Department Of Conservation
Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks
The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise
Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks
Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio
Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island
The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio
Endangered whale dies on Northland beach
A "nationally critical" 10-metre long Bryde's whale died this morning after becoming stranded on a Northland beach. Plans were being made to refloat the tonnes-heavy whale at high tide in the early… Audio
Protecting wildlife on the Ashley-Rakahuri river
Lynn Freeman talks to members of the Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group, who are working to protect endangered wildlife living on the braided river.
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A man alone: Travelling the world solo by motorcycle
Chris Eden was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2005. Then he came up with a simple(ish) plan: ride a motorcycle solo across, round or through every continent in the world. So far he's… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Lorraine Cook in the Seychelles
New Zealander Lorraine Cook is a Feilding-born former DOC worker who has been working as a conservationist in the Seychelles for the past two and a half years. Audio
DOC closes 10 walking tracks in BOP due to Kauri dieback fears
Fears over the spread of Kauri dieback have prompted the permanent closure of 10 walking tracks in the Bay of Islands. DOC's Bay of Islands Operations Manager Martin Acroyd told our reporter Nita… Audio
Consensus protects deer herd 'susceptible to 1080' drops
Deer hunters say 1080 poison drops threaten a rare herd of fallow deer in north-west Nelson.
'Abusive, irrational, aggressive': Commissioner's role to combat 1080 haters
The Detail: The anti-1080 brigade has become a virulent force, bombarding websites and threatening to attack DOC staff.
'Abusive, irrational, aggressive' - combating the 1080 haters
Why does New Zealand use so much of the world's 1080, the controversial poison that environmentalists say we need to use more of, or lose our threatened bird species. Audio
DoC gets $11 million for worker security
New Zealand's conservation sector needs all the help it can get - so why has the Department of Conservation been given $11 million dollars to spend on worker security? Audio
DoC receives more than $10m for security against increasing attacks
Last week's Budget allocated $10.7 million to the Department of Conservation over four years, explicitly for security purposes amid increasing threats and violence from anti-1080 protesters. While… Audio
Our Changing World for 4 April 2019
The science of a mega mast year: predicting mass seeding events in New Zealand's forests and how DOC is planning large-scale predator control to save at-risk native birds. Audio
New tech trialled ahead of 1080 drop
A Taranaki conservation group is trialling the use of drones, battery-powered self-priming traps and infrared cameras ahead of a 1080 drop in Egmont National Park. Audio
DOC’s chats with Thompson & Clark reveal anti-1080 surveillance
Pages and pages of secret chat room conversations between DOC and Thompson & Clark have been released to Checkpoint, revealing how anti-1080 activists were being monitored. Lisa Owen reports. Video, Audio
Bye, bye birdie: Native seabird numbers in decline
It's a tough time to be a seabird in New Zealand, with 35% of our 92 resident indigenous species in decline. Climate change, the fishing industry and even cruise ships are all taking a toll on seabird… Audio
New ranger role to focus on historically significant Taranaki sites
Taranaki iwi and DOC have created a unique Kaitiaki Whenua Ranger role to help support the management of 30 cultural redress sites transferred to the iwi as part of its Treaty settlement.
Wild horses go under the hammer in Hanmer
A wild horse sale near Hamner Springs attracted of crowd of about 400. Audio, Gallery