16th September 2026 Conservation / DOCA direction to DOC to “enable development to the greatest extent practicable” on conservation land survives a redraft of the legislation.
8th September 2026 Conservation / IVLThe government is investing $2.075m from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy in two Waikato conservation projects.
12th August 2026 Conservation / DOCTwo Taranaki conservation projects have secured $1.04m in government funding, with another $1.2m expected in cash and in-kind support from iwi, landowners, community groups and volunteers.
21st July 2026 Conservation / TECNZTECNZ does not support the bill’s proposed visitor levy framework, which would allow DOC to charge overseas tourists for access to popular parts of the conservation estate.
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.
