Tiritiri Matangi Island is a sanctuary offering a pest-free environment for rare and endangered wildlife. The bunkhouse is the only accommodation on Tiritiri Matangi. It is a communal facility and has ...

DOC is working to protect New Zealand’s native species, ecosystems, outdoor recreation and heritage sites from climate change. New Zealand's biodiversity and natural landscapes are being affected by ...

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A DOC ranger’s passion and innovation is driving work to restore a rare fragment of original kānuka forest on the Canterbury Plains. The 13-hectare forest near Eyrewell in North Canterbury is in the ...

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 ...

DOC is building a new viewing platform at Lake Marian Falls in Fiordland National Park to cater for increasing numbers of visitors and enhance safety. Lake Marian Falls and Lake Marian Track are about ...

DOC is warning the public to keep away from sand dunes at the southern end of Omaha Beach, north of Auckland after a member of the public spotted a live native yellow-bellied sea snake resting there.

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 ...

DOC’s North Taranaki Visitor Centre will temporarily close in late April while demolition on the aging visitor centre building begins. DOC’s Acting Taranaki Operations Manager Phil Melgren says the ...

Assessments show walking access can be reopened but visitors need to be prepared, says DOC Operations Manager Nick Kelly. “High tides and storm surges are still present on the beach. Check the weather ...

MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for Coromandel in response to Cyclone Tam. The cyclone is expected to dump up to 250 mm of rain on the peninsula and pack winds of up to 140 kmh – resulting ...

$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 ...