Archive
Read about some of the past issues that DOC has been involved with.

Date: 22 August 2023
DOC has released a report by independent reviewer David Shanks, who was commissioned by DOC to consider complaints made about kiwi handling practices and a number of kiwi deaths at Cape Sanctuary in 2016/17, and how DOC managed Wildlife Act permits.

Date: 17 August 2023
DOC's response to concerns about the welfare of kororā/little blue penguin during the Kennedy Point marina development.

Date: 11 October 2022
We've released key findings and recommendations from a summary report on events leading up to a fatal helicopter crash on 18 October 2018.

Date: 12 September 2022
The Government has ended most COVID-19 rules and DOC has followed its lead.

Date: 05 September 2006
On 28 April 1995, 14 young people lost their lives when a viewing platform above Cave Creek collapsed and fell. Find out more about what has happened within DOC as a result of the tragedy.