Official Information Act responses 2023
View some of the 2023 Official Information Act (OIA) responses from DOC.

Management of DOC assets in the Franz Josef Glacier Valley

Ref: OIAD-3587

Date: 18 December 2023

Number of native birds shot in the last 5 years

Ref: OIAD-3586

Date: 18 December 2023

Rob Roy Glacier Bridge, Mount Aspiring National Park

Ref: OIAD-3578

Date: 15 December 2023

DOC use and expenditure on land vehicles

Ref: OIAD-3592

Date: 15 December 2023

Chateau Tongariro: Update on closure and maintenance

Ref: OIAD-3588

Date: 15 December 2023

Consented activities on public conservation land: Biosecurity protocols

Ref: OIAD-3583

Date: 14 December 2023

Green skink: Species prescription

Ref: OIAD-3603

Date: 13 December 2023

Advertised positions

Ref: OIAD-3597

Date: 12 December 2023

2022 NZ Threat Classification System manual

Ref: OIAD-3606

Date: 11 December 2023

Lease for Motutapu Island farm

Ref: OIAD-3554

Date: 5 December 2023

Policies and procedures relating to parental leave

Ref: OIAD-3552

Date: 30 November 2023

Southeast Marine Protection (SEMP)

Ref: OIAD-3459
Date: 21 December 2023

Natural hazards along Pourerere Beach, Central Hawkes Bay – 2007 Report

Ref: OIAD-3508
Date: 20 November 2023

Bridge data - cycle, pedestrian and service bridges

Ref: OIAD-3503
Date: 17 November 2023

No New Mines and Stewardship Land Review - Briefings to the Minister

Ref: OIAD-3496
Date: 17 November 2023

Concession notification process - Mt Ruapehu

Ref: OIAD-3528
Date: 16 November 2023

Pest control – 2023 operation status

Ref: OIAD-3502
Date: 16 November 2023

Diversity, rainbow and inclusivity training

Ref: OIAD-3498
Date: 10 November 2023

Concessions - grazing leases

Ref: OIAD-3494
Date: 8 November 2023

Extreme weather events – associated costs

Ref: OIAD-3461
Date: 6 November 2023

Australian barn owl

Ref: OIAD-3474
Date: 25 October 2023

Wild Animal Control Operations (WARO)

Ref: OIAD-3365
Date: 19 October 2023

Weed control – Motutapu Island 

Ref: OIAD-3449
Date: 16 October 2023

Pest control – Wet Jacket Peninsula and Landsborough Valley, Fiordland

Ref: OIAD-3425
Date: 13 October 2023

Threats and abuse to DOC staff

Ref: OIAD-3437
Date: 11 October 2023

Chateau Tongariro – independent condition assessments

Ref: OIAD-3433
Date: 11 October 2023

Flexible work arrangements – policies, guidelines, and reasonable accommodations

Ref: OIAD-3410
Date: 6 October 2023

Deer, goat and pig (ungulate) culling maps

Ref: OIAD-3316
Date: 3 October 2023

Chateau Tongariro – insurance valuation

Ref: OIAD-3366
Date: 22 September 2023

Ulva Island – tracks and infrastructure funding

Ref: OIAD-3280
Date: 22 September 2023

Concession Loch Katrine huts – clarification of schedule clauses  

Ref: OIAD-3375

Date: 20 September 2023

Kawau Island – historic reserve establishment

Ref: OIAD-3353
Date: 19 September 2023

Chateau Tongariro – condition of building general queries

Ref: OIAD-3348
Date: 14 September 2023

Chateau Tongariro – lease and condition of buildings

Ref: OIAD-3350
Date: 14 September 2023

Karangahake – access arrangement

Ref: OIAD-3341
Date: 14 September 2023

Aerially assisted trophy hunting – AATH harvest: 2019-2022

Ref: OIAD-3329
Date: 08 September 2023

Takahē Recovery Programme

Ref: OIAD-3374
Date: 7 September 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – programme cost breakdown

Ref: OIAD-3301

Date: 12 September 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – decision to cease programme

