Touted as the longest in New Zealand, the new swing bridge being built in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park has been giving everyone a bit of a headache. Contractors refer to it as “the beast” for its ...

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.

The Ngā Whenua Rāhui Fund is open from 1 March 2026 - 30 April 2026. For more than 30 years we have worked with kaipupuri whenua through reviewable 25 year Kawenata that centre mātauranga, ...

DOC plans to increase predator control in South Island beech forests as forecast mass seeding this summer puts vulnerable native wildlife at high risk from introduced predators. The predicted beech ...

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.

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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 ...

A section of the Paparoa Great Walk, between the Pike29 Track junction and the Pororari Hut, is currently closed because of a slip and will remain closed until Saturday 21 December 2024. Greymouth ...

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: ...

Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage area. This status recognises the park's important Māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding ...

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 ...