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Application by Naseby Information and Craft Incorporated

02 October

Have your say on an application by Naseby Information and Craft Incorporated, to lease the front wing of the Naseby Post Office for continued operation of a public information and craft centre.

Submission form

01 October

Use this form to submit feedback on the bulk process Tongariro Alpine Crossing guiding applications.

More DOC huts go online as booking and payment gets easier

01 October

Planning and paying for backcountry trips is getting easier, with DOC adding another 62 huts and campsites to its online booking system and moving Backcountry Hut Tickets online.

How to apply for a balloted hunting block

01 October

Find out how to apply for a balloted hunting block.

Doing the mahi for Tongariro fire recovery

30 September

Hundreds of hectares of weed and deer control have been conducted across the Tongariro landscape since last year's fires, but there's still much to do.

Tongariro Alpine Crossing guiding applications

30 September

Have your say on 10 applications to undertake guided walking over the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Submissions close at 5 pm, 29 October 2026.

Protected Species Liaison Programme 2023-24

29 September

This is the final report for MIT2021-01: Protected Species Liaison Project covering the 2023-24 fishing year, 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024. Published September 2026.

Shanks independent review of Cape Sanctuary

28 September

In August 2023 DOC 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.

Apply for a concession for voluntary nature and carbon market activities

27 September

Apply for a concession to carry out activities on public conservation land for nature restoration projects funded through voluntary nature and carbon markets.

Voluntary nature and carbon market projects on public conservation land

27 September

Voluntary nature and carbon market projects can now take place on public conservation land.

Funding boost for bird flu surveillance

24 September

The government is boosting support for wildlife care facilities because of their key role in New Zealand’s bird flu surveillance and response, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka and Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard say.

Government invests in cleaning up contaminated Crown land

24 September

The Government is taking a practical step to address contaminated sites on Crown-owned land.

Sutherlands Track (Waikuku to Te Kopi)

24 September

This 4WD track links Waikuku with Te Kopi, via Sutherlands Hut and through Aorangi Forest Park.

4WD group plants native trees to fix damage

23 September

A four-wheel drive (4WD) club has joined forces with the Department of Conservation to fund and plant native shrubs and trees to help cover damage done by vehicles.

Toxoplasmosis confirmed as cause of death of pregnant Hector’s dolphin

22 September

DOC has confirmed toxoplasmosis was the cause of death of a pregnant Hector’s dolphin found at Invercargill’s Oreti Beach last month.

DOC plans to install a gate to manage visitors on the Hooker Valley Track

22 September

DOC will install a special “pause gate” on the first bridge up the Hooker Valley track at Aoraki/Mount Cook to manage the number of people using it.