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Jobs at DOC: Web Team
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 the Web Team based in...
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Conservation and four-legged friends
DOC Ranger Caraline Abbott discusses dogs and their impact on conservation in the Rotorua District. Dogs have a significant impact on conservation. We coo over the tales of Pai and Piri – two well...
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DNA profiling helping to save endangered tree
By Peter de Lange, Principal Science Advisor Rātā moehau is now New Zealand’s most threatened tree, but DNA data is providing a glimmer of hope for the species’ survival. Rātā moehau is the only tree...
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Photo of the week: A new home for whio
Today’s photo of the week is a whio starting its journey to a new home. Ranger Max getting ready to transport a whio to Mount Aspiring National Park. Photo by Ros Cole (DOC) In early January, Real...
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Recovering the Chesterfield skink
Rod Hitchmough, DOC Science Advisor, tells us about efforts to recover the extremely rare Chesterfield skink from the verge of extinction. The Chesterfield skink is an extremely rare lizard found only...
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Jobs at DOC: Jose Watson, Communications 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 Jose Watson,...
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Second Nature: An update from Nicola Toki
By Nicola Toki, Threatened Species Ambassador Happy New Year everyone! I hope you enjoyed the break over the holidays. I spent Christmas in the Deep South with family, and the weather was beautiful....
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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, Director-General I hope everyone has had a great Christmas break enjoying time with friends and family. Steph and Georgia Sanson, Christmas Eve, Otira Valley We’ve had one of our busiest...
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Photo of the week: Hooker Valley Track
Today’s photo was taken during a recent walk along the Hooker Valley Track in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park. This popular track through the Hooker Valley is surrounded by a diverse range of native...
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A Taupo short walk – things to do with kids on summer holiday
DOC employee Sarah Cox discovers the Opepe Historic Bush Walk near Taupo during the summer holiday with her family. Staying in Taupo for a couple of days in early January, the family were keen to do a...
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Jobs at DOC: Peter Hiemstra, Geospatial Business Analyst
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 Peter Hiemstra,...
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DOC interns explore Matiu/Somes Island
By Victoria Ward, Communications Intern DOC’s summer interns embarked on a two-day adventure in December, taking the ferry across Wellington Harbour to learn about conservation efforts on Matiu/Somes...
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New chicks at the Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary
DOC Summer Partnerships Ranger Sian Moffitt shares her story about new chicks at the Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary near Taupo. After just six years as a predator free sanctuary, Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary’s...
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Photo of the week: Northern royal albatross and chick #RoyalCam
Today’s photo of the week is of a northern royal albatross dad and it’s 5-day-old chick at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head near Dunedin. Stars of the #RoyalCam: Northern royal albatross dad and chick. The pair...
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Short walks to experience New Zealand bush
By DOC Policy Manager Spencer Clubb. I like to get into the wilderness for days at a time. I have also been discovering some amazing scenery much closer to civilisation. These are three of my favourite...
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Jobs at DOC: The Dorrian Family
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 it’s a family affair as we profile...
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Cape Reinga: A great place for the soul
By DOC Media Advisor Leigh-Anne Wiig. I’ve always wondered what the fuss was about at the tip of the North Island. Turns out it’s pretty stunning. Te Rerenga Wairua (Cape Reinga) sits in the...
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World Wetlands Day 2016
To celebrate World Wetlands Day DOC’s Jackie van Hal reflects on the status of New Zealand’s protected wetlands… World Wetlands Day is held on 2 February each year to commemorate the 1971 signing of...
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Photo of the week: Ahuriri Estuary
Today’s photo is a sunset shot from Ahuriri Estuary situated north of Napier in the sunny Hawke’s Bay. This narrow estuary with its wide range of fresh to salty, shallow to deep, and sandy to muddy...
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Mapping the marine environment around Kapiti Island
By Laura Wakelin, Technical Advisor in DOC’s Marine Ecosystems Team. In 2015 DOC was part of a fantastic collaborative project to produce high resolution maps of the marine environment surrounding...
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