DOC is set to begin vaccinating some of New Zealand’s most threatened bird species to protect them against the highly virulent strain of H5N1 bird flu, in case it arrives here. H5N1 has been spreading ...

A new collaborative approach to managing wild deer in Ruahine Forest Park aims to reduce pressure on native forests while recognising the important role hunters and local communities play in caring ...

Some of New Zealand’s most remarkable marine environments and species are set to benefit from significant new protections along the Otago coast, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says. The Government ...

DOC will prioritise investment in Coromandel’s iconic Mautohe Cathedral Cove as part of a proposal to remove two weather-damaged adjacent tracks. Globally renowned for its picturesque rock arch, ...

A lucky humpback whale that freed itself from entanglement with a crayfish pot line is a reminder for fishers to set up their pots and lines carefully. The whale became entangled in the line in South ...

Parts of the old suspension bridge up the Hooker Valley at Aoraki/Mount Cook are being offered for sale as the spectacular replacement structure nears completion. The old bridge, which was closed in ...

This is a 50 bunk, Great Walk hut on the Kepler Track, Fiordland. Bookings required in the Great Walks season. This is one of three DOC Great Walk huts on the Kepler Track - the Luxmore, Iris Burn and ...

An intense week of musters in the Waiouru Military Training area has seen 58 wild Kaimanawa horses rehomed and nearly 100 mares given contraceptive treatment – but there's still more to do this year.

For more than 30 years we have worked with kaipupuri whenua through reviewable 25 year Kawenata that centre mātauranga, tuakiritanga, local priorities and whānau aspirations. A Kawenata is a formal ...

A little penguin/kororā with one foot has become a regular visitor to Auckland's Viaduct Harbour, causing a growing interest amongst Aucklanders. Nikki Grist, a Department of Conservation (DOC) Ranger ...

If you’re out naturing on Northland or Auckland’s beaches, spotting a tara iti (NZ fairy tern) is like finding a needle in a haystack. Our rarest endemic breeding bird faces many threats and pressures ...

Progress is coming to the Tongariro River Trail, with construction of a new suspension bridge - right next to the existing Major Jones bridge - due to begin on Monday 20 April. The new bridge, built ...