Date: 21 December 2020
With a record number of Kiwis purchasing boats and getting out on the water this summer, DOC is asking people to report any sightings of Hector’s and Māui dolphins.

Date: 17 December 2020
Visitors to Taranaki Mounga and Egmont National Park are being urged to prepare properly as a busy summer season looms for the popular North Island destination.

Date: 16 December 2020
A North Island brown kiwi rescued from a Taranaki road culvert has made an incredible recovery and is set for a festive season release back into the forest.

Date: 23 November 2020
The arrival of a leopard seal on a Taranaki beach is a timely reminder of the care people need to take around marine mammals coming ashore in warmer weather, says DOC.

Date: 06 October 2020
Trampers hiking to Taranaki’s popular Pouakai Hut will soon have the security of knowing they have a bunk for the night.

Date: 29 September 2020
Lake Dive Hut, one of Mt Taranaki's most popular huts, has been destroyed by fire.

Date: 09 September 2020
A grant from the Department of Conservation’s Community Fund is a vital building block for a Taranaki iwi organisation on its conservation journey.

Date: 03 September 2020
A North Island brown kiwi faces a long road to recovery after being rescued from a Taranaki road culvert.

Date: 07 July 2020
The removal of unsafe exotic trees in Egmont National Park will have flow-on benefits to the Taranaki community, says the Department of Conservation.

Date: 14 May 2020
Trampers keen to get back up on Mount Taranaki in Alert Level 2 will need to practice physical distancing and be prepared for winter conditions.

Date: 22 April 2020
The Hawera couple are close to notching up 40 years of volunteer work supporting the DOC's management of Egmont National Park – including painting, hut construction and even building steps on tracks.

Date: 16 April 2020
Mount Taranaki’s pests be warned – DOC ranger Tama Blackburn has been busy constructing over 110 traps while working from home during the lockdown.

Date: 03 April 2020
DOC has welcomed the Civil Defence decision to close roads into Egmont National Park in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Date: 10 March 2020
Taranaki duck hunters and neighbours of Mt Taranaki are encouraged to sign their dogs up for a free whio (blue duck) aversion training session this March

Date: 05 March 2020
Work on the first stage of the development Taranaki Crossing in Egmont National Park is underway.