2018 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2018.

Central North Island

Date: 10 October 2018
Source: DOC and New Zealand Police
After a tragic death on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, DOC and New Zealand Police are encouraging people to help our visitors stay safe in the outdoors.

Date: 04 October 2018
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a popular hike but it is also dangerous.

Date: 23 September 2018
It is with sadness that the iwi of Ruapehu acknowledge the fatal accident where a hiker fell in to Te Wai ā-moe (crater lake) and a temporary rāhui (prohibition) has been placed on the area.

Date: 22 June 2018
DOC biodiversity rangers are in hot pursuit of ferrets which are hunting North Island brown kiwi in Tongariro Forest.

Date: 22 June 2018
Annual fishing licences can be purchased from 25 June and are valid from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Costs remain unchanged.

Date: 08 June 2018
Travelling to Mt Ruapehu by snow shuttle is safer, reduces traffic and helps protect the environment.

Date: 06 June 2018
A second DOC Kaimanawa wild horse muster for 2018 has been completed successfully.

Date: 16 May 2018
Four lucky photographers have won a Taupo Region Fishing Licence of their choice in a DOC competition which closed on Friday 11 May.

Date: 20 April 2018
‘Kiwi Forever’ an enduring legacy conservation and cultural programme was held recently in the Tongariro district.

Date: 17 April 2018
170 Kaimanawa wild horses have been successfully re-homed following the weekend’s muster from the Waiouru Military Training Area.

Date: 20 March 2018
Up to 300 Kaimanawa wild horses may need to be removed this April from the Waiouru Military Training Area (WMTA) during the muster.

Date: 13 February 2018
The Dome Equipment Shed is being removed from Mt Ruapehu this month as it is no longer needed to house volcano monitoring equipment.

Date: 02 February 2018
World Wetlands Day on 2 February presents a great opportunity to highlight the ongoing restoration work carried out on Lake Taupo’s Te Matapuna Wetland - one of the largest wetlands in the North Island.

Date: 15 January 2018
A whopping 26 whio have arrived at the Whio Hardening Facility in Turangi.