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The East Coast Hawke’s Bay Conservation Board is the community’s voice in conservation management in the region. The board gives advice to DOC on local conservation matters and carries out important ...

Built as part of the Maximum Security Quarantine station in the 1970s this house is ideal for family or group accommodation. You can book the house online. Bookings are currently open. Bookings are ...

Located on the western slopes of Taranaki Maunga, Kahui Hut sits in a small clearing surrounded by native bush. Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each ...

Charming Creek Walkway is split into two separate tracks due to a large active slip. The track starts with an easy 10-minute walk to the Ngakawau bins area. This area includes: coal bins a boiler loco ...

No one is allowed in the water within 300 m of a marine mammal. No vessel to approach within 300 m of marine mammals – if your vessel breaches the 300 m rule for a marine mammal you must stop. You ...

These tracks link the Rangitata River valley near Mesopotamia with Round Hill by Lake Tekapo. They are part of Te Araroa. Be aware of avalanche run-out zones from June to November. Avoid using Stone ...

Aerially applied 1080 bait is a necessary and effective method for protecting native wildlife, but some people have concerns about its use. There’s a lot of misinformation out there about 1080. Below ...

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 ...

$9.2 million from DOC’s Community Fund has been awarded to 20 groups protecting threatened species and ecosystems across Aotearoa New Zealand. The DOC Community Fund (DOCCF) is a contestable Crown ...

Tiny green leaves are the first signs of success from last year’s mistletoe translocation to Mt Pirongia in Waikato. Long-term restoration efforts began at Pirongia in the early 2000s, and DOC’s ...

Kākāpō at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari have completed their first season of booming – something that has not been heard on the North Island of mainland Aotearoa for more than a century.