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Budget 2022 overview
An overview of the Budget 2022 funding to the Department of Conservation.
Planning your trip under COVID-19 settings
Assess the COVID-19 risk when planning to stay in our huts and campsites.
Whenua Hou diving petrel/kuaka
The Whenua Hou diving petrel/kuaka is New Zealand’s 'newest' bird species, being only described as recently as 2018. The species only breeds on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) and is Threatened-Nationally Critical.
Help us improve conservation management planning and concessions legislation
We want to hear your views on proposals within the Conservation Management and Processes Bill to improve conservation management planning and concessions (the permissions system). Submissions close on 30 June 2022.
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Budget 2022: Tackling the biodiversity crisis through predator control and marine protection
Ramping up land-based pest control and investing in research to protect some of our most at risk marine animals are just two initiatives Budget 2022 is delivering as the Government scales up efforts to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis.
Endangered birds set course for new home
Nine juvenile tūturuatu/tchūriwat’/shore plover were translocated to Portland (Waikawa) Island earlier this month as part of ongoing efforts to preserve this rare and threatened species.
Great Walks in demand as they hit 30
Demand for bookings over New Zealand’s 30th Great Walks season is strong, with Kiwis taking up more than 85% of spots, says the Department of Conservation.
Smeagol the ‘gravel maggot’ leaves its rare mark on the remote West Coast
An extremely rare species of sea slug or ‘gravel maggot’ has been detected for the first time on a remote beach in South Westland.
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