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Statement on savings and efficiencies
DOC has been directed to find 6.5% savings from its budget to meet the Government’s savings target.
Pureora Hunting Competition
The Pureora Hunting Competition prizegiving is on Sunday 28 April. This is a free competition for wild deer and pigs taken from the Pureora Forest Park during the competition period.
You can help Hector’s and Māui dolphins
There are many ways you can help these dolphins, from reporting sightings around the coast to putting cat faeces in the bin, not the toilet.
Lighting fires on public conservation land
Find out when and where you can light fires at huts, campsites and in the backcountry on public conservation land.
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DOC Ōtepoti Visitor Centre to close
DOC is closing its Ōtepoti Dunedin Visitor Centre and will focus on wildlife advocacy in the city in other ways.
Emerald Lakes freed from weeds
Tongariro Alpine Crossing’s distinctive Emerald Lakes are weed free again thanks to years of work by Department of Conservation staff.
Canterbury spotted skink in serious trouble
One of our rarest, seldom-seen skinks is even more threatened than we had thought, with fewer than 1000 mature individuals.
Preserving Northland’s unique biodiversity: working towards a deer-free future
A decade-long plan to remove all wild deer from Northland, an area of over 13,000 square kilometres and one of New Zealand’s most biodiverse regions, is being launched jointly by the Northland Regional Council (NRC), DOC, and local hapū.
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