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Date: 23 October 2024 Work to upgrade the Rob Roy suspension bridge has been completed and it is now open to the public again.
Date: 11 October 2024 The mother of the juvenile pakake/sea lion recently found shot in Catlins Estuary has also been killed by someone using a firearm, which has sickened and shocked DOC staff.
Date: 10 October 2024 DOC is reporting significant damage to tracks in Otago and Southland following last week’s extreme weather.
Date: 04 October 2024 DOC is urging people in Otago and Southland to be careful this weekend as the current red alert weather event has already impacted tracks, with more rain forecast.
Date: 25 September 2024 DOC staff are horrified by the apparent shooting and painful death of a juvenile sea lion/pakake in the Catlins and are calling for the public to come forward with any information.
Date: 15 July 2024 A whale so rare only six specimens have ever been known to science has washed ashore on an Otago beach.
Date: 04 July 2024 Three popular DOC bridges closed for safety last year are expected to reopen this summer following extensive remediation work.
Date: 19 April 2024 DOC is closing its Ōtepoti Dunedin Visitor Centre and will focus on wildlife advocacy in the city in other ways.
Date: 28 March 2024 Pakake/sea lions in Dunedin have had the best breeding season on record, with more than 30 pups born.
Date: 11 March 2024 A ten-day-old toroa/northern royal albatross chick has died from ingesting soft plastic regurgitated by its parent, highlighting the threat plastic pollution poses to our vulnerable seabirds.
Date: 25 January 2024 The northern royal albatross/toroa which will be seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world has hatched at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head.
Date: 11 January 2024 DOC and New Zealand Police are reminding four-wheel drive users to stick to formed roads and drive with care this summer.
Date: 04 January 2024 Two sea lion pups were recently born at the Chisholm Links golf course, so Dunedin residents are being asked to keep dogs on leads and drive carefully while in the area.