Managing Tongariro Alpine Crossing and progressing the Milford Opportunities Project are highlighted as key initiatives by the Department of Conservation in its briefing to its new minister, Poto Williams.
Businesses need to rethink their products and offer an immersion experience that connects people with nature and puts regenerative tourism first.
The Department of Conservation has opened its new field base office in Reefton after two years in the making.
The Paparoa Track Great Walk came through last week’s rainstorms relatively unscathed but the access road on the Blackball side is damaged.
The Hooker Valley Track in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park has been closed from its first swing bridge due to recent erosion.
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The Department of Conservation has reopened Boundary Hut at Mavora Lakes, Southland.
Air New Zealand and the Department of Conservation have helped six young tūturuatu shore plovers to make the journey from Cape Sanctuary in Hawke’s Bay to Auckland’s Motutapu Island.
Queenstown Lakes District Council is making a play for the management of Mount Iron Scenic Reserve, currently under control of the Department of Conservation.
The Department of Conservation says Waiheke Island residents need not be concerned about disruption to kororā/little penguin as maintenance work begins on the busy Matiatia Wharf.
Keep cats, dogs and animal friends at home and out of national parks – that is the message from the Department of Conservation after trampers brought their cats up Mt Taranaki this week.
The draft National Plan of Action Sharks 2022 focuses on conservation, management, and sustainability of sharks caught in New Zealand waters.
The Department of Conservation has extended the period for making submissions on proposed classifications for stewardship land on the West Coast by 20 working days to 23 August 2022.
The Department of Conservation is asking visitors and their dogs to keep their distance from areas of gravel.
The Department of Conservation has confirmed the annual Conservation Week will run from 5 – 11 September this year.
Visitors and residents around the Hauraki Gulf and Coromandel are being asked to keep an eye for kekeno or New Zealand fur seals overthe next three months.
The Department of Conservation and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura are collaborating on a plan for the future care of New Zealand’s largest recreation reserve.
The Department of Conservation has been granted additional capability to consider bicycle trail proposals across public conservation land in Otago.
Mangatutu Hot Springs in Hawke’s Bay could be closed if anti-social behaviour continues at the popular thermal pools and campsite.
The Department of Conservation has won second place in Randstad’s most attractive company to work for survey, for the second year running.
DOC should delay plans to cap numbers on the walk as it could impact operators and regional visitation, says the association.
A 58-metre walk on Rakiura, Stewart Island has been renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The Department of Conservation is consulting with tourism operators, iwi, community and landowners to tackle pest management on Ulva Island.
The Department of Conservation has closed Crazy Paving Cave in Kahurangi National Park for 12 months to protect the rare Nelson cave spider.
Proposed changes to the classification of stewardship land on the West Coast will not affect any existing rights or concessions already granted.
Work on the Experience Centre at the $26m Dolomite Point Redevelopment Project in Punakaiki is now underway.
The $60m for visitor asset management will help to maintain DOC huts and other assets.
The Department of Conservation has failed to protect native kororā, or penguins, on Waiheke Island, according Chlöe Swarbrick.
The exact cap is still to be determined but local iwi has suggested 800, says DOC.
Operators, businesses and agents accounted for 1.4% of all Great Walks bookings for the 2022-23 season, says DOC.
The Department of Conservation has reopened a section of the Paparoa Track on the West Coast ahead of schedule.
The Department of Conservation has reported the 15th dead Hector’s dolphin around the South Island since November last year.
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has conducted a survey of the Kaikōura Canyon to help the Department of Conservation understand more about marine life inside and outside Hikurangi Marine Reserve.
Operators may have a more efficient system to deal with if proposed changes proceed.
Around 80% of the 7,480 Milford Track bookings for the 2022-23 season came from New Zealanders, says the Department of Conservation.
Milford Track booked out in a quarter of an hour this morning after the Department of Conservation opened reservations for its 2022-23 Great Walks season.
The decline has hit DOC in the pocket with revenue from its flagship experiences suffering.
Auckland’s bid to have its volcanic field recognised as a World Heritage site will get a boost from funding for Jobs for Nature initiatives, says the government.
Forest & Bird is taking legal action against the Department of Conservation’s decision to allow a marina developer to displace a little penguin colony at Waiheke Island.
The Department of Conservation has closed a section of the Tangoio Falls in Hawke’s Bay due to recent weather events.
Get ready for the opening of bookings for Great Walks 2022-23.
Forest & Bird has welcomed Nicola Toki as its new chief executive Kaiwhakahaere.
DOC says hunters need to share the backcountry, including huts and tracks, safely and are mindful of others during this season’s roar.
Construction work on the main phase of the Department of Conservation’s Dolomite Point Redevelopment Project at Punakaiki will start next month.
A report into the Department of Conservation’s treatment of Treaty of Waitangi obligations has recommended a major reform of the conservation system and the way DOC works with iwi and hapu.
The Department of Conservation is suspending its requirement for people to be fully vaccinated to use its accommodation, in line with updated public health guidance.
The upgrade of Hump Ridge Track to Great Walk status is underway, with the first spade hitting the ground in Southland this week.
The Department of Conservation will review public submissions on the proposed marine reserve at Hākaimangō – Matiatia on Waiheke Island.
A dead Hector’s dolphin has been discovered on Christchurch’s New Brighton Beach last Saturday.
