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Tiritiri Matangi voted top restoration site
Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 10:15 am | Department of Conservation
Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park has been named one of the top 25 ecological restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand. More >>
Atiwhakatu Hut work underway
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 12:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Work on a new hut in the Atiwhakatu Valley starts this week. The Department of Conservation hut includes double glazed windows, better insulation and large veranda as part of the project expected to run until late May. The 12-bunk hut is being constructed ... More >>
Greater risk to threatened and uncommon NZ plants
Tuesday, 24 March 2009, 12:36 pm | Department of Conservation
Results of a major new survey of native New Zealand plants shows a big jump in the number of native plant species under threat. More >>
DOC freezes campground and hut fees
Friday, 13 March 2009, 5:11 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation will not be increasing fees for huts and campgrounds on public conservation land this year. “In these challenging economic times it is common sense to ensure that people can continue to enjoy the outdoors without ... More >>
Celebrating Seaweek - from mountains to sea
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 10:19 am | Department of Conservation
Streamsides were weeded and dunes planted in the Wairarapa during Seaweek (1-8 March) , highlighting the connections between the land and sea. More >>
Takahē leave island for mountain homeland
Friday, 6 March 2009, 2:54 pm | Department of Conservation
Two takahē were yesterday taken from Tiritiri Matangi down to the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland, in a move aimed at increasing the takahē population as a whole. More >>
Seaweek clean-up removes marine threats
Friday, 6 March 2009, 1:59 pm | Department of Conservation
A beach clean-up at Turakirae on Wellington’s rugged south coast yesterday eliminated a couple of truckloads of rubbish with the potential to harm marine wildlife. More >>
Post mortem results confirm rare whale was sick
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 2:48 pm | Department of Conservation
Post mortem results have revealed that the rare Gray’s beaked whale euthanised on a Whangaparaoa beach on Saturday was indeed in very poor health, with severe emaciation and muscle wasting evident. More >>
Celebrate Seaweek in Kapiti
Monday, 2 March 2009, 2:28 pm | Department of Conservation
Kapiti residents are invited to protect and enjoy their marine environment during Seaweek which runs from 1 to 9 March. A beach clean up and guided tours of the Kapiti Marine Reserve are among activities on offer to the public in Kapiti to celebrate ... More >>
Take A Look Down Under During Seaweek
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:29 pm | Department of Conservation
Take A Look Down Under During Seaweek It will be heads down, tails up at New Zealand’s beaches next week, as thousands of people take part in Seaweek activities all around the country. More >>
Sensory treats on offer for nature walkers
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 3:18 pm | Department of Conservation
There were some sensory treats (and assaults) on offer to participants enjoying the Department of Conservation’s nature walks around Donnelly’s loop in the eastern Tararuas over the past two weekends. More >>
Sensory treats on nature walk prove popular
Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 12:34 pm | Department of Conservation
There were some sensory treats (and assaults) on offer to participants enjoying the Department of Conservation’s nature walks around Donnelly’s loop in the eastern Tararuas over the past two weekends. More >>
DOC rejects "secret deal" over windfarm
Monday, 16 February 2009, 1:12 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is totally rejecting claims that “DOC’s silence was bought” over Meridian Energy’s Project Hayes windfarm proposal. More >>
DOC to send trained fire crews to Australia
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 11:17 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is looking to send up to a dozen trained DOC fire fighters to help Australian fire crews battling the Victorian bushfires. More >>
Celebrate the summer days in the Tararua forest
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 11:01 am | Department of Conservation
If you know where to look you can see some fascinating native species in your local forest - native orchids, rare mistletoe, and an ancient native worm called peripatus to mention a few. More >>
DOC concerned about West Coast 1080 decision
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 2:07 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is joining Federated Farmers and the Animal Health Board in seeking to meet with the Westland District Council to clarify the Council’s concerns about 1080 operations near water supplies. More >>
Bellamy returns to the Dinosaur Forest
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 10:50 am | Department of Conservation
Twenty-five years after he coined the phrase, Professor David Bellamy is returning to New Zealand's "Dinosaur Forest". Bellamy will be the guest of honour for September's Whirinaki 25 community event which celebrates a quarter century since the bitter ... More >>
Whio return to Pukaha Mount Bruce
Monday, 2 February 2009, 10:18 am | Department of Conservation
For the second season whio (blue duck) ducklings are on display in Wairarapa, while they learn outdoor survival skills in the safety of the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre More >>
Rare Wellington harbour Hector’s dolphin sighting
Friday, 30 January 2009, 10:06 am | Department of Conservation
One of the world’s smallest and rarest dolphins has paid a surprise visit to Wellington Harbour, delighting onlookers and exciting Department of Conservation marine mammal experts. More >>
Rare beaked whale strands on Kapiti coast
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 12:27 pm | Department of Conservation
A rare Gray’s beaked whale which stranded and subsequently died on a Kapiti beach this week may have been nursing a calf. More >>
