6th July 2026 Conservation / RegulationThe Environment Committee has extended the public submissions period for the Conservation Amendment Bill by one-and-a-half weeks, with submissions now closing at midday on 13 July.
23rd June 2026 Conservation / TCAThe coalition comprises some of NZ’s leading operators, who say tourism and conservation have complementary – not competing – interests.
12th May 2026 Conservation / DOCThe government plans to open public conservation land to privately funded nature and climate projects to help grow New Zealand’s voluntary carbon and biodiversity markets.
19th November 2025 Conservation / OranaOrana Wildlife Park in Christchurch has become the first place in New Zealand to host National Geographic’s The Greatest Wildlife Photographs Exhibition.
24th February 2025 Conservation / DOCThe Department of Conservation, Ngāi Tahu and community partners have joined the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) to help raise $137m to rewild Rakiura/Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands and the subantarctic Auckland Islands.
25th November 2024 Conservation / DOCPeople are being asked to give their views on the future management of West Coast conservation land.
7th October 2024 Conservation / RealNZRealNZ’s Conservation Ball at Lake Whakatipu’s Walter Peak raised $150,000 for conservation.
6th August 2024 Conservation / DOCPeople are being given a chance to have their say on conservation and permitted activities over the next ten years in the Far North Te Hiku region.
31st January 2024 Conservation / DOCVisitors to Thornton Beach on the Eastern Bay of Plenty are being asked to keep a watch for vehicles driving through the breeding grounds of the tūturiwhatu/Northern New Zealand dotterel and putting the birds at risk.
29th January 2024 Conservation / HuntingHunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay says more can be done to align conservation and hunting to preserve habitats.
30th November 2023 Conservation / DOCThe Department of Conservation is discouraging 4WD vehicles from travelling near nesting birds around the South Island’s braided rivers.
15th November 2023 Conservation / Ōkārito Boat Eco ToursTourism businesses and South Westland farmers are working together to restore the region’s ecological wellbeing by funding and participating in native tree planting.
