This video is about Boundary Stream - a Mainland Island designed to protect our native wildlife from pests. Find out about all the work that goes into creatin and maintaining a Mainland Island.
The Kaweka Forest Park is home to fantastic examples of pioneering huts, built from simple materials that our ancestors found around them in the bush.
The creation of a new private conservation project at Cape Kidnappers is fantastic news for kiwi in the Hawke's Bay.
This video is about the Cape Sanctuary in the Hawke's Bay, where local landowners are working hard to get over 2500 hectares of our natural environment back to full health.
Not for the faint-hearted, wilding pine control in the Kaweka Forest Park looks like an extreme sport! This video shows how DOC staff hang from a chopper to remove wilding pine trees.
Researchers are learning more about the takapu or Australasian gannet by tracking their flight patterns to discover where they like to fish.
The Australasian gannet or takapu has been nesting at Cape Kidnappers in the Hawke’s Bay since the 1870s. Learn about the largest mainland gannet colony on earth.
Watch a video on how to eat in style when you're out in the wild.
A combined effort by the local community has created the Opouahi Pan Pac kiwi crèche – a predator-proof area for young kiwi. This video shows how the crèche protects kiwi chicks in the Hawke’s Bay.
At the Opouahi Pan Pac Kiwi Creche in Hawke's Bay, an important part of saving the kiwi is educating youngsters. This video shows a kiwi plunket health check.
In 2005, the long-cherished dream of Mangaroa/Ohotu Trust to hear kōkako on their land came true. Learn how iwi in this area near Opotiki reintroduced kokako to their ngahere (forest).
Weka were almost extinct on the mainland not so long ago. Watch this video to find out how East Coast/Hawke's Bay staff are helping boost the local population.
This video is about how whio or blue duck in Te Urewera Mainland Island after ten years of predator control. Monitoring whio is a great way of measuring how effective pest control can be.
Being a wildlife photographer is a creative way that you can enjoy New Zealand’s picturesque landscapes, and fascinating wildlife. Watch this video for some tips on wildlife photography.
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