2024 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2024.

East Coast

Date: 02 December 2024
Source: Te Papa Atawhai Department of Conservation and Nga Hua o Mōrere
Nga Hua o Mōrere Steering Roopu are pleased to announce the much-anticipated reopening of the Mōrere Hot Springs.

Date: 25 October 2024
Springtime means longer days and warmer weather, making the long weekend a great opportunity to discover DOC campgrounds and farm walkways.

Date: 24 July 2024
DOC staff on the North Island’s East Coast say they are pleasantly surprised by how well tracks have fared after recent weather events in the area.

Date: 06 June 2024
DOC rangers in Whirinaki Te Pua-ā-Tāne Conservation Park have discovered a possible record-breaking roost of threatened long-tailed bats/pekapeka.

Date: 20 March 2024
DOC is appealing for information from the public after a protected great white shark was found decapitated on Mahia beach on Friday 15 March.