WYL and BOK have no previous mates. Their first egg failed but they raised a male chick in cam view during 2024, the season Kiwa fledged.

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 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 ...

The Government has made key policy decisions following consultation on two discussion documents. On 15 November 2024, the Government released two discussion documents that include proposals to: ...

A karakia and blessing by Ngāti Ruanui has marked the formal opening of the suspension bridge over the Manganui Gorge, one of the most striking features of the Taranaki Crossing project on Taranaki ...

The Government is delivering on its campaign promise to add feral cats to the Predator Free 2050 target species list to protect our precious native wildlife, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.

In an open letter to the world and on digital billboards, which went live overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, DOC revealed it has “counted” all of nature and the total is 695 billion.

Great Walk ‘tasters’ are on offer this summer while the Tongariro Northern Circuit as a multi-day Great Walk loop is out of action to make way for construction of a new Oturere Hut. The Department of ...

The NZCA / Te Pou Atawhai Taiao O Aotearoa is a national statutory body that provides strategic policy advice to DOC and the Minister.

Bowen Falls Walk is permanently closed as there is no available boat service for access.

Ōkura Bush Walkway is closed from the south end, between Haigh Road entrance and Karepiro Bay. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail. This section is accessed from the northern entrance. It is open ...

Walk-in or boat-in to this beachside campsite on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive on access. Prices are per person, per night. NZ rates are for New ...