Little penguin/kororā are currently nesting for their breeding season
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Paparoa National Park Management Plan – court proceeding
Joint Statement by the Department of Conservation, the New Zealand Conservation Authority and the Royal Forest and Bird Society of New Zealand Inc.
Compliance and law enforcement
DOC enforces laws that protect New Zealand's biodiversity and historic heritage.
DOC's response to COVID-19
New Zealand is at Alert Level 1. DOC facilities are open - including visitor centres, huts, campgrounds and toilets.
Jobs for Nature – Mahi mō te Taiao
We have been allocated just over $500 million over the next four years to create nature-based job opportunities for approximately 6,000 people.
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DOC boosts science research with new scholarship
DOC is introducing a new scholarship programme to support high-quality research to achieve New Zealand’s conservation goals.
“Jobs for Nature” skydivers upgrade historic glacier view track
A historic track in South Westland is receiving an upgrade courtesy of skydiving staff who are splitting their time between track building and hosting domestic skydiving customers.
Hope blooms for rare kākābeak
The discovery of new wild specimens of the incredibly rare kākābeak/ngutukākā has sparked new hope for the species.
Collaboration leads to rare plant translocation
Two years of work to return the “flower of the underworld” to Wellington culminated this week, with Pua o te Rēinga/Dactylanthus taylorii seed making its way from Pureora Forest Park to Wellington’s Otari-Wilton’s Bush.
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