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Department of Conservation - Latest News [Page 95]
1080 Conservation Benefits Proven
Friday, 1 February 2002, 3:42 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation stands by the proven conservation benefits of using 1080 to control pests that otherwise decimate native species and ruin forests. More >>
Young Kakï/Black Stilts Released Near Lake Tekapo
Thursday, 17 January 2002, 3:56 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation yesterday released 24 young kakï at the head of Lake Tekapo. Just 3 months old, the juvenile birds were hatched and raised in captivity as part of DOC’s kakï recovery programme. More >>
DOC Mourns The Loss Of Legendary “Mrs Bones”
Wednesday, 16 January 2002, 10:19 am | Department of Conservation
DOC staff at Twizel were upset and saddened to find egg-laying extraordinaire Mrs Bones dead in her aviary last week. More >>
Inter-agency co-operation at its best
Friday, 28 September 2001, 12:12 am | Department of Conservation
The New Zealand Customs Service, the Department of Conservation, and the Ministry of Fisheries combined forces this week in a joint exercise designed to test the strength of inter-agency co-operation, to foil would-be smugglers. More >>
Initiatives Underway To Improve DoC Workplace
Friday, 31 August 2001, 9:40 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation today released the findings of a staff survey of the workplace environment, and also the strategy developed to address the issues raised. More >>
Three New Backcountry Huts For The West Coast
Friday, 24 August 2001, 9:05 am | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation today announced plans to replace three backcountry huts in the West Coast Conservancy thanks to extra Government funding for visitor facilities. These huts are planned to be replaced as part of the Department’s hut ... More >>
Botanical Medical For Far North Forests
Friday, 29 June 2001, 2:38 pm | Department of Conservation
Department of Conservation staff have given the Far North forests of Raetea and Maungataniwha a medical of botanical proportions that is to be repeated every year. More >>
DOC Upgrading Popular Track
Monday, 28 May 2001, 10:04 am | Department of Conservation
The very popular Manginangina Kauri Walk in the Puketi Forest is set to receive much-needed structural upgrades. 50,000 visitors annually use the elevated-wooden walkway which protects the kauri’s sensitive feeding roots yet allows visitors to get “up close” ... More >>
Northland fire-fighters battle fire - and snow!
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 5:24 pm | Department of Conservation
Twelve Northland Department of Conservation fire-fighters who flew from Keri Keri last Tuesday to relieve tired Canterbury fire-fighters are experiencing the true spirit of the southern lands. More >>
Huge Koi Carp Found In Kerikeri
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 4:45 pm | Department of Conservation
The discovery of what is thought to be the largest Koi carp every caught in Northland is the cause of serious concern for Department of Conservation staff. More >>
Missing In Northland Forests For 30 Years
Thursday, 29 March 2001, 2:49 pm | Department of Conservation
Checking the contents of possum stomachs and painstaking searches of Northland forests gave Conservation Officer Scott Candy the trained eye needed to make a historic plant find. More >>
Northland Firefighters to the Rescue!
Monday, 26 March 2001, 5:32 pm | Department of Conservation
Twelve Northland Department of Conservation firefighters are travelling to the opposite end of the country to help battle a blaze threatening large areas of conservation land in Canterbury. More >>
Dangerous Departure For Godwits
Wednesday, 21 March 2001, 11:29 am | Department of Conservation
The godwits or kuaka of Parengarenga Harbour are about to enter the last and very treacherous phase of their summer holiday in New Zealand. Over a million arctic migratory birds are shot for food each year as they travel via the Australasian - East Asia ... More >>
Scoop Images: Wild Ginger
Thursday, 15 March 2001, 11:25 am | Department of Conservation
Click through to DOC press release: Beautiful But Deadly More >>
Beautiful But Deadly
Wednesday, 14 March 2001, 2:46 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is asking the public to help in the war against one the region's most dangerous and fastest spreading weeds - Wild Ginger. More >>
Public Lectures on Sharks a Feature of Sea Week
Thursday, 8 March 2001, 7:21 pm | Department of Conservation
Love them or hate them - sharks are undoubtedly the object of fascination for many people and for Sea Week this year the Department of Conservation's Northland Conservancy is bringing up an expert to tell the public all about them. More >>
Poor Knights Sentencing
Friday, 2 March 2001, 10:56 am | Department of Conservation
The heavy sentence meted out to six men found guilty of illegal fishing in the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve shows the seriousness of the offending, the Department of Conservation says. More >>
Bay Of Islands Scenic Reserve Extended
Tuesday, 27 February 2001, 4:29 pm | Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is pleased that it has been able to acquire an additional 4.3 hectares of land adjoining Kororareka Scenic Reserve as part of an agreement with the estate of the late Beryl Brown. More >>
Weed Eradication On Far North Island A Big Job
Wednesday, 14 February 2001, 11:31 am | Department of Conservation
It was a case of all hands on vines last week (Feb 8-10) when 31 women joined forces to continue the big job of getting rid of Madeira Vine from the Far North's Motuopao Island. More >>
Scoop Images: Toko The Kokako
Friday, 9 February 2001, 5:43 pm | Department of Conservation
Closeup of one of two Kokako - extremely rare singing blue birds - recently released to new homes on Puketi Island. More >>
