Get huts and campsites pricing for all the Great Walks. Most Great Walks have different pricing for international and New Zealand visitors. DOC staff will conduct random checks at visitor centres and ...

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 ...

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 ...

This spectacular 2.6 million hectare area encompasses Westland Tai Poutini, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Mount Aspiring and Fiordland national parks. The South West of New Zealand is one the great natural areas ...

In 1875 there was a major attempt to move settlers into the area. At that time 12 families lived on the banks of the Smoothwater River. Two years later all the families had moved on, driven away by ...

This 2 km loop track encircles the historic, man-made lake. It's a great opportunity to walk past old sluicings and the remnants of the goldmining equipment that was used here - machinery that ...

This excellent circuit for experienced parties provides spectacular mountain scenery, alpine vegetation and river valleys filled with silver beech/tawhai. You can also do a side trip to Crucible Lake.

Fires are not allowed at any time. See fire rules on conservation land. In winter you will need to carry and be able to use alpine equipment such as avalanche equipment, ice axe and crampons. The ...

A major assessment released by DOC shows many of New Zealand’s native plants and animals are in for a rough time as climate change impacts increase. The assessment looked at 1145 species of birds, ...

Check gear lists for a range of activities. It’s not possible to dry clothes in huts. Cotton clothing such as jeans, T-shirts and sweatshirts are not suitable. It won’t keep you warm when it's wet.

Explore a ghost town and imagine life here when the Port Craig sawmill was the busiest in the country. During its operation Port Craig sawmill was the most technologically advanced and most productive ...

Lake Te Anau is a great place for activities including walking, hunting, mountain biking, and water activities. Te Anau is the closest town with facilities to Fiordland National Park, famed for ...