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Clever canines developing a nose for conservation in Taranaki
‘Heavyweight champion’ albatross chick looking for name
Penguin dumped in restaurant bin killed by dog
Tara iti breeding season challenged by weather
Local hunter big winner in Pureora competition
Kauaeranga Valley sites closed for work
Bat conservation focus of Hamilton conference
Great Walk bookings to reopen mid-June
St James Cycle Trail bridge to be replaced
New report confirms mixed bag for bats
Persistence pays off with Te Kākahu-O-Tamatea stoat caught
Taranaki’s Around the Mountain Circuit closed until further notice
Manaia’s wayward weka has mate as second bird discovered
Toxoplasmosis confirmed as cause of dolphin’s death
DNA detects threatened flatheads
Rare skinks return to southern home
DOC announces price changes for accommodation facilities
No pāua fishing allowed in Kaikōura marine reserve
Hunters, trampers reminded to take care in the backcountry this Easter
Kākāriki karaka reintroduced to Hawdon Valley
‘Aere ra’ to rats on Cook Island atoll
Marine ranger “deeply appreciates” local support for Kapiti Marine Reserve
Dolphin found dead on Auckland beach
Bringing kiwi back to Southern Ruahine
Have you seen koi carp, gambusia or rudd?
Dogs help ducks
Pureora hunting competition returns for 2023
DOC urges dog control following penguin deaths
DOC and iwi call for information on shot tākapu
Bat monitoring success in Pureora Forest
Opportunities are all around to connect with ocean this Seaweek
Caution urged due to extreme fire risk in Otago and Southland
Caution needed before heading to conservation areas after cyclone
Reburial of sperm whale to occur as resources and conditions allow
DOC facilities closed across North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle approaches
Landslip, rockfall risk closes Cathedral Cove
Eighteen shore plover translocated to Waikawa Island
Campsites and tracks closed as weather damage assessment continues
Rāhui lifted at Ōpoutere Beach
DOC-funded scholarships support critical climate change and biodiversity research
DOC’s Coromandel campsites and huts closed amid weather emergency
DOC advice on wildlife, tracks and facilities in greater Auckland region
Whio take flight in Canterbury
New pack in / pack out rules to start at DOC Whangarei camps
Seal sightings citizen science project extended
Wayward weka found in Manaia
Rāhui at Ōpoutere Beach
Protecting Nelson Lakes’ alpine lakes from ‘lake snow’