The wild goat hunting competition is back for 2024. Compete for over $70,000 worth of prizes and help protect the environment. If you find a New Zealand fur seal it's usually best to leave it alone, ...

DOC is asking the public for sightings of the pygmy blue whale successfully freed from a wharf on Kawau Island on Monday.

Work is about to begin on the first phase of a long-term, transformative project to protect Tāne Mahuta and preserve Waipoua ...

Aotearoa New Zealand is renowned for its scenic coastlines and protected wildlife. But coastal species such as little blue penguins/kororā and yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho are in decline. Here’s how you ...

There are only 246 kākāpō alive today. The Kākāpō Recovery Programme is operated by the Department of Conservation in partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. It combines the efforts of iwi, ...

The kingfisher is a distinctive bird with a green-blue back, buff to yellow undersides and a large black bill. It has a broad black eye-stripe, and a white collar in adults. The females are slightly ...

DOC is aware of a juvenile pygmy blue whale, approximately 14-15 meters in length, stranded under the Schoolhouse Bay Wharf ...

Take a day tramp and enjoy spectacular views of Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains from the Mount Herbert/Te Ahu Patiki summit. The track starts from the Te Waipapa/Diamond Harbour wharf. If ...

Aoraki/Mount Cook and the other high peaks attract mountaineers from around the world. They should only be attempted by experienced climbers/mountaineers. Guided ski trips, suitable for intermediate ...

This is a serviced 12-bunk hut in the Whanganui region. Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Tickets (red) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at ...

Cookies Hut is a basic six-bunk hut in Hakatere Conservation Park. Cookies Hut is 4 hours 30 minutes from a small car park on Double Hill Run Road. Leave SH72 and turn on to Blackford Road, which ...

Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules. Quailburn Track starts uphill from the historic area, which has a woolshed, sheep dip, homestead and hut ruins dating from 1866. The track ...