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Date: 08 April 2021 The 2021 kōkako nesting season has come to an end and there are high hopes for another 20 or more fledglings in Pirongia Forest Park.
Date: 29 March 2021 A 30-year veteran of New Zealand’s hunting scene will oversee judging in the annual Pureora Forest Park Hunting Competition this year.
Date: 16 March 2021 The newest trampers hut in Waikato’s Pirongia Forest Park is now bookable online.
Date: 11 March 2021 Boaties enjoying the ocean off the Waikato’s west coast are being urged to report sightings of the Māui dolphin, as a survey to determine the population of the rare mammals continues.
Date: 16 February 2021 A trial underway on the edge of the North Island’s Pureora Forest is exploring how New Zealand’s native bats/pekapeka respond to different types of artificial light.
Date: 05 February 2021 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation A Waitomo-based Jobs for Nature project will keep up to ten people employed in the village as the tourism sector recovers post Covid-19 Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.
Date: 02 February 2021 Two tracks in Waikato’s popular Hakarimata Ranges are in line for upgrades starting in February.
Date: 26 January 2021 Visitors to Te Toto Gorge, a picturesque, and culturally significant site, just south of Raglan, are being urged to report people rubbish dumping.
Date: 19 January 2021 Diverse native wildlife on Mount Pirongia can flourish this summer, thanks to a successful pest control operation, says DOC.