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Training ground for whio/blue duck
The Taupo Fishery team is working on an exciting project to bring captive bred whio/blue duck to the Tongariro National Trout Centre near Turangi and to prepare them for life in the wild. Adult...
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Māori Language Week 2014
Today marks the start of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week (July 21—27). Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a chance to celebrate and learn more about te reo—a unique and important part of our...
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Army of volunteers in Te Urewera
By Richard Wagner, Partnerships Ranger based in Te Urewera The New Zealand Army recently held a two-week exercise training in Te Urewera National Park. After the exercise had finished, the army...
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Photo of the week: Athenree Saltmarsh
Today’s photo of the week is of volunteers planting harakeke/flax at Athenree Saltmarsh wetland near Tauranga. The Athenree and nearby Waihi Beach community have taken on a challenge to plant over 9000...
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Funky fungi hunting in Westland
By Jo Mead, Partnerships Ranger in Franz Josef We can often get fixated on the grandeur of the Southern Alps and the centuries-old rimu forest in this amazing place where we live and work in Westland....
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Jobs at DOC: Leana Barriball, Kaiārahi Kaupapa Atawhai
Come behind the scenes and into the jobs, the challenges, the highlights, and the personalities of the people who work at the Department of Conservation (DOC). Today we profile Leana Barriball,...
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Wellington’s Makara Walkway
Looking for a slightly different day walk in the Wellington region? Then the Makara Walkway could be it. It’s one of my favourite short walks in the area. Makara Beach The Makara Walkway starts at...
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Pakihi Track: A magnificent wilderness ride
Hewn through steep hill country 100 years ago as a stock route, the Pakihi Track on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island, is now a magnificent wilderness ride. Jim Robinson, Executive Officer...
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DOC Ranger makes first-ever solo winter ascent of Popes Nose
On Friday 18 July DOC Ranger, Guy McKinnon, completed the first-ever solo winter ascent of the east face of Popes Nose, in Mt Aspiring National Park. DOC Ranger, Guy McKinnon Guy, who is part of DOC’s...
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Photo of the week: Waituna Wetland Scientific Reserve
This week’s photo shows Waituna Lagoon—the location of a recent community open day marking the first year of DOC’s partnership with Fonterra. The natural habitat at Awarua-Waituna, including the 1350...
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World Ranger Day 31 July 2014
Today is World Ranger Day, acknowledging the critical work of rangers on the front-line of conservation across the globe. For us, it’s a chance to celebrate the amazing things that our hard-working...
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Jobs at DOC: Cornelia Vervoorn, Partnerships Ranger
Come behind the scenes and into the jobs, the challenges, the highlights, and the personalities of the people who work at the Department of Conservation (DOC). Guiding at Fox Glacier Today we profile...
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Getting fit on the Hakarimata Summit Track
By Mark Menzies, Waikato Services Ranger We know it as the Hakarimata Summit Track, but fitness nuts in the region call it The Huks! It’s one of the Waikato’s best outdoor gyms and much-loved by the...
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Coppermine Creek, Ruahine Forest Park
By Nina Mercer, Partnerships Ranger, Palmerston North Coppermine Creek Track When exploring New Zealand’s conservation areas it is often easy to be absorbed by the beauty of the forest and (hopefully)...
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Rescuing a reluctant yellow-eyed penguin
By Cheryl Pullar, Partnerships Ranger based in Owaka What do you do when a native bird just won’t learn to help himself? For one yellow-eyed penguin, it was time for the tough love approach. This year...
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Photo of the week: Tuatara
Today’s photo of the week is of one of New Zealand’s famous reptiles—the tuatara. The tuatara is the only living representative of an ancient lineage, the order Sphenodontia, which is over 250 million...
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“The Wind’s Resting Place”– Hauturu
Naturalist, conservationist and herpetologist, Dylan van Winkel, has worked in an a variety of challenging environments, both in New Zealand and abroad. Today he writes about a recent visit to...
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Jobs at DOC: Jak the conservation dog
Come behind the scenes and into the jobs, the challenges, the highlights, and the personalities of the people who work at the Department of Conservation (DOC). Today we profile Jak the conservation...
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Guy Mckinnon on mountaineering
I don’t know about you, but I was in awe when I heard about DOC ranger Guy Mckinnon’s incredible Mt Aspiring climb in the news recently (and even more so when I saw a photo of the peak he climbed—it...
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A korowai for Kaikōura
New Zealand’s largest and deepest marine reserve, along with our first whale sanctuary and our first seal sanctuary, came into effect on Friday. Kaikōura with marine reserve in the background. Five new...
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