Date: 26 December 2020
Canterbury boaties found fishing in Akaroa’s two marine reserves will have no excuses and can expect to be fined if caught by DOC.

Date: 10 December 2020
Rare chicks from a remote island are hatching in Christchurch after a successful multi-day mission to increase the mainland gene pool of tūturuatu/tchūriwat’/shore plover.

Date: 26 November 2020
DOC has completed its planned Himalayan tahr control operations within the tahr feral range for 2020.

Date: 09 November 2020
People are encouraged to drive carefully on the foreshore after a critically injured kekeno/seal pup had to be euthanised on a Christchurch beach.

Date: 17 September 2020
As DOC’s new enforcement system rolls out, the Mahaanui district office is reminding Cantabrians and visitors to follow the conservation laws protecting Aotearoa’s native species.

Date: 14 September 2020
A popular overnight opportunity in Arthurs Pass National Park is available once again thanks to two generous donors, says DOC.

Date: 05 September 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The legal protection of 11,800 hectares of land as new conservation land is a step towards protecting the fragile drylands of Te Manahuna/the Mackenzie Basin, the Minister of Conservation and Land Information Eugenie Sage announced today.

Date: 01 September 2020
DOC has released its reconsidered Tahr Control Operational Plan for 2020/2021, which describes how DOC will control Himalayan tahr on public conservation land to protect native alpine ecosystems.

Date: 14 August 2020
DOC says hunters seeking a trophy Himalayan tahr can now access new maps showing where mature bulls were seen during recent control operations.

Date: 09 August 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A pest free Banks Peninsula/Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū is one step closer with a $5.11 million boost to accelerate this project and create jobs, announced Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage in Canterbury today.

Date: 06 August 2020
DOC is releasing 104 juvenile kakī/black stilts into the South Island's Mackenzie Basin as part of the Kakī Recovery Programme.

Date: 11 June 2020
Source: Minister of Conservation's Office
Hundreds of people are already employed working for nature as part of the Government’s COVID recovery plan, Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today while visiting workers on the ground on Canterbury’s Craigieburn Range today.

Date: 29 May 2020
DOC and Ngāi Tahu in consultation with the Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board have agreed to start a new review of the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Management Plan.

Date: 23 May 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A nearly 40-year programme to protect one of New Zealand’s most critically endangered birds is paying off, with a record number of adult kakī/black stilt recently recorded living in the wild, the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage announced today.

Date: 09 April 2020
Source: Department of Conservation and Fisheries New Zealand
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, DOC and Fisheries New Zealand are postponing public consultation on the proposed network of marine protection for the southeast South Island.

Date: 26 February 2020
Thousands of Cantabrians and visitors have the chance to learn about Christchurch’s World War II history with the reopening of the historic Awaroa/Godley Head gun emplacements.