Experts from the United States, Australia and Aotearoa are taking flight from Whakatāne to learn more about Critically Endangered leatherback turtles. Sarah Dwyer of the DOC Aotea Operations Team and ...

Find out about volcanic hazards in Tongariro National Park, how to reduce risk when visiting, and what to do in the event of an eruption. Tongariro National Park is an active volcanic area. Eruptions ...

Ka papaki te tai o te atarau, ka huri aku kamo ki te tihi o Tongariro ki nga hihi o te ra e piata mai ana. Aue taukuri e! It is with great sadness that Ngāti Hikairo ki Tongariro acknowledge a recent ...

Scientists have had favourable weather conditions and good success in locating dolphins, allowing them to gather valuable data that will help improve conservation efforts for this vulnerable species.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investigating after nine kiwi were found dead in the Wharengaere area of Purerua, eastern Northland – six since mid-February. Most show signs of trauma ...

Work to clean up an historic landfill 2.5 km south of Milford Sound Piopiotahi is due to begin in April. Upper Cleddau Flats landfill, known colloquially as ‘Little Tahiti,’ extends inland from the ...

The Coromandel Walkway, connecting Stony Bay and Fletcher Bay, follows the contour of the coastline and is a popular visitor site in northern Coromandel. It was damaged during the extreme weather ...

DOC has received the court's decision and is considering what this means for how it manages its Wildlife Act permissions responsibilities. The decision does not mean that operators currently holding ...

A large digger isn’t something usually seen in a protected wetland, but it’s proven vital in a collaborative effort to remove an invasive weed species. The invasive plant Cuscuta campestris – also ...

A crucial new wild kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet population is being established on Pukenui/Anchor Island following the release of 34 of the critically endangered manu there. The taonga were ...

Hunters entering this year’s Pureora Hunting Competition are urged to target both hinds and stags, as DOC staff seek more information on the forest’s deer herd. An annual event on the North Island ...

Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) is the country’s biggest land manager and regulates how economic activity takes place on conservation land by issuing concessions, to ensure ...