Date: 12 October 2020
DOC is disturbed by reports of people in Napier handling kororā/little blue penguins and posting images of themselves with the birds on social media.

Date: 02 October 2020
DOC and Hastings District Council say crucial visitor risk management work at Cape Kidnappers/Te Kauae-a-Māui should be completed by Labour Weekend, which would allow people to access the DOC track.

Date: 28 September 2020
One of Hawke’s Bay’s volunteer-run kiwi conservation projects is getting a boost from the Department of Conservation (DOC) Community Fund.

Date: 10 August 2020
It’s the time of year to watch out for seals resting around our Hawke’s Bay coastlines, say Hawke’s Bay DOC office.

Date: 15 July 2020
After receiving a risk analysis of the cliffs at Cape Kidnappers/Te Kauae-a-Māui, DOC and Hastings District Council say people will be able to access the DOC track at the end of the beach later in the year – but warn that the risks are high.

Date: 09 June 2020
DOC rangers heading back into the field have been greeted by high ferret catches in their traplines.

Date: 10 May 2020
Source: Offices of the Minister for Biosecurity and the Minister of Conservation
Redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again.

Date: 02 March 2020
DOC is concerned as hundreds of tuna/eels are being found stranded or dead in Hawke’s Bay waterways and is asking the public to report any cases.

Date: 24 February 2020
DOC Hawke’s Bay is concerned after local biodiversity champions discovered several mangrove seedlings planted in the Ahuriri Estuary without permission.

Date: 23 January 2020
The 1.5 km DOC-managed track, which forms part of the 9 km Cape Kidnappers walking track, will remain closed while a Quantitative Risk Assessment report goes through the final stages of review.

Date: 17 January 2020
Locals will have a chance to get hands-on, in a scientific race against the clock at Waipātiki’s BioBlitz at the start of February.

Date: 16 January 2020
A stomach full of plastic is a likely cause of death to a juvenile toroa/southern royal albatross, an autopsy has found.

Date: 13 January 2020
As the summer weather turns up the dial, DOC is urging people to stick by the rules and not light fires in prohibited areas.