2018 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2018.

Nelson/Tasman

Date: 13 December 2018
DOC is reminding dog owners to control their dogs on beaches after a little blue penguin/kororā was killed by two dogs

Date: 13 November 2018
The pitter patter of little takahē feet is on the cards at Kahurangi National Park after the first eggs of the new wild population have been found.

Date: 18 October 2018
A record number of whio ducklings hatched in the 2017-2018 season is a welcome increase to the endangered population.

Date: 04 May 2018
The Abel Tasman National Park has been given the tick of approval as a home for pāteke, with the population of rare native ducks about to increase dramatically.

Date: 18 April 2018
An endangered giant land snail mistakenly kidnapped by trampers from Kahurangi National Park is being returned home by DOC.

Date: 20 March 2018
For the first time in more than 100 years, takahē will roam freely in Kahurangi National Park in an historic attempt to create a new wild population outside of Fiordland.