The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday.

The Government is consulting on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s conservation management system, aiming to protect ...

Work to reinstate access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove has reached a critical stage. DOC is warning reopening in the next few ...

The Department of Conservation and New Zealand Nature Fund are partnering to save endangered species by matching investment to projects. The partnership creates opportunities for donors and ...

Walk to some excellent swimming holes on a track that follows an old tramline. The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from ...

This is a standard 4 bunk hut in the Coastal Otago area. Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. Or ...

Lake Ōkāreka, Lake Okataina and Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserves are closed for hunting from the last weekend in November to the first weekend in February inclusive. Dogs (restricted numbers) allowed.

Te Maruia Waka Huia is a stronghold for native and endemic species. Tomtit, rifleman, robin, tūi, fernbird, silvereye, grey ...

DOC intends to pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots to help manage visitor pressure and support ...

A rowi, New Zealand’s rarest kiwi, has been found in new territory, marking an important milestone for the South Westland ...

DOC rangers were thrilled to find the first two southern New Zealand dotterel/pukunui chicks of the season on Stewart Island/Rakiura earlier this week. DOC Senior Biodiversity Ranger Kev Carter says ...

Wellingtonians will be able to experience Mātiu/Somes Island in Wellington again from Friday, 22 November, following the successful replacement of the island’s 85-year-old wharf. Te Whatanui Winiata, ...