Image: Jaime Apolonio | Creative Commons
Track through historic goldmining site.
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Take care of Aotearoa, and always be prepared for your trip.

If you’re after epic adventures, you can’t look past the story of Carlos Zavalaga, who followed Northern Buller’s albatross all the way from Peru to the tiny island of Motuhara in the Chathams and back again!

We need your help to grow funding for nature. By donating to these DOC nature projects you can help protect endangered species and habitats.

Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza viruses.

Kākāpō adoptions are a special way to support the conservation of this taonga species. You can adopt a kākāpō for yourself or as a gift.

Have your say on the two discussion documents by 28 February 2025.

Starting from bare ground near Arowhenua Marae in Temuka, a Jobs for Nature project to support the Rakitata River Revival project now employs 11 people.

DOC is exploring alternatives to its management role at Te Anau Bird Sanctuary/Te Punanga Manu following a review into the facility and its operations.

A DOC-led spartina control operation will focus on an infestation of the plants in the inter-tidal areas of Coromandel Harbour later this month.

DOC will begin the latest Maaui dolphin abundance estimate survey next week, continuing vital work to monitor and protect one of the world’s rarest marine mammals.