Watch this video to learn about the important plants that live on our coastal beaches. Nic visits Stewart Island to find out which plants are the 'goodies' and the 'baddies'.

Nic visits Golden Point Battery in Otago, one of New Zealand's oldest gold mining operations.

Grand and Otago skinks are only found in Otago. Learn how DOC's scientists are using a mammal-proofed fence to save these precious reptiles.

Hector's dolphin is New Zealand's smallest dolphin. These native dolphins are endangered in New Zealand. Find out how to behave when sharing the water with Hector's.

Check out this video to see some of our more charismatic locals! Nic finds some jewelled geckos in Canterbury.

Learn about out how we made the shift from hunting whales, to watching them. Nic meets tourism operators in the Marlborough region and some of our largest locals!

Nic finds out how DOC staff in Canterbury are fighting the clock to save our threatened species of kākāriki.

Check out how DOC is working with local Iwi in Otago. Discover the legends and history of Huriawa Peninsula.

Dogs are one of the top threats to our kiwi. Check out this video to find out how dogs can be trained to avoid kiwi at all costs.

Mokoia Island is an culturally significant site, steeped in history. Watch this video to find out about Rotorua's history, and some of the species recovery work DOC does here.

Welcome to Molesworth Recreation Reserve. Watch this video to find out more about this historic station in the Marlborough region.

Is it a beach? Or is it a forest? Watch this video to find out all about the petrified forest at Curio Bay in Southland.

Watch this video to see how Project Crimson and local groups are bringing the 'Crimson Coast' back to coastal Waikato.

Learn about how DOC have brought the kākāpō back from the brink of extinction. Nic talks to Don Merton about how we're saving one of the world's rarest parrots.

Learn the kind of wildlife you might find in your own garden, and how to turn it into a haven for birds, lizards and weta.

Meet Don Merton. Watch this video to discover how Don and his team were instrumental in the survival of New Zealand's black robin on the Chatham Islands.

Find out how you can become a DOC ranger! Trainee rangers learn how to look after our locals in the Nelson/Tasman region.

See the tusked wētā up close and personal! These carnivorous invertebrates are native to Middle Island, Coromandel, Auckland.

Ulva Island is a predator-free Island off Stewart Island. Find out how the community has worked with DOC to halt the decline of our native birds.