2018 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2018.

Wellington/Kapiti

Date: 22 November 2018
The undersea creatures of Kapiti Marine Reserve have technology on their side.

Date: 16 November 2018
A series of working bees are being held in the Catchpool Valley, near Wellington to spruce up the popular facilities for summer.

Date: 08 October 2018
Flat hunting season in Wellington usually starts with the students in February. However, this year kākā breeding activity is bringing a wave of unwanted intruders into Wellington properties.

Date: 14 September 2018
Powell Hut will be closed to all users from 1 November 2018 until 30 April 2019 for the existing hut to be demolished and a new hut re-built.

Date: 27 August 2018
Marine life at Wellington’s Taputeranga Marine Reserve has flourished in the decade since it was created, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage said yesterday.

Date: 20 August 2018
DOC is seeking information about an injured leopard seal believed to have been attacked by a dog in Porirua at the weekend.

Date: 08 August 2018
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Government is supporting a project to make Wellington the world’s first predator free capital city with a $3.27 million funding boost announced by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today.

Date: 05 July 2018
DOC reminds keen whale watchers to keep at least 50 m away from the rare southern right whale/tohora currently enjoying Wellington Harbour.

Date: 04 May 2018
DOC is responding to the discovery of Argentine ants at the mainland visitor departure point for the Kapiti Island Nature Reserve.

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

Date: 23 March 2018
Two men are likely to face heavy penalties after helping themselves to paua in rock pools within the Taputeranga Marine Reserve.

Date: 12 February 2018
A group of geckos on Mana Island near Wellington were fitted with tiny backpacks today, as researchers hope to shed light on how far they move when transferred to new homes

Date: 26 January 2018
A two-week research expedition to gather data on the elusive, endangered blue whale within New Zealand’s shores is due to set sail on Sunday 28 January.