched its first rowi kiwi chick at 6 pm on 4 November. Named ‘Wawe’ (meaning ‘first, be, before’) by rowi kaitiaki (guardians) Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, health checks by staff at the centre confirm that the chick ... More >>
Check fire rules before heading outdoors over summer
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 9:42 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging people heading outdoors over summer to familiarise themselves with the rural fire rules, to avoid putting lives at risk and damaging the natural environment … and their pocket More >>
Mustelid detection dog ‘Crete’ breaks leg
Friday, 26 November 2010, 9:23 am | Department of Conservation
A broken leg has hampered the efforts of ‘Crete’ the specialist mustelid detection dog sent to Kapiti Island on Tuesday. More >>
Hope for critically endangered Maui’s dolphin
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 9:46 am | Department of Conservation
North Island Maui’s dolphins and South Island Hector’s dolphins were once thought to occupy completely separate stretches of New Zealand’s coastline, but new research has shown that two female Hector’s dolphins have been visiting their North Island ... More >>
Kapiti Island stoat search continues
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 9:36 am | Department of Conservation
An extensive search of Kapiti Island has not yet uncovered any sign of a stoat spotted on Kapiti Island on 4 November. DOC staff have laid out and are regularly checking a series of tracking tunnels and traps baited with fresh rabbit meat, said Colin ... More >>
Former whalers to celebrate whaling station restoration
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:40 am | Department of Conservation
Whale tales will abound when former whalers and others gather this Saturday (27 November) to celebrate restoration of the historic Perano Whaling Station in Tory Channel. More >>
Kapiti Island stoat search continues
Monday, 22 November 2010, 11:33 am | Department of Conservation
An extensive search of Kapiti Island has not yet uncovered any sign of a stoat spotted on Kapiti Island on 4 November. More >>
Possums and stoats eat kea
Friday, 19 November 2010, 10:48 am | Department of Conservation
New evidence shows possums are eating New Zealand's native parrot the kea. Researchers using nest-cameras have for the first time witnessed the gruesome reality inside defenceless kea nests invaded by stoats and possums in South Westland. More >>
Report: Controls for biodegradable 1080 working
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 2:34 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation says ERMA’s annual report on the aerial use of 1080 shows the public can have confidence in the strict controls surrounding the use of the biodegradable pest control poison. More >>
Tasman Bay beach clean this Saturday
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:40 am | Department of Conservation
Tasman Bay beach clean this Saturday Nelson MP and Environment Minister Nick Smith will be among around 1000 people collecting a huge haul of rubbish from Tasman Bay beaches this Saturday (20 November) as part of a Big Beach Clean-up. Nick Smith, ... More >>
