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Kapiti Island takahē flies the nest
By Megan Martin, Partnerships Ranger, Wellington A few years ago Kawa, a much loved female takahē, was transferred off Kapiti Island and ended up at the Te Anau Wildlife Centre. She’s a beautiful,...
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Jobs at DOC: Caroline Carter, 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). Today we profile Caroline Carter,...
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Coral Identification Guide – New Zealand
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea)—the largest invertebrate sea-floor species on the planet—is just one of the many corals living in New Zealand waters and profiled in the recently updated Coral...
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West Coast marine reserves
By Katrina Henderson, DOC Franz Josef Five West Coast marine reserves were opened yesterday in Punakaiki—the culmination of nearly 10 years of work to protect more of our marine environment. Kahurangi...
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Manaaki Trails: Hosted discovery of the outdoors
Over the next month we’re going to be introducing you to the Manaaki Trails – a new set of guided walks in some of New Zealand’s most special places. The Manaaki Trails take you through beautiful and...
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Photo of the week: Freshwater zooplankton
Most freshwater zooplankton are too small to see with the naked eye. To bring these amazing animal-like organisms to your attention, we’ve put a 1.02 mm cladoceran (water flea) under the microscope for...
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A little treasure – the Ashley-Rakahuri
There are far mightier braided rivers in Canterbury, but the modestly sized Ashley-Rakahuri is a taonga of a value disproportionate to its size. Keen tramper, ornithologist, and photographer Steve...
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Jobs at DOC: Kay Davies, 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). Today we profile Kay Davies, Partnerships...
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Great white butterfly pest in decline
By Trish Grant, Communications Advisor, Nelson The battle against the great white butterfly pest appears to be working with detections dropping by more than fifty percent in autumn this year, compared...
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Miniature huts a major accomplishment
Tararua College students, Ethan Barnes and Jamie Baxter, with their miniature backcountry hut By Nina Mercer, Partnerships Ranger Technology at Tararua College has been heading outdoors for...
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Working together to look after our backcountry
By Andy Thompson, Technical Advisor Recreation, Christchurch As a real passionate hunter I love exploring our backcountry—so much country, so little time! Hunting tahr up the mighty Rakaia River The...
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Photo of the week: The world’s only alpine parrot
The kea, named by Maori for the sound of its call, is endemic to the Southern Alps of New Zealand and is the world’s only mountain parrot. Today’s photo of the week is of two kea in Arthur’s Pass...
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Superstar Sirocco’s Facebook milestone
He’s better looking than Bieber, more charismatic than Clooney and he has some pretty hardcore admirers. One handsome bird Sirocco the kākāpō is our social media superstar and New Zealand’s Official...
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Swapping wildlife for a retired life
By Michelle Crouchley, Partnerships Ranger, Te Anau Following a career spanning 30 years of service to conservation, Te Anau Wildlife Park ranger Carol Gardner, has retired from DOC. Carol and one of...
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Making tracks in Tongariro with the help of KiwiRail
By DOC Ranger, Stephen Moorhouse A power barrow can only move so much, so when DOC staff in Tongariro needed to move a substantial pile of stones to resurface a track, they decided to get hold of a...
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Keep an eye out for kakabeak
By DOC’s Leigh-Anne Wiig Calling all hunters, trampers, rafters and bush bashers! If you’re out and about in the bush this spring, keep a sharp look out for one of our most striking native plants, the...
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Manuka Bay Walkway: Back on the grid
DOC staff at Canterbury’s Mahaanui Field Base, used a team-building exercise to bring the Manuka Bay Walkway back to life. DOC’s Ross Millichamp, Conservation Services Manager / Kaimanatū Matarautaki,...
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Photo of the week: Kererū / New Zealand pigeon
Our native New Zealand pigeon—the magnificent kererū (also known as kūkū or kūkupa in Northland)—features in today’s Photo of the Week. New Zealanders have been asked to keep their eyes open for kererū...
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Habitat the Game: A free, fun and educational app for kids
By DOC’s Lower North Island Outreach and Education Coordinator, Angeline Barnes Like many parents, I am concerned about the amount of time my children spend glued to screens at the expense of being...
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Jobs at DOC: Jack Mace, National Integration Coordinator
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 Jack Mace, National...
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