The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday.

The Department of Conservation and New Zealand Nature Fund are partnering to save endangered species by matching investment to projects. The partnership creates opportunities for donors and ...

Contact a DOC visitor centre for advice on your visit to New Zealand's conservation areas. We have DOC visitor centres nationwide, staffed by DOC rangers with local knowledge about conservation places ...

The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from the Tākaka Valley down to Waitapu wharf. It provides access to some excellent ...

Camp on the shores of Lake Tūtira or explore the area on several tracks. Discover a wildlife refuge, native forest and waterfalls. This area is alongside SH2, north of Napier. Lake Tūtira was made a ...

Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. This walk is a great option for kids - with tunnels and other gold mining relics there ...

The Potters No. 2 Tramping Track takes you from the historical Potters huts to a grave site on a nearby hill. The area this track goes through includes several alluvial gold diggings worked in this ...

The project aims to protect and enhance the biodiversity of the Routeburn area by controlling introduced predators. This will ...

Lake Ōkāreka, Lake Okataina and Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserves are closed for hunting from the last weekend in November to the first weekend in February inclusive. Dogs (restricted numbers) allowed.

Adult (18+ years): $10 per night Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night Child/Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put ...

The Government is consulting on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s conservation management system, aiming to protect ...

A workstream to reduce the damage that freshwater pests cause to Aotearoa New Zealand’s freshwater ecosystems.