Date: 03 November 2020
After narrowly avoiding total loss in the February 2019 Pigeon Valley fire, Eves Valley Scenic Reserve, a precious lowland beech-podocarp forest remnant, is growing again.

Date: 15 October 2020
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is stepping up protection of marine life in Tasman Bay’s two marine reserves with a new marine reserve ranger to increase patrols and a surveillance camera monitoring Horoirangi Marine Reserve.

Date: 25 September 2020
Ecological restoration of Nelson city’s Mahitahi (Maitai) river catchment will step up a gear with a $2 million Jobs for Nature funding boost that will create jobs equivalent to 30 fulltime roles spread over two years.

Date: 03 September 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced a $2 million expansion of the Backcountry Trust’s programme to repair and maintain huts, tracks and bridges in some of New Zealand’s more remote places as part of the Government’s $1.3 billion Jobs for Nature programme.

Date: 03 September 2020
The three takahē found dead after aerial predator control in Kahurangi National Park are likely to have died from 1080 toxin, post-mortem and toxicology tests show.

Date: 28 August 2020
Anecdotal reports of more birdlife on the Heaphy Track have been backed up by a five-year study showing increased numbers of some forest birds.

Date: 26 August 2020
DOC says three takahē have died after aerial 1080 predator control in Kahurangi National Park, one likely due to 1080 poisoning with the cause of death of the other two birds still being investigated.

Date: 22 May 2020
A new study on rock wren/tuke in Kahurangi National Park confirms predator control using 1080 strongly benefits these small alpine birds.

Date: 14 May 2020
Work to improve safety and provide for the protection of the sensitive environment of the Ōpārara Basin is set to begin at Alert Level 2.

Date: 31 January 2020
DOC is encouraging visitors to the Abel Tasman National Park this summer to ‘poo in a loo’ in a campaign aimed to reduce toileting in the bush to protect the environment and avoid unsightly human waste and toilet paper by tracks.