Prompt improvements to the Wildlife Act will ensure infrastructure developments and important conservation work can continue supporting our growing economy while protecting our precious wildlife, ...

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 new and improved hunting permit system will make it easier for New Zealanders to go hunting on public conservation land Minister for Hunting and Fishing James Meager says. “Longer permits, automatic ...

Two geckos living on a predator free island off the North Canterbury coast are thought to be the oldest in the world at around 60 and 64 years. The two Waitaha geckos were first discovered and marked ...

Good homes are urgently needed for more than 250 Kaimanawa horses due to be mustered from the Waiouru Military Training area in late April 2025. The Department of Conservation (DOC) aims to keep the ...

New research offers invaluable insights into the challenges faced in protecting local bottlenose dolphins in Te Pēwhairangi/Bay of Islands. The Department of Conservation (DOC) today released findings ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

DOC staff and researchers from Sea Through Science were carrying out a Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) survey in Tamatea/Dusky Sound in February to collect data on the abundance and diversity of ...

The future looks set to bloom for 1000 seedlings of Nationally Endangered Gardner’s tree daisy germinated at Tongariro Prison Nursery. The seedlings are the product of a growing partnership between ...