Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai
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Introduction
View DOC media releases from 2022.Manawatu/Whanganui
Sea snake video results in conservation donation
Date: 25 May 2022
A Palmerston North man who removed a venomous sea snake from a North Island beach and then shared videos of the incident to the TikTok social media platform has been ordered to pay $500 to Save the Kiwi.
Te Awa Tupua receives support to improve the health of Awa
Date: 08 March 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Whanganui, the first river in the world to be given status as a living being is to undergo restoration work with new funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature - Mahi mō te Taiao programme.
Whanganui Journey temporarily closed
Date: 02 March 2022
As agreed with iwi, DOC yesterday morning closed the Whanganui Journey Great Walk due to confirmed cases of COVID-19 among a group of paddlers.
Manawatū’s ‘oases of nature’ receive conservation boost
Date: 04 January 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Government is throwing its support behind projects aimed at restoring a cluster of eco-islands and habitats in the Manawatū which were once home to kiwi and whio.