Ref: OIAD-3313

Date: 4 September 2023

Kiwi distribution map

Ref: OIAD-3379
Date: 30 August 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – medal programme details

Ref: OIAD-3233

Date: 25 August 2023

Concession Loch Katrine huts

Ref: OIAD-3304

Date: 25 August 2023

Kiwi death data

Ref: OIAD-3291

Date: 24 August 2023

Investment in Tūpuna Maunga Authority

Ref: OIAD-3199

Date: 21 August 2023

DOC staff employed for carbon impact assessments

Ref: OIAD-3263

Date: 21 August 2023

Regional coastal plans – ministerial amendments

Ref: OIAD-3198

Date: 21 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro correspondence

Ref: OIAD-3104
Date: 16 August 2023

Fairy tern management – Mangawhai

Ref: OIAD-3266

Date: 16 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – maintenance

Ref: OIAD-3252

Date: 14 August 2023

Hut ticket revenue – third party retailers

Ref: OIAD-3256

Date: 14 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – seismic survey and lease arrangements

Ref: OIAD-3227
Date: 14 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – documentation outlining closure

Ref: OIAD-3092

Date: 9 August 2023

Pelorus Bridge café – concession details

Ref: OIAD-3224

Date: 8 August 2023

Aerially Assisted Trophy Hunting (AATH) – concession returns

Ref: OIAD-3247

Date: 7 August 2023

Hem of Remutaka Project – DOC funding

Ref: OIAD-3212

Date: 4 August 2023

Tasman predator control project – number of feral cats killed

Ref: OIAD-3202

Date: 3 August 2023                                                           

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – IP and medal statistics

Ref: OIAD-3193

Date: 2 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – documentation associated with closure

Ref: OIAD-3174

Date: 1 August 2023

Number of bunks in DOC huts

Ref: OIAD-3270

Date: 31 July 2023

Te Tātai Atawhai Projects IQA review report

Ref: OIAD-3203

Date: 25 July 2023

Punakaiki Visitor Centre – budget breakdown  

Ref: OIAD-3189

Date: 25 July 2023                                                               

Weed management on Motutapu Island

Ref: OIAD-3120

Date: 7 July 2023

Management of invasive plant species

Ref: OIAD-3108

Date: 6 July 2023

Abel Tasman National Park maintenance costs

Ref: OIAD-3114

Date: 6 July 2023

DOC property information

Ref: OIAD-3128

Date: 4 July 2023

Offshore energy exploration

Ref: OIAD-3077

Date: 4 July 2023

Te reo Māori competency requirements

Ref: OIAD-3106

Date: 4 July 2023

DOC hut maintenance practices

Ref: OIAD-3089

Date: 26 June 2023

Milford Opportunities Project

Ref: OIAD-3001 Project briefings

Date: 1 January 2022 – 5 May 2023

Project Ministerial briefings - proactive releases

Date: 1 January 2022 – 5 May 2023

Great Walks capital and operations expenditure

Ref: OIAD-3069

Date: 28 June 2023

Predator Free 2050 – funding for Jobs for Nature South Westland Project

Ref: OIAD-3068

Date: 28 June 2023

Leonohebe (hebe) cupressoides recovery plan

Ref: OIAD-3045

Date: 19 June 2023

Marine farm wildlife – impact of predator nets

Ref: OIAD-3021

Date: 16 June 2023

Fire control costs 2022/23

Ref: OIAD-3034

Date: 15 June 2023

Waiuku windfarm – Waikato bird monitoring data

Ref: OIAD-3035

Date: 09 June 2023

Chateau Tongariro – legal description and insured value

Ref: OIAD-3062

Date: 08 June 2023

Management of invasive plant species (identification and costs)

