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The Department of Conservation has identified two ‘types’ of visitors – those who spectate nature and those who participate in it.

Beachgoers are putting threatened Opoutere dotterels and variable oystercatchers at risk of habitat destruction near a key nesting site in the Coromandel, says the Department of Conservation.

Kura Tawhiti Castle Hill in Canterbury is now home to three new pou whenua installations that share narratives covering Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāi Tahu history.

The Taranaki Crossing visitor centre is set to undergo a $2.9m redevelopment as work gets underway to improve the experience for people traversing 41 kilometres of tracks in the region.

Public hearings will get underway next week for the proposed reclassifications of 504 parcels of Department of Conservation stewardship land on the West Coast.

A Hector’s dolphin has been spotted off the coastline around Northland and Auckland and the Department of Conservation is urging people in the area to report any sightings.

A new marine reserve monitoring system and a network of rangers will make up the government’s new Marine Monitoring and Reporting framework.

Waitomo Glowworm Caves visitor centre will host seven workshops as part of Conservation Week, run by Tourism Holdings staff employed through the government’s Jobs for Nature programme.

Aoraki/Mt Cook’s Hooker Valley Track her now reopened to the public following heavy rain that eroded the riverbanks around the bridge in late August.

Members of the Department of Conservation’s West Coast offices are banding together with their communities to celebrate Conservation Week and raise awareness of more than 4,000 at-risk plants and animals.

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.

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.

More than 430 female deer have been eradicated from conservation areas around Kaikiekie/Bradshaw Sound in western Fiordland.

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.

Fiordland operators have been part of a monumental effort to rid the national park of more than 100,000 invasive weeds.

The South Westland Jobs For Nature programme has been extended for another year thanks to total funding of $3.78m from the Department of Conservation until June 2023.

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.