Department of Conservation
Jan 18, 2025 · 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.
Te Whanganui-o-Hei Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve
The reserve protects a wide range of habitats from sandy flats to rocky reefs, offering great snorkelling and diving. Visitors to the reserve can also enjoy swimming, kayaking and viewing the interesting coastal geology. The marine reserve was established in …
Royal Cam: Royal albatross/toroa - Department of Conservation
Royal Cam is a 24-hour live stream of an albatross nest during the breeding season. Royalcam is viewing RLK and GLG at Signal Station Trig. Their egg was laid on 11 of November 2024.
Milford Track: Fiordland National Park, Fiordland region
From late October to April, experience 'the finest walk in the world' - along valleys carved by glaciers, through ancient rainforests and past cascading waterfalls. From May to late October, it can be cold and wet, with ice, snow and short daylight hours - only go if you have alpine, river crossing and navigation skills.
Pets on conservation land - Department of Conservation
No pets or domestic animals are allowed on conservation land including in national parks or wildlife reserves - even if your pet is on a lead, in a harness, carrier or otherwise contained. This rule protects our native wildlife and the ecosystems …
Wasps: Animal pests - Department of Conservation
New Zealand has several kinds of native wasps which have evolved here and have never become a nuisance. But five social species of wasps have been accidentally introduced since the 1940s and are classed as pests (German and common wasps, and three species of paper wasp).
DOC maps: Discover the outdoors
Explore New Zealand's outdoors with DOC maps, featuring key places, campsites, tracks, huts, and visitor centres.
Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Tongariro National Park, Central North ...
May to late October – winter season. Special skills and preparation are required to complete the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in winter. There is increased risk from snow, ice, avalanche terrain and sub-zero temperatures.
Kākāpō: New Zealand native land birds - Department of …
Kākāpō Recovery leads kākāpō conservation efforts today.They face major challenges due to kākāpō infertility and inbreeding. Nevertheless, they've had some triumphant successes using innovative techniques to grow the population.
History: Kākāpō Recovery - Department of Conservation
Decline. Five of seven kiore/Pacific rats caught near a kākāpō's nest after a chick went missing, 1993 Image: DOC Polynesian settlers. When the first Polynesian settlers arrived in New Zealand about 700 years ago, they found kākāpō to be easy prey.