Conservation

Snapper and blue maomao, Goat Island Marine Reserve

The Department of Conservation is charged with conserving our natural and historic heritage for all to enjoy now and in the future. In this section we look at some of the key conservation activities the department undertakes to help achieve this goal including:

• working with threatened species to save them from extinction
   
• managing and controlling the wide range of threats to native species and their ecosystems - from fire and oil spills through to possums, koi carp, stoats and weeds
   
• caring for our marine life by creating and managing marine reserves and coastal areas
   
• restoring damaged ecosystems through restoration projects and 'mainland islands'
   
• looking after our historic buildings and sites such as old government buildings, former mining settlements and pa sites on conservation land.