Date: 19 December 2018
DOC is appealing for information after six headless fur seal pups were found in a remote but popular Christchurch bay.

Date: 30 November 2018
DOC says yesterday’s tragic accident where a climber was killed by an avalanche and another was rescued highlights the risks involved in exploring New Zealand’s mountains.

Date: 03 November 2018
Visitors to Ōtamahua/Quail Island in Te Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour will now be able to stay overnight.

Date: 31 October 2018
DOC has extended the public submission period for the draft Aoraki/Mount Cook and Westland Tai Poutini national park management plans.

Date: 29 October 2018
To boost the population of rare and threatened bird species living in the Hurunui River, control work is starting this week to reduce the numbers of southern black backed gulls, which prey on threatened chicks and their nests.

Date: 16 October 2018
DOC will begin tahr control this week following the release of its operational plan outlining how it will work with the hunting sector to reduce tahr numbers in the central South Island.

Date: 03 October 2018
DOC has made no decision on the detail of an operational control plan to reduce the tahr population over the next eight months, despite recent hunter commentary.

Date: 18 September 2018
DOC is stepping up efforts to control Himalayan tahr across the central South Island as numbers have reached destructive levels.

Date: 13 September 2018
A dog has attacked a a New Zealand fur seal/kekeno on The Pines/Kairaki beach.

Date: 08 September 2018
DOC is seeking the views of the public on draft management plans for Aoraki/Mount Cook and Westland Tai Poutini National Parks.

Date: 10 August 2018
DOC says human interference was not to blame for the deaths of more than 40 New Zealand fur seals/kekeno at a remote bay in Banks Peninsula at the weekend.

Date: 09 August 2018
A record number of endangered black stilt/kakī have been released into the wild in the Mackenzie basin this week after the best breeding season ever.

Date: 09 August 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The New Zealand Threat Classification System report on freshwater fish provides the latest conservation status of New Zealand’s 76 known freshwater fish species.

Date: 07 August 2018
The death of two privately-held captive kea after a routine health check over the weekend is concerning and DOC would like to determine the cause of their deaths.

Date: 05 August 2018
DOC is keeping an open mind about how more than 40 New Zealand fur seals/kekeno died, after their bodies were found on a remote bay in Banks Peninsula.

Date: 30 July 2018
The death of a second semi-resident Kaikoura sperm whale in a month has been met with concern by those who know the animals.

Date: 26 August 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The home of a giant native grasshopper is now safer after Crown land in the Mackenzie Basin was protected as conservation land, Land Information and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

Date: 20 July 2018
Source: Mackenzie District Council
A new working group will develop short-term solutions to manage camping in the Mackenzie and Waitaki basins.

Date: 11 April 2018
DOC is urging fishers to check the location of marine reserves before they go fishing after a string of offending in Canterbury’s two marine reserves this summer.

Date: 20 March 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation and the Minister for Primary Industries
Work to improve protection of the nationally endangered Hector’s dolphin will accelerate after five were accidentally killed in a fishing net off Banks Peninsula.

Date: 09 March 2018
Source: Lincoln University
Lincoln University and the Department of Conservation are teaming up to meet “a desperate need” in the parks and recreation sector.

Date: 07 March 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Two options to protect areas of ocean off the east coast of the South Island will be considered by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage.

Date: 21 February 2018
A new report identifies opportunities and challenges facing agencies and the community in the future management of the Mackenzie Basin.

Date: 12 January 2018
DOC is warning fishers to stay out of marine reserves around Banks Peninsula after a recent spate of alleged illegal fishing.