This walk gently winds its way through subalpine grasslands and scrub to the Mueller Glacier moraine wall. The track passes through a landscape that was formed in 1913 when a stream cut through from ...
After heavy rainfall over Easter weekend, a bridge on the Hooker Valley Track, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, has been closed by the Department of Conservation. The second ...
In an open letter to the world and on digital billboards, which went live overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, DOC revealed it has “counted” all of nature and the total is 695 billion.
DOC has intensified trapping at a wild takahē site in the Greenstone Valley near Queenstown after four recent takahē deaths pointed to stoat predation. Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē on Ngāi ...
DOC is adding more huts and campsites to its booking system this summer to help manage crowding, give visitors more certainty for their trips, and support the ongoing care of these special places. A ...
New research released by DOC today reveals New Zealanders care deeply about nature and want to help but aren’t aware of the scale of challenges nature is up against. The research was commissioned to ...
DOC has released its visitor activity insights report from the 2023/24 peak summer season, showing international visitor numbers to New Zealand are returning to pre-COVID levels. DOC Director Heritage ...
DOC plans to increase predator control in South Island beech forests as forecast mass seeding this summer puts vulnerable native wildlife at high risk from introduced predators. The predicted beech ...
On Sunday, 40 tīeke/saddlebacks were translocated from Taranga (Hen Island) to Rakitū Island, marking the species' return to the motu after more than half a century. It is the first official ...
WYL and BOK have no previous mates. Their first egg failed but they raised a male chick in cam view during 2024, the season Kiwa fledged.
DOC cooperates with others from around the world to protect and restore natural and cultural heritage globally, in the Pacific and in Aotearoa.
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