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Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 88]
Weevil rescue underway
Friday, 31 March 2006, 11:55 am | Department of Conservation
A rescue mission has been mounted for a population of weevils living on a knife edge on Wellington’s south coast. More >>
Small DOC Team to Remain on Raoul
Friday, 24 March 2006, 5:24 pm | Department of Conservation
A small DOC team is to remain on Raoul to continue to monitor volcanic activity on the island over the coming weeks. More >>
DOC Staff View Eruption Site on Raoul
Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 2:45 pm | Department of Conservation
The five survivors of the Raoul Island eruption today viewed the crater where their fellow team member Mark Kearney went missing last Friday. More >>
Raoul Crater Still Volatile
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 4:24 pm | Department of Conservation
The Raoul crater is still potentially volatile according to GNS Science volcanologists aboard the Airforce Orion flight over the island. More >>
Expedition Team Land on Raoul
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 11:02 am | Department of Conservation
The vessel Brave Heart arrived at Raoul this morning at day break and the Department of Conservation, police and GNS Science expedition team have landed on the island. More >>
Flight To Raoul To Help Assess Safety For Return
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 9:19 am | Department of Conservation
An Airforce Orion P3K aircraft is to fly to Raoul tomorrow to help assess whether the island is safe for people to land. More >>
Raoul Search And Rescue Mission To Be Assessed
Friday, 17 March 2006, 6:39 pm | Department of Conservation
The National Rescue and Coordination Centre (NRCC) evacuation flight has reached Raoul Island and will endeavour to search by air for the missing person if conditions allow. More >>
Raoul Island Evacuation Underway
Friday, 17 March 2006, 6:23 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has ordered the evacuation of staff from Raoul Island in the remote Kermadec Island group due to a volcanic eruption that occurred this morning. More >>
Seal harasser fined $650
Friday, 17 March 2006, 3:27 pm | Department of Conservation
A significant fine handed out to a man convicted of throwing stones at fur seals on Wellington’s south coast is a warning that harassment of protected marine wildlife will not be tolerated by the courts, says the Department of Conservation. More >>
Good News For Campbell Island Teal
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 9:26 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation team who have been on the Subantarctic Campbell Island for the last three weeks have come back to terra firma today in Invercargill with excellent news for some of our most enigmatic wildlife. More >>
Art in the Environment – Wild Creations 2006
Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 12:11 am | Department of Conservation
Visual artist Monique Jansen heads for the hills this week, leaving Auckland to spend six weeks as a Wild Creations artist in residence at Aoraki/Mt Cook. More >>
Conservation Minister launches Seaweek
Friday, 3 March 2006, 11:08 am | Department of Conservation
School children will share their marine reserve experiences with the Minister of Conservation Chris Carter at Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World on Sunday 5 March as he launches the start of Seaweek 2006 with the theme ‘One Ocean – Te moana takutahi’. More >>
Celebrating our Marine Environments – Seaweek 2006
Tuesday, 28 February 2006, 1:59 pm | Department of Conservation
Thousands of people across New Zealand will be taking to the beaches this week to celebrate Seaweek, which runs from March 5 to 12. The Department of Conservation has organised a range of activities which will encourage people to learn more about ... More >>
New Zealand’s first marine reserve turns 30
Thursday, 23 February 2006, 1:19 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is celebrating thirty years of New Zealand’s first marine reserve at Goat Island near Leigh during Sea Week. More >>
Setback for Kapiti bat translocation
Monday, 20 February 2006, 3:05 pm | Department of Conservation
A ground breaking plan by the Department of Conservation to establish a colony of short tailed bats on Kapiti Island has suffered a setback with the deaths of more than half the bat pups destined for a second transfer to the island. More >>
Boaties unaware of marine reserve
Monday, 13 February 2006, 2:13 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is concerned about the number of boaties still fishing in Auckland’s newest marine reserve off Waiheke Island. On Waitangi Day DOC rangers talked to people in 20 boats all fishing within the 690-hectare Te Matuku Marine ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu Crater Lake Status Report
Friday, 3 February 2006, 10:12 am | Department of Conservation
Date of report: 2 February 2006 - based on a site visit and measurements taken on 27 January 2006. More >>
Fire danger closes Mana Island
Monday, 16 January 2006, 11:20 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has closed public access to Mana Island from today until further notice due to the increasing fire hazard. More >>
Mana Island seabird colonisation plot thickens
Monday, 16 January 2006, 12:20 am | Department of Conservation
Click for big version DOC fauna biodiversity technical support officer Lynn Adams with one of the 40 fluttering shearwater chicks transferred to Mana Island yesterday. Photo: Richard Gill/DOC. More >>
Help keep pests and pets off conservation islands
Friday, 23 December 2005, 9:33 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is encouraging people to get out and enjoy conservation islands in the Hauraki Gulf this summer but is asking they do their bit to help keep introduced pests and weeds and pets off them. More >>
