Date: 01 February 2012
One of the Department of Conservation's 'dog friendly' campsites in the Kauaeranga Valley was the site of a wananga (place of learning) for dogs to learn about avoiding kiwi in the bush.
Date: 24 January 2012
The Waiau Falls Scenic Reserve in the Coromandel briefly changed from its usually peaceful, uncrowded location in mid-January when 70 people descended on the falls to film a television advertisement.
Date: 02 February 2012
People visiting parks and reserves in the Wairarapa are warned to be wary of wasps, with the height of the wasp season approaching.
Date: 03 February 2012
A plan to display male kakapo Rooster at Te Rau Aroha Marae (Bluff) overnight on 5 February has been cancelled to ensure the wellbeing of the bird.
Date: 30 January 2012
The Department of Conservation's efforts to save a rare native bird in the Mount Aspiring National Park's Makarora Valley have received a boost from the Mōhua Charitable Trust.
Date: 01 February 2012
A necropsy on an endangered Bryde's whale found floating in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park has shown that the whale was alive when it appears to have been hit by a vessel.
Date: 01 February 2012
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The game bird habitat stamp and art prints for 2012 were launched by Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson today, to mark World Wetlands Day, held internationally on February 2 each year.
Date: 31 January 2012
Three new arrivals in Ahipara are causing quite a stir in the local community. With fluffy feathers and beaks, Ahipara's newest celebrities are in fact three newly hatched New Zealand dotterel chicks.
Date: 31 January 2012
The death of another adult kakapo - the second this month - makes the opportunity for the public to see a live one on display this weekend even more special.
Date: 27 January 2012
The Department of Conservation is conducting surveillance in Whakatane/Opotiki rivers to identify koi carp and is asking the public to report any sightings.
Date: 26 January 2012
99 pilot whales were stranded at the base of Farewell Spit in Golden Bay at 11am Monday 23 January on the outgoing tide.
Date: 23 January 2012
Samples taken by Department of Conservation (DOC) staff, from four Gray's beaked whales which stranded and subsequently died at the eastern end of Papamoa beach last Saturday 21 January are being sent to Massey University today for analysis.
Date: 21 January 2012
Department of Conservation (DOC) staff, supported by local iwi representatives have been working today to collect samples and bury the bodies of four Gray's beaked whales which stranded and subsequently died at the islolated eastern end of Papamoa Beach, near Tauranga.
Date: 20 January 2012
A sea lion pup and its mum are being moved by the Department of Conservation (DOC) from Tomahawk Beach in Dunedin to a quieter location today.
Date: 19 January 2012
The first successful breeding of captive reared pāteke/Brown Teal released into Fiordland National Park has been confirmed.
Date: 18 January 2012
The Department of Conservation has decided not to lay charges against a group of prison inmates on a rehabilitation programme who took seafood from a marine reserve.
Date: 18 January 2012
Source: Kakapo Recovery programme
The death of a male kakapo on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island has brought disappointment to the Kakapo Recovery team, as it faces a year without any breeding.
Date: 18 January 2012
A man has been fined $1250 for taking a dog to Flora Hut in Kahurangi National Park, putting kiwi and blue duck at risk.
Date: 13 January 2012
DOC has extended the deadline for submitting on the Milford Dart Limited (MDL) Dart Passage tunnel and Riverstone Holdings (Riverstone) monorail concession applications by 15 working days.
Date: 12 January 2012
Fourteen young wild whio, ready to fledge, have had a helping hand in finding a suitable new home within Fiordland.
Date: 10 January 2012
The Department of Conservation, as part of Southern Rural Fire, responded to a fire last night in the Doubtful Islands group in Lake Te Anau.
Date: 11 January 2012
Two kiwi that were last seen and handled in 2007 and 2008 respectively were found while tracking Northland brown kiwi in the Purua Kiwi Sanctuary, Whangarei in January 2012.
Date: 06 January 2012
In a combined effort with Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council, DOC is asking local landowners for sightings of Lythrum salicaria, commonly known as purple loosestrife.
Date: 04 January 2012
An extensive search and rescue operation has sadly failed to find the Department of Conservation volunteer missing on Raoul Island since Monday morning.
Date: 03 January 2012
A long range search helicopter has joined a boat and ground search team looking for a Department of Conservation volunteer on Raoul Island, missing since early yesterday morning.
Date: 02 January 2012
There has been no sighting so far of the missing Department of Conservation volunteer, with the aerial search of the coastline of Raoul Island called off around 8pm due to fading light. Evidence suggests that the man was swept into the sea while carrying out routine meteorological readings around 6am today.
Date: 02 January 2012
A Department of Conservation volunteer is missing after going on a routine mission this morning to carry out meteorological work on Raoul Island in the remote Kermadec Island group.
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