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View the latest information to be added to the site.Ruapehu Conservation Areas and Reserves hunting
28 March
The Ruapehu area offers a wide range of hunting opportunities. These hunting blocks surround the Tongariro National Park and include Tongariro Forest and Erua areas and Rangataua Conservation Area to the south.
Here (should not) be dragons
28 March
A rogue Australian water dragon has been removed from Papaitonga Scenic Reserve near Levin, prompting DOC to remind people not to dump unwanted pets on conservation land.
Record sea lion pup numbers in Dunedin
28 March
Pakake/sea lions in Dunedin have had the best breeding season on record, with more than 30 pups born.
Takitimu, Snowdon, Mavora, Eyre Mountains hunting
27 March
This hunting area includes blocks south of Lake Whakatipu and to the east of Lake Te Anau.
Quad bikers damage Paparoa National Park
27 March
DOC is asking the public for help after a quad biker drove down the Cave Creek Memorial Track/Kotihotiho.
DOC’s urgent call to rehome Kaimanawa wild horses
26 March
DOC and Kaimanawa Heritage Horses are calling for experienced horse owners to rehome some of the more than 200 wild horses from the Waiouru Military Training area during this year’s annual muster.
Ulva Island rodent free once more
26 March
Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara near Stewart Island/Rakiura is rodent free once more, DOC announced today.
Cone Ridge Tracks
25 March
A network of tramping tracks along Cone Ridge, with tracks to Waiohine Road End, Cone Hut, Totara Flats Hut, the Waiohine Valley, Neill Saddle and Neill Forks Hut.
Komata Hut Track
25 March
This track leads from Comet Road end to Komata Hut and Ngaruroro River, via Komata high point.
Komata Hut
25 March
This is a standard hut in the Kaweka Forest Park.
Roaring Stag Track
25 March
Tramp from Putara Road end over a ridge and into the Ruamahanga Valley, to Roaring Stag Hut.
DOC statement: SailGP Lyttelton
24 March
Read DOC's statement regarding the SailGP in Lyttelton Harbour.
Kiriwhakapapa to Blue Range Hut
22 March
Tramp from Kiriwhakapapa road end to Blue Range Hut, a quirky hut with great views.
Balls Clearing Walks
21 March
These short walks are the best place in Hawke’s Bay to experience a lowland podocarp forest.
William Hartree Memorial Reserve Walks
21 March
A network of short walking tracks through varied regenerating vegetation.
Quad bikers trash national park track
21 March
A group of quad bike riders has caused extensive damage to a popular walking track in Arthur’s Pass National Park in Canterbury, crushing sensitive vegetation, trashing boardwalks and leaving a trail of empty alcohol cans in their wake.
Conservation dog saves Matiu/Somes Island from potential “antpocalypse”
21 March
An Argentine ant detection dog has averted a potential disaster on Matiu/Somes Island, after finding a large colony of the invasive pest species near building materials destined for the island’s new wharf.
Replica eggs save endangered tara iti nests
21 March
DOC and partners have achieved a breakthrough in endangered species conservation using 3D printed replica eggs to safeguard the nests of the critically endangered fairy tern/tara iti this summer breeding season.
Decapitated great white shark highlights concerns at Mahia
20 March
DOC is appealing for information from the public after a protected great white shark was found decapitated on Mahia beach on Friday 15 March.
Hutchinson Scenic Reserve Loop Track
20 March
A short loop walk near Puketitiri