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DOC Goat Hunting On Conservation Land Underway
Thursday, 21 December 2000, 2:06 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation in Northland is on the hunt for feral goats living on public conservation lands in the region. More >>
Tokorua Welcomed To Puketi
Wednesday, 20 December 2000, 3:09 pm | Department of Conservation
Kaumatua Wiremu Wiremu from Piki Te Aroha Marae welcomed two female kokako chicks to the Puketi Forest. Toko and Rua meaning Second Try were welcomed with a blessing and naming ceremony which was the first step to their translocation from Mataraua ... More >>
DOC Northern Regional Manager Appointed
Wednesday, 13 December 2000, 11:28 am | Department of Conservation
Peter Lawless has been appointed the General Manger for the Department of Conservation’s Northern Region. More >>
Scoop Image: The Skink That Got Away
Friday, 24 November 2000, 6:45 pm | Department of Conservation
DOC has confirmed that no kiwi were injured or killed during a fire on the edge of the Okarito Kiwi Reserve earlier this week. A 1-km fire front devastated a tinder-dry pakahi swamp on the edge of the sanctuary on Sunday night (November 19). More >>
Kaimai Mamaku Wild Animal Control Operation Denied
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 11:54 am | Department of Conservation
A controversial application by Lakeland Helicopters, Rotorua to undertake wild animal control operations in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park (KMFP) has today been declined by Department of Conservation Acting Northern Regional General Manager, Simon Kelton. More >>
Kakapo Launches Into Cyberspace
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 9:42 am | Department of Conservation
One of New Zealand's most threatened bird species, the kakapo, entered the computer age today with the launch of a new Kakapo Recovery Programme website by Prime Minister Helen Clark. More >>
Weed Atlas For Wellington First Of Its Kind In NZ
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 3:30 pm | Department of Conservation
The first atlas to map the distribution of some major weed species in Wellington region has been produced by the Department of Conservation in the ongoing fight against the invasion of pest plants. More >>
Successful Kiwi Release at Bream Head
Monday, 9 October 2000, 10:39 am | Department of Conservation
Six North Island brown kiwi were successfully released into Bream Head Scenic Reserve near Whangarei on Saturday, marking the first release into one of the country’s five specially designated kiwi sanctuaries. More >>
Public asked to report sightings of dead birds
Monday, 25 September 2000, 4:25 pm | Department of Conservation
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Department of Conservation are asking for public support in the investigation sparrow deaths recently reported from several parts of New Zealand. Members of the public are asked to alert DOC offices to sightings ... More >>
“Lets Get On With The Mahi”
Tuesday, 19 September 2000, 4:39 pm | Department of Conservation
Mayor Yvonne Sharp declared Kerikeri Kiwi Project officially open by stating that it was “time to get on with the ‘Mahi’ - the work of protecting the kiwi. “ at Aroha Island Kiwi Open Day on Sunday 17th. More >>
Launch Of The Kerikeri Kiwi Project
Monday, 11 September 2000, 10:40 am | Department of Conservation
On Sunday, September 17th, Kerikeri is the place to be. Picturesque Aroha Island Ecological Reserve will host the birth of one of New Zealand’s leading community initiatives - the Kerikeri Kiwi Project. A community led pest control scheme, operated ... More >>
2000 Northland Conservation Board Appointments
Friday, 25 August 2000, 2:05 pm | Department of Conservation
They are Ruawai farmer Kevin Evans, marine biologist Lew Ritchie, Whangarei educationalist and Tikipunga High School assistant principal Georgina Stewart, Ngati Whatua administrator Halley Toia and mid-north farmer Geoff Wightman. More >>
Kiwi Call Counts Looking Good
Monday, 21 August 2000, 7:53 pm | Department of Conservation
Promising results have come out of this year’s kiwi monitoring season with preliminary figures showing call counts to be up by an average of 10 percent on last year. More >>
Public Asked to Stay off Walkway During Lambing
Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 11:23 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation has asked members of the public to refrain from walking the Mangawhai Walkway while lambing season is on. More >>
Scoop Images: Waihoanga Gorge Kauri Walk Reopened
Friday, 4 August 2000, 10:17 am | Department of Conservation
The rain held off just long enough to allow for a dry ceremony to commemorate the reopening of the Waihoanga Gorge Kauri walk within the Puketi Forest on 3 August, 2000. More >>
Enjoy Your Parks Theme for Conservation Week
Friday, 28 July 2000, 9:32 am | Department of Conservation
Community groups, schools, individuals and organisations around Northland are being encouraged to celebrate their parks as part of national Conservation Week that kicks off on Sunday July 31. More >>
Three New ‘Unwanted Organisms’ In New Zealand
Friday, 21 July 2000, 6:53 pm | Department of Conservation
A frog and two fish species have joined the growing list of New Zealand’s least wanted introduced species. More >>
Walk Reopened in Puketi Forest
Thursday, 20 July 2000, 12:48 am | Department of Conservation
After a 5 year closure, the Department of Conservation is re-opening the Waihoanga Gorge Kauri Walk, in time to co-incide with Conservation Week. This beautiful track, which takes two and a half hours to complete is ideal for families and winds its ... More >>
@DOC - Canterbury Conservancy News
Monday, 10 July 2000, 10:59 am | Department of Conservation
Knight lays down his fire-sword Roopu Kaitiaki Mrs Bones fit and well Canterbury Conservation Day Volunteers celebrated! Pit pat proves popular Roadworks with kiwi in mind Speights ... More >>
Triumphant return of wild kiwi to Wellington
Tuesday, 4 July 2000, 12:33 am | Department of Conservation
Twenty rare and endangered little spotted kiwi are today being relocated from Kapiti Island to the Karori Sanctuary in the centre of the nation’s capital, ending over 125 years of local extinction. More >>
