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Date: 23 December 2013 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation Ninety community groups are to receive $3.6 million in Government funding to support conservation projects throughout the country, Conservation Minister Dr Nick Smith announced today.
Date: 19 November 2013 Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary in Taupō are playing above par for conservation by allowing DOC to use their predator proof fence as a crèche for kiwi chicks.
Date: 14 November 2013 The volunteer group Owhango Alive ran a successful open day with the theme of 'Presenting in the art of achieving optimal kills of predators'. Owhango Alive are trapping predators in areas around the Tongariro Forest.
Date: 29 October 2013 The unique looking royal spoonbills have arrived at Waihi Wetland near Tokaanu for spring, and can also be seen in the shallows of the southern end of Lake Taupō.
Date: 29 October 2013 A pair of rare New Zealand falcon nesting at Craters Mountain Bike Park in Taupo are bringing the community together to help them nest successfully.
Date: 25 October 2013 After initially closing the Ohakune Old Coach Road following the storm on October 15, the Department of Conservation has reopened the trail in time for the Labour Weekend.
Date: 14 October 2013 Several kiwi were released in the Tongariro district last week to breed and boost the local populations, and is timely for this week’s ‘Save Kiwi Week’ campaign.
Date: 11 October 2013 Anglers and trampers may encounter whio chicks over the next few months in our back country rivers, enjoy them, but learn how to take care in their presence.
Date: 10 October 2013 Great news for users of the iconic Tongariro Alpine Crossing (TAC), DOC announced today that the track will remain open for the summer trekking season, subject to any significant changes in the volcanic activity on the track.
Date: 04 October 2013 500 native plants filled the large gap that Hilltop School Weedbusters created after removing weeds from the Oruatua conservation scenic reserve.
Date: 02 October 2013 66 hunting dogs were trained in Turangi by the Department of Conservation to avoid kiwi so that they can hunt in local areas where wild kiwi live, such as the Tongariro Forest.
Date: 26 September 2013 The Turangi Field Base Department of Conservation reception has new hours of 8am to noon Monday to Friday, with the Turangi I-site staff equipped and keen to answer your conservation recreation questions outside of these hours.
Date: 17 September 2013 An enthusiastic team of Project Tongariro and DOC volunteers placed 150 predator traps throughout Rotopounamu forest in one day.
Date: 30 September 2013 The 2013-14 fishing season for Lake Otamangakau and Lake Kuratau begins on 1 October.
Date: 26 September 2013 Community policing is important for better compliance, better angling, and protected fish populations.
Date: 26 September 2013 A new Department of Conservation office and community house complex to be built in Taupō took a step closer with the signing of a memorandum.
Date: 12 August 2013 The native bird breeding season is also rat poison baiting season in Pukawa-Omori-Kuratau. Bright new information signs have been installed and the last entrance way in for rats has been blocked with a new trapping line.
Date: 07 August 2013 The one year anniversary of the Te Maari eruption has coincided with a small increase in seismic activity.
Date: 05 August 2013 Native trees planted by a group of teenagers at the Tongariro National Trout Centre recently was all in a days work, serving both people and the environment.
Date: 05 August 2013 Relief again after a negative test result for didymo in the upper Tongariro River following an alert from Genesis Energy staff of a suspicious algae bloom at the Rangipo Dam.
Date: 24 July 2013 The Department of Conservation and Bike Taupō were recently granted a DOC concession that enables subleasing privileges, the first of its type and representative of DOC's new partnership future.
Date: 08 June 2013 70 Hilltop School students rid a large clearing of the Oruatua conservation scenic reserve of weeds armed with secateurs, loppers, saws, weed killer gel and hard labour.
Date: 24 April 2013 The Department of Conservation is pleased to announce the reopening of the northern section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
Date: 23 April 2013 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation The full Tongariro Alpine Crossing will re-open early next month in time for the winter trekking season, Conservation Minister Nick Smith announced today.
Date: 18 April 2013 A feel good whio story unfolded when a hunter sent in a photo of a banded whio in the upper Rangitikei River.
Date: 18 April 2013 A sharp eye and swift communication led to the recovery of a gill net in Lake Taupo at the mouth of the Waitetoko River last weekend.
Date: 15 April 2013 Six baby kōura have been born at the Genesis Energy Freshwater Aquarium and are as curious to watch for visitors to the Tongariro National Trout Centre as cubs at a zoo.
Date: 04 April 2013 The Ngaruroro River has been tested negative for didymo in the Kaimanawa Forest Park after a recent report from a concerned hunter about an algae bloom. This is an important reminder to Check Clean Dry your tramping boots between waterways.
Date: 02 April 2013 Woody the NZ wood pigeon/kererū was returned home to the Tongariro National Trout Centre by Turangi bird rescue volunteer Carol Harwood, after nursing him back to health after a crash landing into a window down at the Trout Centre.
Date: 22 March 2013 Anglers fishing on Lake Taupo this summer have experienced some of the best fishing for some time - the trout have been abundant and in great condition.
Date: 21 March 2013 Six whio raised in captivity were released on 21 March 2013 in the Tongariro area to supplement the wild populations.
Date: 18 March 2013 Whanganui and Ruapehu Department of Conservation staff have released whio back into wild populations on the Manganui o te Ao River, the upper Whanganui River and Whakapapa River.
Date: 15 March 2013 The advisory warning people not to go within the 2km Summit Hazard Zone on Mt Ruapehu has been lifted.
Date: 07 March 2013 The Department of Conservation is pleased to announce the opening of a further section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. This will take effect from Saturday 9 March 2013.
Date: 28 February 2013 With the onset on the hunting season, hunters are reminded to gain a hunting permit from DOC to hunt on conservation land and that spotlighting is illegal.
Date: 21 February 2013 The Taupo Trout Fishery is developing a smartphone app for the modern day angler.
Date: 16 January 2013 The Tongariro Alpine Crossing trek continues to attract large numbers of visitors, even though the northern section of the track from the Emerald Lakes to the Ketetahi carpark remains closed and the Mangatepopo access road has restricted access.
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