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Young people running and jumping on grass.
Haere mai

Kiwis everywhere are helping nature bounce back – in our backyards, communities and even from our couches. Join the Always Be Naturing movement and be part of the change.

A team of DOC staff and Love Our Huts and Tracks volunteers recently had a great trip to refresh Ada Pass Hut in the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve.

Watch Rakiura, a female kākāpō, live from her nest on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, a small, predator free island in southern New Zealand.

Get involved in volunteer activities around the country.

When predators are gone, nature throws a party.

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

For the first time in more than a century Otago’s pakake /New Zealand sea lion population has produced more than 35 pups, putting it officially on track to breeding colony status.

More young women are heading out hunting and this has been reflected in the results for this year’s annual Pureora Hunting Competition.

Taranaki duck hunters are reminded to carefully identify targets this season to ensure they are not shooting an endangered species.

Rare native Hochstetter’s frogs thought to have escaped from captivity during a flood in the 1970s have been breeding secretly in Lower Hutt for nearly 50 years – before being rediscovered by a young conservationist exploring the creek behind his house.