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View DOC media releases from 2022.Waikato
Pirongia neighbours urged to collaborate with DOC on feral goats
Date: 17 November 2022
Landowners with properties adjacent to Pirongia Forest Park are being urged to contribute to a renewed effort to control feral goats.
Rehabilitated pekapeka released back into the wild
Date: 08 November 2022
The native long-tailed bat/pekapeka attacked by a pet cat and rehabilitated by Hamilton Zoo has been successfully released back into the wild.
Arataki Track closed due to erosion risk
Date: 13 October 2022
Erosion has forced the closure of a second track in DOC’s Maniapoto district, with a landslip on the Arataki Track.
Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk closed due to erosion risk
Date: 10 October 2022
The picturesque Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk has been closed due to weather-related erosion.
Workshops give insight into nature during Conservation Week
Date: 05 September 2022
King Country residents can get actively involved in Conservation Week this year by taking part in seven informative workshops being delivered in Waitomo.
Kids into conservation in mass planting exercise
Date: 17 August 2022
Children from four schools braved tricky conditions while contributing to wetland conservation during a mass planting exercise in South Waikato this month.
Land transfer proposed for sacred Waikato site
Date: 07 July 2022
A public submissions process has opened for proposed classification and vesting in Waikato-Tainui of a historically significant 40ha area of land in Mercer.
Seal sightings sought in Hauraki and Coromandel
Date: 06 July 2022
Residents around the Hauraki Gulf and Coromandel are being urged to report sightings of kekeno/NZ fur seals over the next three months, as part of a new research project on the species.
Flora, fauna and communities set to flourish through Jobs for Nature
Date: 27 April 2022
An initiative that has provided tourism workers with alternative employment into the lead up to New Zealand’s borders reopening is being extended to ensure staff are retained, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.
Conservation cup win runs in the family
Date: 27 April 2022
Wetlands expert and advocate Dr Beverley Clarkson was today presented with New Zealand’s most prestigious conservation award, the Loder Cup by Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan.
GPS project reveals travels of North Island kākā
Date: 04 April 2022
Analysis of new data from birds fitted with transmitters has revealed North Island kākā flying long distances and even taking an avian ‘OE’.
Collaboration the key for new koi carp control trial
Date: 09 February 2022
A multi-agency partnership will see new methods and research approaches trialled for the control of the pest fish koi carp.