Explore a limestone landscape of pancake-shaped rock formations, blowholes and surge pools on this short, paved walk that's great for children. This is an all-weather walk around the curious limestone ...

The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from the Tākaka Valley down to Waitapu wharf. It provides access to some excellent ...

The Potters No. 2 Tramping Track takes you from the historical Potters huts to a grave site on a nearby hill. The area this track goes through includes several alluvial gold diggings worked in this ...

Adult (18+ years): $10 per night Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night Child/Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put ...

A workstream to secure populations of shortjaw kōkopu, īnanga, longfin eel/tuna and lamprey across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Next summer (2025/26) DOC intends to pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots to help manage visitor pressure and support conservation. The pilot is funded by $3.8 m from the ...

DOC rangers were thrilled to find the first two southern New Zealand dotterel/pukunui chicks of the season on Stewart Island/Rakiura earlier this week. DOC Senior Biodiversity Ranger Kev Carter says ...

The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday. The baby kekeno/NZ fur seal somehow smuggled its way into a supply basket ...

A rowi, New Zealand’s rarest kiwi, has been found in new territory, marking an important milestone for the South Westland kiwi population. Rangers with the Predator Free South Westland project spotted ...

Wellingtonians will be able to experience Mātiu/Somes Island in Wellington again from Friday, 22 November, following the successful replacement of the island’s 85-year-old wharf. Te Whatanui Winiata, ...

The Department of Conservation and New Zealand Nature Fund are partnering to save endangered species by matching investment to projects. The partnership creates opportunities for donors and ...

“Today, the Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai is releasing two discussion documents for public consultation, and I encourage all New Zealanders to read them and share their views. “The ...