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The fourth series of Meet the Locals videos

Introduction

Take a look at the fourth series of Meet the Locals videos.

This video is part of the Meet the Locals series that was originally shown on TVNZ. 

Dune restoration video

Dune restoration video

Watch this video to learn about the important plants that live on our coastal beaches. Nic visits Stewart Island to find out which plants are the 'goodies' and the 'baddies'.

Golden Point Battery video

Golden Point Battery video

Nic visits Golden Point Battery in Otago, one of New Zealand's oldest gold mining operations.

Grand and Otago skinks video

Grand and Otago skinks video

Grand and Otago skinks are only found in Otago. Learn how DOC's scientists are using a mammal-proofed fence to save these precious reptiles.

Hector's dolphin video

Hector's dolphin video

Hector's dolphin is New Zealand's smallest dolphin. These native dolphins are endangered in New Zealand. Find out how to behave when sharing the water with Hector's.

Jewelled geckos video

Jewelled geckos video

Check out this video to see some of our more charismatic locals! Nic finds some jewelled geckos in Canterbury.

Kaikoura video

Kaikoura video

Learn about out how we made the shift from hunting whales, to watching them. Nic meets tourism operators in the Marlborough region and some of our largest locals!

Kākāriki video

Kākāriki video

Nic finds out how DOC staff in Canterbury are fighting the clock to save our threatened species of kākāriki.

Karitane coastal walk video

Karitane coastal walk video

Check out how DOC is working with local Iwi in Otago. Discover the legends and history of Huriawa Peninsula.

Kiwi avoidance training video

Kiwi avoidance training video

Dogs are one of the top threats to our kiwi. Check out this video to find out how dogs can be trained to avoid kiwi at all costs.

Mokoia Island video

Mokoia Island video

Mokoia Island is an culturally significant site, steeped in history. Watch this video to find out about Rotorua's history, and some of the species recovery work DOC does here.

Molesworth Recreation Reserve video

Molesworth Recreation Reserve video

Welcome to Molesworth Recreation Reserve. Watch this video to find out more about this historic station in the Marlborough region.

Petrified forest video

Petrified forest video

Is it a beach? Or is it a forest? Watch this video to find out all about the petrified forest at Curio Bay in Southland.

Project Crimson Kawhia video

Project Crimson Kawhia video

Watch this video to see how Project Crimson and local groups are bringing the 'Crimson Coast' back to coastal Waikato.

Saving the kākāpō video

Saving the kākāpō video

Learn about how DOC have brought the kākāpō back from the brink of extinction. Nic talks to Don Merton about how we're saving one of the world's rarest parrots.

Suburban backyard video

Suburban backyard video

Learn the kind of wildlife you might find in your own garden, and how to turn it into a haven for birds, lizards and weta.

The man who saved the black robin video

The man who saved the black robin video

Meet Don Merton. Watch this video to discover how Don and his team were instrumental in the survival of New Zealand's black robin on the Chatham Islands.

Trainee ranger video

Trainee ranger video

Find out how you can become a DOC ranger! Trainee rangers learn how to look after our locals in the Nelson/Tasman region.

Tusked wētā video

Tusked wētā video

See the tusked wētā up close and personal! These carnivorous invertebrates are native to Middle Island, Coromandel, Auckland.

Ulva Island video

Ulva Island video

Ulva Island is a predator-free Island off Stewart Island. Find out how the community has worked with DOC to halt the decline of our native birds.