Department of Conservation

Photo of a tūī resting on a branch.

Image: Richard Rossiter | ©

Whether you’re a local, or you’re here on holiday, we all have a shared responsibility to look after this awesome place.

17 January 2020

Fiordland Bat Diaries: The Ettrick Burn Part 3

We catch-up with our Fiordland Bat Diaries team as they hunt for a new short-tailed bat colony, in the remote Murchison Mountains. In part three the team sets transmitters on the bats and sets up cameras to monitor bats roosting sites.

DOC Sounds of Science podcast

A behind the scenes look at how DOC cares for New Zealand's unique native species and natural environment.

Extraordinary rescue from ends of the earth

A DOC conservation dog has been rescued from Campbell Island in the New Zealand subantarctic after being charged at by a sea lion and running away.

Events in your region

Take part in one of our many conservation events this summer.

Kauri dieback

DOC is responsible for protecting kauri on public conservation land and other land it manages, including many of New Zealand’s most significant kauri forests.

Conservation Week winner helps with local conservation efforts

A budding conservationist and her mother recently had a unique experience to learn about our local threatened species and directly help with conservation efforts.