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Date: 26 June 2019 DOC is coordinating the clean-up of the riverbed and coast downstream of the Fox Glacier landfill. We see an end in sight of mid-August for the operation and we are no longer signing up volunteers.
Date: 30 May 2019 Budget 2019 provides an additional $10.699 million over the next four years to improve the Department of Conservation's security, and health and safety systems.
Date: 02 June 2018 For the 2018/19 Great Walks season DOC is trialling the introduction of differential pricing for international visitors staying in huts and campsites on four of its most popular Great Walks.
Date: 24 August 2018 Work is underway to progress Hump Ridge Track in Southland and Te Paki Coastal Track in Northland as potential new Great Walks.
Date: 28 March 2018 An independent review is considering whether the remaining 61% of the territorial sea should be included in the Campbell Island/Moutere Ihupuku Marine Reserve.
Date: 14 March 2017 A new Great Walk through the spectacular limestone landscapes and luxuriant forests of Paparoa National Park will be a memorial to the 29 men who died as a result of the Pike River Mine disaster on 19 November 2010.
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