About Whanganui River and its catchment The river begins on the slopes of Mounts Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu and flows for 290 km to the coast at Whanganui. Its major tributaries include the ...

Bookings are open for the 2025/26 season. The track is well marked and signposted, but some sections may be steep and rough and the track could be muddy. There is one compulsory tidal crossing – check ...

Check which access roads into Mt Richmond Forest Park are open or closed. Check for alerts about temporary changes that may affect the safety or enjoyment of your trip into Mount Richmond Forest Park.

Of course, the land and its natural resources cannot act or speak as a person. Instead, Te Urewera is spoken for and governed by a board of humans, some appointed by the Crown, some by the trustees of ...

Visitor safety management overview Visitor safety cannot be managed everywhere DOC administers approximately 30% of New Zealand's land area – around 8 million hectares. Much of it consists of remote ...

Stay safe in the outdoors Choose the right trip for you. Learn about the route and make sure you have the skills for it. Understand the weather. Check weather forecasts. Pack warm clothes and extra ...

Date: 18 June 2025 Thanks to intensive management of wild nests and a growing hand-rearing programme with Auckland Zoo, this season saw 19 fledglings take to the skies. This is a significant ...

Date: 18 June 2025 A population of the rare and unusual spider, which lives in the “Crazy Paving Cave” in the Ōparara Valley on the South Island’s West Coast, is increasing and scientists think it is ...

Date: 16 June 2025 The western-most of three mountain ranges in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, Kaitake is the focus for a joint predator control programme involving the Department of Conservation (DOC), ...

Date: 19 June 2025 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation “We’re backing much-needed protection for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most unique conservation parks and southern-most kauri ...

Date: 11 June 2025 It is the first official re-introduction of a native species since DOC and Ngāti Rehua eradicated rats from Rakitū in 2018. “The Department of Conservation and Ngāti Rehua have a ...

Date: 13 June 2025 DOC, working alongside Te Whānau o Rangiwhakaahu, the University of Auckland, and Northland Regional Council, undertook the trial over 2 weeks in May 2025. Dive teams spent nearly ...