With zero sign of predators and already three hatched chicks, this breeding season is looking positive for kea in ...

William Hartree was a local conservationist, and the reserve and lodge were created in his memory. The lodge itself was built ...

A hawksbill sea turtle found alive on Ōkupe beach, Aotea/Great Barrier Island, has been urgently flown to Auckland Zoo for ...

DOC staff are horrified by the apparent shooting and painful death of a juvenile sea lion/pakake in the Catlins and are ...

DOC is asking people to watch out for invasive red-eared slider turtles in and around ponds, wetland and rivers in and around ...

Rākau Rangatira is a partnership project between DOC and Te Iwi O Te Roroa to upgrade both the visitor infrastructure and the ...

New data shows numbers of rock wren/pīwauwau/tuke, Aotearoa New Zealand’s only true alpine bird, are increasing where ...

DOC's first mainland island in Northland, Trounson Kauri Park is a 586-hectare reserve featuring an impressive stand of kauri trees. Trounson Kauri Park is located in western Northland, 40 km north of ...

Explore our nature with interactive mapping tools and free downloadable data. Geospatial (location-aware) information is key to DOC as well as our many visitors. Explore our nature with web maps and ...

The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track opened as a multi-day hike in November 2001 and is managed by the Tuatapere Hump Track Charitable Trust. In 2019 the track was chosen from a number of proposed tracks to ...

Sailing, boating and sea kayaking allows you to access some of the sheltered coves that the track bypasses. Tours and rentals can be arranged locally. If planning to stop at Adele and Fisherman ...

New Zealand's special wildlife is facing serious threats, and more action is needed to save it. The problem is big, so we ...