Department Of Conservation
A Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has…
AudioDoC backs down on OIA chopper info charge
The Department of Conservation has backed down on its decision to charge a mountaineering club $1600 for an Official Information Act (OIA) request.
DOC profits from native timber felled in cyclone
The Department of Conservation has made over $1 million harvesting native timber which fell during a cyclone on the West Coast. Audio
Time running out for Kaimanawa horses
Time is running out for dozens of Kaimanawa horses if rescuers don't come forward by this Friday with offers to rehome them. Video, Audio
Parliament backs lone ranger powers
Legislation to give DOC rangers greater powers to arrest smugglers and poachers has unanimously passed its first reading. Audio
Locals fed up West Coast track still closed
DoC is being accused of neglecting its core functions after failing to repair a West Coast track damaged in a storm two years ago.
RMA changes may hobble DoC
The Department of Conservation has advised its minister that proposed changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) mean it may not be able to carry out its statutory duty. Audio
DOC warns that RMA changes may prevent it from doing its job
Department of Conservation officials have told the Conservation Minister it may not be able to carry out its statutory duty to protect endangered species or rare habitats under changes to the Resource… Audio
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
Nicola Toki is the Department of Conservation's Threatened Species Ambassador. And her critter of the week is the New Zealand lamprey, kanakana or piharau. Audio
Overcrowding fears for Milford and Routeburn
Bookings on the South Island's famous tramping tracks are running at an all-time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation. Audio
Major milestone for little spotted kiwi
The little spotted kiwi has started breeding in Fiordland's Dusky Sound after being wiped out from the area over a century ago.
Blue whales race for female attention
Researchers have witnessed the rare sight of Pygmy blue whales racing one another off Cape Farewell, at the top of the South Island. Video
Nesting Dunedin albatross couple go live on webcam
The "royalcam" live stream has been set up by the Department of Conservation to watch the northern royal albatross nesting at the Pukekura/Taiaroa Head. Audio
Kakapo breeding is 'all go'
The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males
Kakapo breeding is 'all go'
The 2016 kakapo breeding season is underway, with the exciting news that a female with Fiordland genes has mated for the first time with two first-time males
AudioNZ's biodiversity going backwards
Scientists say the country's biodiversity will keep going backwards unless the Department of Conservation gets a much needed funding boost. Audio
Kaikoura Seals - Jody Weir
A popular walking track has been temporarily shut, due to aggressive male seals and newborn pups. The Ohau Waterfall Stream track is near Kaikoura and is a place people can usually view the fur seal… Audio
Wetland wanderings in the Whangamarino
Alison Ballance joins freshwater fish expert Stella McQueen in one of New Zealand’s largest bogs – the Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland – in search of fernbirds, spotless crake and mudfish Audio
Wetland wanderings in the Whangamarino
Alison Ballance joins freshwater fish expert Stella McQueen in one of New Zealand’s largest bogs – the Waikato’s Whangamarino wetland – in search of fernbirds, spotless crake and mudfish
AudioSmelter pulls support for conservation programme
The Aluminimum Smelter has pulled its 25-year-long sponsorship of a landmark conservation programme. Audio
