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Budget 2024 overview
Overview of budget and vote changes.
Statement on savings and efficiencies
Updated 23 May 2024: DOC has been directed to find 6.5% savings from its budget to meet the Government’s savings target.
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How to hunt safely, rules for hunting on public conservation land, hunting with dogs, overseas hunters, and hunting gear lists.
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Contact a DOC visitor centre for advice on your visit to New Zealand's conservation areas.
MoreMedia releases
Handheld thermal tech now allowed on public conservation land
Technology making it easier for hunters to find animals will be allowed on public conservation land from 1 June, Hunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay has announced.
Man sentenced over gold mining equipment in Kahurangi National Park
A Golden Bay man has been fined $5250 in relation to his gold mining equipment in Kahurangi National Park being seized by DOC.
No goats detected in Tongariro National Park, but no time for complacency
An extensive thermal aerial survey has not detected wild goats in Tongariro National Park, but the Department of Conservation is calling for the public to stay vigilant.
Kākāpō test out new island home
A cohort of kākāpō are settling into a new home on Coal Island/Te Puka-Hereka in Fiordland following a successful translocation on Friday.
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