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Massive clean up on the Whanganui Journey
By Lesley Judd, Partnerships Ranger. The Great Walks season is now underway in Whanganui and our staff are putting the final touches to a massive three months of clean up work. Flying diggers and...
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Photo of the week: Shining cuckoo
Today’s photo of the week is of a shining cuckoo/pīpīwharauroa that has returned to New Zealand for the summer. Shining cuckoos from New Zealand usually spend their winters in Papua New Guinea and the...
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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, DOC Director-General Success for DOC and Air New Zealand at the Tourism Awards On 2 October I joined members of our Marketing team at the Tourism Industry Awards, where our partnership...
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Jobs at DOC: Rogan Colbourne, Technical Advisor
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 Rogan Colbourne,...
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Geocaching for the very first time
By Inger Perkins, Partnerships Ranger in Hokitika Geocaching – it sounded like something for someone else, perhaps an IT nerd even. But the idea of encouraging people to go out and explore some of the...
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In sight: mouse-free Antipodes Island
By Kath Walker, Science Advisor in Nelson. We’re close to realising the dream of the Million Dollar Mouse project, which is to eradicate the furry pests from the Antipodes Islands. We’re planning the...
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Photo of the week: Mohua population gets a boost
Today’s photo of the week is from last Thursday’s mohua/yellowhead release in Eglinton valley, Fiordland. The Mohua Charitable Trust supported the transfer, working in partnership with DOC and Ōraka...
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‘War on Weeds’ at Colonial Knob
A short 30-minute drive north of Wellington, Colonial Knob Scenic Reserve protects one of the more significant areas of native forest left in the Tawa-Porirua basin. Last month DOC staff joined...
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Jobs at DOC: Uta Purcell, Information Officer
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 Uta Purcell, Information...
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A real conservation journey in Dusky Sound
By Kate Hebblethwaite, Senior Ranger in Te Anau. In September DOC joined Real Journeys on a Dusky Sound voyage, inviting conservation-minded people to take part in a unique expedition aboard the...
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Photo of the week: White kākābeak
Today’s photo is of a rare white variant of the kākābeak/ngutukākā flower which once grew at the Tiniroto cliffs near Wairoa but has not been seen in the wild since the 1950s. Last week around 100 of...
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A rainy day on the Rangiwahia Hut Track
By Raj Palanisamy, DOC Volunteer I have volunteered for DOC for over a year now. For the most part I assist with data entry— transferring hut log book and biodiversity data into a digital spreadsheet....
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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, DOC Director-General Peter Daniel Peter Daniel I’d like to acknowledge the sad loss of Peter Daniel, who passed away last month. Peter was the longest serving Kapiti Island ranger,...
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Celebrate Conservation Week 2015
By Manisha Patel, Outreach and Education Coordinator Happy Conservation Week! It’s our favourite week of the year—a week to celebrate all things conservation by getting out and enjoying nature. Healthy...
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“Find a Whio” and win an adventure
By Jose Watson, Communications Advisor in Hokitika As part of Conservation Week this year DOC and Genesis Energy have launched a new version of the “Find a Whio” competition, an online game where...
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A trip down memory lane
By Chloe Barnes, Communications Advisor To celebrate Conservation Week we challenged DOC staff around the country to find a picture of people in nature from the past and asked them to recreate it using...
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Geocaching — the hunt is on!
By Sarah Cox, Senior Brand/Campaign Advisor The 2015 Conservation Week National Geocaching Challenge has been getting fantastic results as keen participants race to find the special caches hidden all...
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The Great Walks on Google Maps
New Zealand’s rugged mountain peaks, native forests and pristine lakes can now be viewed from anywhere in the world! Seven of the Great Walks have been mapped by Google Maps using their Google Trekker...
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Second Nature: An update from Nicola Toki
Nicola Toki Welcome to the Threatened Species Ambassador update! I’m Nic Toki and this is my second time around in DOC, and it is kind of my second nature to rave about our wildlife, so I thought the...
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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, DOC Director-General George McMillan Sadly George McMillan (OBE) passed away in October. George was Commissioner of Crown Lands when DOC was established and managed our National Parks...
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