Ref: OIAD-3018

Date: 07 June May 2023

Mōrere Hot Springs facility status

Ref: OIAD-2989

Date: 01 June 2023

West Coast asset funding

Ref: OIAD-2983
Date: 01 June 2023

Visitor infrastructure spend

Ref: OIAD-2981
Date: 31 May 2023

Generators

Ref: OIAD-2971
Date: 30 May 2023

Hut fee increases

Ref: OIAD-2955
Date: 24 May 2023

Fire vehicles

Ref: OIAD-2934
Date: 18 May 2023

Concessions – filming at Kauri Mountain

Ref: OIAD-2928
Date: 16 May 2023

Predator Free 2050 Limited

Ref: OIAD-2900
Date: 16 May 2023

Number of concession holders: 2019 – 2023

Ref: OIAD-2917
Date: 11 May 2023

Costs associated with office space, working from home and stationary

Ref: OIAD-2914
Date: 10 May 2023

Carbon zero certification – affiliation with Toitū Envirocare

Ref: OIAD-2887
Date: 3 May 2023

Mangawhai Harbour Sustainability Plan expenditure

Ref: OIAD-2910
Date: 3 May 2023

Chateau Tongariro – correspondence with leaseholder and condition of building

Ref: OIAD-2844
Date: 1 May 2023

Meridian Windfarm sites – species data

Ref: OIAD-2908
Date: 26 April 2023

Remutaka Forest Park – Graces Steam Campsite closure

Ref: OIAD-2878
Date: 26 April 2023

Beehives on public conservation land

Ref: OIAD-2896
Date: 21 April 2023

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi – corporate policy development

Ref: OIAD-2795
Date: 20 April 2023

Wind-blown timber harvesting impacts – West Coast

Ref: OIAD-2894
Date: 19 April 2023

Chateau Tongariro – correspondence on lease renewal

Ref: OIAD-2736
Date: 4 April 2023

Carbon sinks analysis – 2021 SLT paper

Ref: OIAD-2885
Date: 6 April 2023

Pest control – best practice resources 

Ref: OIAD-2843
Date: 30 March 2023

Sequestering carbon stocks in native forests

Ref: OIAD-2723
Date: 28 March 2023   

Wild animal recovery operations (WARO) – helicopter hunting operations and concessions

Ref: OIAD-2810
Date: 27 March 2023

Bed bugs

Ref: OIAD-2802
Date: 23 March 2023

Fiordland National Park – grazing/management agreement

Ref: OIAD-2786
Date: 17 March 2023

Blue Mountains access for midweek hunting – Recreational Hunting Area (RHA)

Ref: OIAD-2664
Date: 14 March 2023

Kaikoura campgrounds closure

Ref: OIAD-2776
Date: 10 March 2023

1080 – Auckland Water Catchment

Ref: OIAD-2751
Date: 6 March 2023

Concessions for Milford Sound operators

Ref: OIAD-2753
Date: 3 March 2023

LGBTQIA+ workforce information

Ref: OIAD-2724
Date: 24 February 2023

Introduction of Ship-Rats at Rotopiko Lake

Ref: OIAD-2719
Date: 23 February 2023

Visitor numbers to Rangatira and Waioura – Kapiti Island

Ref: OIAD-2721
Date: 21 February 2023

Use of technology to identify marine mammals

Ref: OIAD-2700
Date: 17 February 2023

Ruahine Forest Park whio/blue duck sightings

Ref: OIAD-2707
Date: 16 February 2023

Hunting permits issued

Ref: OIA-2716
Date: 14 February 2023

Marine mammal protection plan SailGP

Ref: OIA-2586
Date: 8 February 2023

Beehive concession fees

Ref: OIA-2551
Date: 8 February 2023

Team building

Ref: OIA-2622
Date: 8 February 2023

Levies paid to Fire and Emergency NZ, 2021/22

Ref: OIA-2699
Date: 7 February 2023

Cost of office space and staff working from home 2022

Ref: OIA-2597
Date: 27 January 2023

Internal communications costs 2022

Ref: OIA-2598
Date: 17 January 2023

Graphic design and consultant costs 2022

Ref: OIA-2600
Date: 13 January 2023

Staff working in the office

Ref: OIA-2602
Date: 132 January 2023

Spend on flights and travel 2022

Ref: OIA-2614
Date: 10 January 2023