The Minister for Hunting and Fishing has designated Fiordland wapiti deer as New Zealand’s first Herd of Special Interest (HOSI).
There’s something magical about staying in a hut. The smell of the old wooden walls, the sound of boots drying by the fire… it’s all part of the experience.
H5N1 bird flu has been detected in New Zealand. DOC is working closely with the Ministry for Primary Industries, Ministry of Health, and Health New Zealand to respond to the arrival of bird flu.
Te Tōpuni Kōkōrangi invites early comments to help shape He Kawa Ora, the national park management plan for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki. Comments can be made until 20 October 2026.
Learn about Te Au Roa o Te Rakihouia, a marine protection network in the Otago region.
Discover small ways you can reconnect with nature and make a big difference this winter.
Alan Saunders was a 9-year-old boy with the Hamilton Junior Naturalists Club when he first heard the haunting call of the kōkako.
Close to 70 tonnes of concrete has been poured ready to hold a new suspension bridge in place on the lower Tongariro River in Tūrangi.
With the second case of H5 bird flu confirmed in a kāhu / harrier hawk in the Wairarapa yesterday, DOC has moved the region to a higher alert status.
Work on the ground will step up after confirmation today a single Kāhu, swamp harrier hawk, which was found in the Wairarapa, is the second bird in New Zealand confirmed to have H5 bird flu, says Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard and Conservation Minister Tama Potaka.