Marine reserves are special places to be enjoyed by everyone. They offer the chance to see rare and abundant sea creatures and environments. Walking, sailing, kayaking, snorkelling and diving are just ...

DOC rangers and a hut warden were in the right place at the right time to help a hiker in the Nelson Lakes National Park. Two well-equipped and experienced DOC rangers and a hut warden were in the ...

The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which was travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. DOC Operations Manager, Kirsty Prior, says the team located the ...

DOC is seeking information from the public, following reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel. A concerned member of the ...

The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which is travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. It was observed entangled in a fishing net in the Western Waitemata ...

A North Canterbury man has been fined $6,000 for driving a digger through a large black-billed gulls/tarāpuka colony, destroying their nests. Clive Gordon repeatedly drove a utility vehicle and a ...

After more than 40 years weathering storms, snow, sun, and gale-force winds, it’s time to renew much-loved Pouākai Hut. One of the oldest huts in Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki, Pouākai Hut sits just below ...

The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used to assess the threat status of our taxa (species, subspecies, varieties and forma). What to do if you find a dead bird, beached whale, or other ...

Visit Catchpool Valley & Ōrongorongo Valley. Catchpool Valley is the most popular entrance to Remutaka Forest Park with a well-maintained campground in close reach of tracks, picnic sites and swimming ...

Pureora Forest Park straddles the Hauhungaroa and Rangitoto ranges west of Lake Taupō and east of Te Kuiti. In 1946 Pureora Forest was one of the last native forests to be opened up for logging.

The Tararua Range provides an outstanding variety of tramping, hunting and walking opportunities in a wild, natural landscape.

Help DOC staff protect native species from one of the most damaging insect pests and volunteer for Wasp Wipeout operations in Nelson Tasman. Introduced wasps harm our native birds by competing for ...