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Young people running and jumping on grass.
Haere mai

Kiwis love nature. Naturing is how we protect it. Join the Always Be Naturing movement and get inspired to do your bit for nature.

Te reo Māori, like so many of New Zealand’s taonga, is threatened. But – like the environment – with collective understanding, care and action, the language will thrive.

Discover small ways you can make a big difference for nature.

Every business depends on nature in some way. By understanding how your business connects to nature, you can find new opportunities and reduce potential risks.

Get involved in volunteer activities around the country.

There may be more than 695 billion living things in Aotearoa, but some of the rarest need our help.

Defying the odds in a country where 90 per cent of seabirds are threatened with extinction, the feisty Westland petrel is hanging on in its colony near Punakaiki on the South Island’s West Coast.

A dolphin has been found decapitated on a beach north of Kaikōura, and DOC staff want to know what happened.

A public reserve will finally be established on the iconic Miramar Peninsula – Te Motu Kairangi in Wellington, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka and Land Information Minister Chris Penk have announced.

The annual Matuku Muster has returned for its second year.