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Community work brightens Holdsworth Lodge
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 10:22 am | Department of Conservation
Holdsworth Lodge at the main eastern entrance of the Tararua Forest Park has been given a new lease on life by community workers from the Department of Corrections. More >>
Work underway on the Atiwhakatu track
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 12:52 am | Department of Conservation
Work starts today on diverting a section of the popular Atiwhakatu valley walking track around a major reoccurring slip. More >>
DOC satisfied with Marc Ellis apology
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 5:41 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation (DOC) says it is satisfied with the outcome of a situation involving Marc Ellis simulating an eruption on Rangitoto last year. Mr Ellis today issued a public apology, and has offered to pay the costs of the damages caused on ... More >>
Pirinoa Pupils excited by seals
Friday, 14 March 2008, 10:46 am | Department of Conservation
Pirinoa Primary School hosted Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Jenny Whyte on Tuesday 4 March to discuss NZ fur seals, or kekeno, which breed on the South Wairarapa coast, near where many of the pupils live. More >>
DOC agrees strategic energy efficiency partnership
Friday, 14 March 2008, 10:23 am | Department of Conservation
Energy audits, energy conservation measures and renewable energy advice are at the heart of a strategic partnership that the Department of Conservation and Meridian Energy subsidiary, Right House Ltd, have announced for helping the Department achieve ... More >>
Tyred out: Seaweek starts with a clean-up!
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 1:27 pm | Department of Conservation
Old tyres topped the list of more than two tonnes of trash collected from South Wairarapa’s Onoke Spit during a beach clean-up on Sunday to mark the start of Seaweek More >>
Second wave of shore plover to Mana Island
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 4:50 pm | Department of Conservation
Twenty more nationally-endangered shore plover took up residence on Mana Island near Wellington today as part of a Department of Conservation plan to ensure their long-term survival. More >>
Volunteers refurbish Dorset Ridge Hut in Tararuas
Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 11:41 am | Department of Conservation
A group of volunteers have worked hard over the past month to transform the Department of Conservation’s Dorset Ridge Hut in the Tararua Forest Park. More >>
Seaweek 2008 is on its way
Monday, 25 February 2008, 1:04 pm | Department of Conservation
The first week of March marks the 21st anniversary of Seaweek and this year’s theme is ‘One Ocean - It starts with me;’ focussing on ways everyone can be involved in protecting the marine environment. More >>
Help celebrate Sea Week - clean-up at Onoke Spit
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:51 pm | Department of Conservation
Volunteers are invited to help celebrate Seaweek by participating in a community beach clean-up Onoke Spit on the south coast of the Wairarapa on Sunday 2 March. More >>
Recuperated Pukaha kiwi returns to the forest
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 2:46 pm | Department of Conservation
Kopakopa, the nine year old female kiwi who injured her beak a year ago in the Pukaha Mount Bruce forest, was re-released back there today. Adopted by Pahiatua School when she was freed into the wild in 2004, Kopakopa was recaptured early last year ... More >>
Bird ‘flu outbreak – simulation exercise
Thursday, 21 February 2008, 9:35 am | Department of Conservation
At least 16 species of native bird could be affected by avian influenza, if the disease were to enter New Zealand, the Department of Conservation says. More >>
Green is the new black
Monday, 4 February 2008, 10:43 am | Department of Conservation
In a first for public conservation land, DOC helps businesses gain their green credentials through a “win-win” investment in biodiversity. More >>
New section of track in the Atiwhakatu Valley
Friday, 1 February 2008, 2:34 pm | Department of Conservation
A section of the popular Atiwhakatu track at Holdsworth in the Wairarapa has been reconstructed, making it easier and more enjoyable for day walkers and people heading into the Tararuas for a tramp to the summit. More >>
Post-mortem clears endangered Maui’s dolphin
Friday, 18 January 2008, 4:24 pm | Department of Conservation
Results from a post-mortem carried out on a female Maui’s dolphin and pre-natal calf found beach-cast at Raglan late last year, have cleared the dolphin of the disease Brucellosis, but were unable to determine a cause of death. More >>
Shore plover breeding on Mana Island
Friday, 18 January 2008, 2:59 pm | Department of Conservation
One of New Zealand’s rarest birds has surprised conservationists by breeding within months of their release on Mana Island, off Wellington’s west coast. More >>
Whio chicks on display at Pukaha Mt Bruce for 30 d
Thursday, 17 January 2008, 3:35 pm | Department of Conservation
Staff at Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre in northern Wairarapa are excited to announce that four nine-week-old whio/blue duck ducklings are on display at the centre before they are returned to their natural habit in Taranaki. More >>
Concession approval for Kaituna hydro proposal
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 11:41 am | Department of Conservation
A 60 year concession to Bay of Plenty Energy Limited to place part of a weir on, and to inundate a portion of, the Upper Kaituna Scenic Reserve on the Kaituna River, has been granted by the Director-General of Conservation Al Morrison, under delegated ... More >>
Koputaroa School goes to the Birds
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 3:46 pm | Department of Conservation
Brightly coloured birds appear to fly as they adorn Koputaroa School’s room three. Crimson and turquoise painted takahe pictures hang on the walls while huge kiwi and kakapo greet visitors on a classroom mural by the door. More >>
Fire risk triggers part closure of Matiu/Somes Is.
Monday, 17 December 2007, 12:02 am | Department of Conservation
Heightened fire risk resulting from a dry, hot start to summer has triggered the restriction of public access to Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington harbour from Christmas Eve. More >>
