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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, Director-General Conservation Week Last week, I travelled the country attending our three Conservation Week partner events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. I was privileged to...
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Photo of the week: New Zealand pigeon/kererū/kūkū/kukupa
Today’s photo is of the New Zealand pigeon/kererū/kūkū/kukupa. The kererū is a large bird with iridescent green and bronze feathers on its head and a smart white vest. The noisy beat of its wings is a...
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Getting in behind our Conservation Dogs
Kiwibank shares DOC’s mission to be actively involved in protecting what is ‘ours’ for future generations. This is why they have joined forces with us to support the Conservation Dogs programme. Well...
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A mid-winter Outward Bound adventure
DOC offers Outward Bound course scholarships to say thanks to the young people protecting our nature and our natural places. Guy McDonald was a previous scholarship recipient, he shares his experience....
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Photo of the week: Wellington green gecko
The Wellington green gecko is threatened and is classified as being in gradual decline. It is only found in the southern half of the North Island. Wellington green geckos are green with pale green,...
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Paradise: Hunting in Kaweka Forest Park
Maz Taylor-Gregory shares with us her recent hunting adventure in Kaweka Forest Park with dad Mark. I guess it’s hard to explain paradise. For me it’s freedom, surrounded by nature’s creation and the...
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Art and conservation in Tamatea/Dusky Sound
By Kate Hebblethwaite – Senior Ranger Art and conservation join forces to restore Tamatea/Dusky Sound in a nationally toured exhibition featuring some of New Zealand’s most renowned artists. In an age...
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Photo of the week: North Island brown kiwi chick
The kiwi is a unique and curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail. Brown kiwi live in the North Island, there are four distinct forms, including the Northland...
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Predator free capital – what would it take?
By Lee Barry, Community Ranger Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and the NEXT Foundation have joined forces, inspired by the Government’s Predator Free 2050 vision, to work...
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Jobs at DOC: Richard Suggate, Partnership Development Manager
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 Richard Suggate,...
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Predator control is everybody’s business
By Lou Sanson, Director General This spring the Department of Conservation is defending large areas of native forest and wildlife from rats, stoats and possums. ‘Do nothing’ is not an option while...
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Connect with nature for Mental Health Awareness Week
By Helen Gillespie, Project Coordinator This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 October). The theme of this year’s week is “Connect with nature for good mental health and wellbeing”. The theme...
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Photo of the week: Cook Strait striped gecko
The Cook Strait striped gecko is one of the rarest New Zealand lizards. It is found on Stephens Island in the Cook Strait and on Maud Island in Pelorus Sound. Geckos have broad heads with large bulging...
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D-G Direct: An update from Lou Sanson
By Lou Sanson, Director-General Representing DOC at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) From 21–23 September I represented DOC at the 27th SPREP meeting in Niue with...
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Jobs at DOC: Katrina Henderson, Regional Administration 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 Katrina Henderson,...
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Whakamene taharua kei runga o Kāpiti
Ko te waewae Kāpiti o Tara raua ko Rangitāne: the full name of Kāpiti Island recognises its significance to Māori as a place where rohe boundaries meet. Last month, Kāpiti was a gathering place for...
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Photo of the week: Paradise shelduck duckling
Cuteness alert! Today’s photo is of a paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi duckling. The paradise shelduck is New Zealand’s only shelduck, a worldwide group of large, often semi-terrestrial waterfowl that...
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Notes from a journey to planet Outward Bound
DOC offers Outward Bound course scholarships to say thanks to the young people protecting our nature and our natural places. Natalie de Burgh was a previous scholarship recipient, she shares her...
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Rare visitor to Firth of Thames waters
By Nicholas Hamon, Biodiversity Ranger We recently received calls from the public reporting a potential orca stranding (or orca feeding close to shore) at Kuranui Bay, just north of Thames. Hauraki...
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Photos of the week: Weed busting on Mana Island
Uncontrolled weeds are destroying our native landscapes and pushing out native plants and animals. One such weed is the pretty pink ragwort (Senecio glastifolius). Mana Island’s seasonal weed-busting...
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