Date: 17 September 2026
A joint annual survey of kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeets has delighted Department of Conservation rangers with close to 300 birds counted at the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary in Nelson.

Date: 15 September 2026
Rodent and stoat numbers have dropped to almost undetectable levels across a remarkable biodiversity hotspot in Kahurangi National Park following a recent successful predator control operation.

Date: 07 September 2026
A recently formed community group is helping to supercharge DOC's compliance work at Tasman Bay’s two marine reserves.

Date: 13 August 2026
Monitoring of long-tailed bats/pekapeka near the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park has shown a tripling of bat activity due to effective ground-based and aerial predator control.

Date: 15 July 2026
A key road leading into Kahurangi National Park has reopened earlier than expected, after significant repairs were completed ahead of schedule.

Date: 30 June 2026
A businessman ordered to pay $7200 in reparation for cutting down protected native trees near Kaiteriteri without permission can now be named.

Date: 19 June 2026
A new route to Kahurangi National Park’s Asbestos Cottage will open on Saturday, providing safe access to the popular hut.

Date: 05 June 2026
Hunters, conservation and the community have all come out on top after a managed hunt resulted in 192 kg of venison donated to a Blenheim foodbank.

Date: 04 June 2026
DOC is calling for information after a juvenile kea was shot in the wing in Golden Bay and had to be euthanised due to its injuries.

Date: 28 May 2026
Takahē are roaming at the base of Onetahua Farewell Spit in Golden Bay after eight were moved there this week.

Date: 04 May 2026
A popular gateway to Kahurangi National Park should be reopened by Spring with repairs to a damaged road now underway, and tramping tracks have been upgraded for when people can get back out naturing.

Date: 12 January 2026
A pod of pilot whales have stranded in shallow waters in the Farewell Spit area.