Bookings are open for the 2025/26 season. The track is well marked and signposted, but some sections may be steep and rough and the track could be muddy. There is one compulsory tidal crossing – check ...

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This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease. Application details Applicant: Kawau Island Catering ...

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application for a lease and licence for a term of more than 10 years from: ...

Date: 19 June 2025 Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation “We’re backing much-needed protection for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most unique conservation parks and southern-most kauri ...

Date: 19 June 2025 Royal fern can colonise natural areas rapidly, growing up to 2 m high, and crowding out native species in already pressured wetlands and swamps. A deciduous fern, the bright green ...

Date: 18 June 2025 Thanks to intensive management of wild nests and a growing hand-rearing programme with Auckland Zoo, this season saw 19 fledglings take to the skies. This is a significant ...

Date: 18 June 2025 A population of the rare and unusual spider, which lives in the “Crazy Paving Cave” in the Ōparara Valley on the South Island’s West Coast, is increasing and scientists think it is ...

Date: 16 June 2025 The western-most of three mountain ranges in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, Kaitake is the focus for a joint predator control programme involving the Department of Conservation (DOC), ...

Date: 15 June 2025 The juvenile to sub-adult humpback whale, estimated to be around 8–9 metres long, was first sighted around 9am on Sunday (15 June). It was caught in 12 mm braided cray pot line with ...

This application is notified under section 17SC of the Conservation Act 1987. The Minister of Conservation has received an application: Application details Applicant: Grant Hylton Hensman Location of ...

Date: 13 June 2025 DOC, working alongside Te Whānau o Rangiwhakaahu, the University of Auckland, and Northland Regional Council, undertook the trial over 2 weeks in May 2025. Dive teams spent nearly ...