H5 bird flu (H5N1 avian influenza) has been detected in New Zealand.
Read about Mautohe Cathedral Cove and our work to manage the site and Waimata-Gemstone Bay Track and Hahei Beach Short Walk following the extreme weather events of summer 2022-23.
Large flocks of introduced birds roosting at Lake Rotopiko are affecting water quality, neighbouring properties and local amenity. Partner agencies are working together to manage these impacts while protecting the ecological values of the reserve.
Read about an agreement between DOC and Te Here-ā-Nuku Trust to settle ownership of land in the northern South Island.
On 28 April 1995, 14 young people lost their lives when a viewing platform above Cave Creek collapsed and fell.
In August 2023 DOC released a report by independent reviewer David Shanks, who was commissioned by DOC to consider complaints made about kiwi handling practices and a number of kiwi deaths at Cape Sanctuary in 2016/17, and how DOC managed Wildlife Act permits.