Date: 19 December 2018
Aerial 1080 pest control operation to help restore bird life and regenerate forest destroyed by pests at Rakaumangamanga / Cape Brett and Russell Forest has had successful results, with post operation pest figures significantly lower than expected.

Date: 11 December 2018
Source: Te Ruapekapeka Trust
Te Ruapekapeka Trust and DOC have signed the Te Ruapekapeka Pā and Battlefield Strategy and Plan, to protect the mana whenua and taha wairua of the Ruapekapeka Pā.

Date: 27 November 2018
DOC is working to refloat eight pygmy killer whales that have stranded in Northland.

Date: 22 November 2018
New test results have detected no sign of kauri dieback disease close to Tāne Mahuta, although a further two positive records have been confirmed in the wider area. One is near the site sampled in June 2018.

Date: 31 October 2018
October 2018 marks 20 years of the world-famous Poor Knights Marine Reserve, 22 km off Whangarei.

Date: 29 October 2018
Water sample results for a recent aerial 1080 operation in Russell Forest have come back clear, with no detectable 1080 in the tested waterways after 39 hours.

Date: 18 October 2018
One of New Zealand’s rarest birds, the New Zealand fairy tern, has surprised DOC rangers by producing eggs in October.

Date: 18 October 2018
On 28 September 2018 a Whangarei man was convicted of two offences under the Marine Reserves Act 1971.

Date: 17 October 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today announced that the DOC will close 21 tracks across kauri land to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 21 September 2018
It’s now easier than ever to get your tamariki into nature because there’s a brand new Kiwi Guardian adventure site launching at Pukenui Forest as part of this year’s Conservation Week.

Date: 11 September 2018
Seven tracks in the Bay of Islands will be temporarily closed while they are upgraded to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 07 September 2018
An adult humpback whale has become entangled in ropes attached to what is thought to be a crayfish pot. The whale is located at Kingfish Reef, off Deep Water Cove, southern Bay of Islands.

Date: 10 August 2018
Following the deaths of two whales, there is a rāhui on shellfish collection and fishing on a Northland beach.

Date: 07 August 2018
A difficult decision has been made to humanely euthanise the stranded humpback whale at Ripiro Beach, outside Dargaville.

Date: 11 July 2018
DOC is seeking public input on a new proposal to close various tracks in the kauri region to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease.

Date: 10 July 2018
Tracks along the Kauri Coast, on Northland’s west coast, will be temporarily closed while they are upgraded to prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 02 July 2018
A young dead male Northland brown kiwi was found by a group of dog walkers on Long Beach, Russell, Bay of Islands at 8 am on Saturday 9 June 2018.

Date: 18 June 2018
DOC continues its programme of upgrading tracks in the Kauri Coast to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 14 May 2018
Whangārei DOC staff are dangling from cliff edges and climbing trees to safeguard the threatened rātā vine species, carmine rātā, from myrtle rust.

Date: 12 April 2018
Kiwi listening stands are popping-up at markets across the Bay of Islands throughout April and May to give aspiring kiwi listeners information about how to contribute, including learning the difference between male and female kiwi calls.

Date: 26 January 2018
Source: Ministry for Primary Industries
Three measures that will strengthen efforts to save kauri trees from dieback disease were agreed by the Kauri Dieback Governance Group when they met yesterday.

Date: 24 January 2018
Summer is ‘boaty bag’ season in the Bay of Islands with up to 400 boaty bags being handed out to remind boaties of their responsibilities on the water and land.