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View media releases from previous years.
Date: 22 November 2023 DOC is asking people to keep a lookout for a humpback whale, likely entangled in a cray pot line, seen off the Northland coast last week.
Date: 15 November 2023 DOC is gearing up to host approximately 60,000 campers over the upcoming summer at more than 300 campsites spread across New Zealand.
Date: 29 September 2023 Two critically threatened matuku-hūrepo/Australasian bittern were killed on a stretch of State Highway 12 between Rotu Forest and Maitahi, just outside Dargaville in recent weeks.
Date: 25 August 2023 Access to popular Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua will be limited over the coming weeks as important repair work gets underway, the Department of Conservation announced today.
Date: 04 August 2023 In a proactive step to prioritise the safety and well-being of visitors, DOC has announced the closure of a 60-metre section of the Hongi Hika track at Hongi Hika Recreation Reserve in Kerikeri.
Date: 17 February 2023 People are being urged to check tracks, huts and campsites are open before attempting to visit conservation land in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.
Date: 12 February 2023 DOC facilities throughout Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and the Hawke’s Bay have been closed to the public as Cyclone Gabrielle heads toward the country.