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Q&A: Ask our biodiversity ranger
Meet one of our Senior Biodiversity Rangers Ali! She’s worked with some of New Zealand’s most unique species including whio, kiwi and short tailed bats. We asked on Instagram if you had any questions...
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Give a gift that counts this Christmas
Need inspiration for a meaningful gift idea this Christmas? Link it to your conservation values and gift a native tree. Keep the shovel and garden gloves in the shed – Trees That Count have made it as...
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Dog owners: seven simple steps to share the beach
By Laura Boren, dog owner and Marine Science Advisor. The days will be starting to get longer, and more people will be hitting the beach. Following on from my series of blogs, me and my dog-buddy Mack...
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The rediscovery of the takehē – seventy years on
Seventy years ago today, New Zealand was given a second chance to save a taonga once thought extinct. On 20 November 1948 Invercargill doctor Geoffrey Orbell led a team – including Neil McCrostie, Rex...
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Sound of Science: Saving our snails
“Powelliphanta appear to be “painted on the landscape” in a way which no other land snails in New Zealand are.” Science Advisor Kath Walker has been studying Powelliphanta snails for nearly four...
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The prospering wildlife of Whakau
by Alison McDonald, DOC Ranger New Zealand’s periphery is dotted with small out-lying islands, and while it might seem logical to think of these as extensions to the mainland or mere microcosms of the...
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Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Our second season of nest monitoring
We caught up with Tim, a ranger on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the fifteenth in a series following the work he’s doing to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi). Tim and...
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Tramping blind on the Kepler Track
By Sarah Wilcox Despite a visual impairment that means she can only see light and dark, Mary Fisher is a keen tramper and advocate for getting out and enjoying New Zealand’s natural environment. Sarah...
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Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Guest post from Shy Lake
We’re on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the sixteenth in a series following the work being done to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi). Our ranger Tim and his team have...
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Banded Dotterel Nesting Season – Finding the near unfindable
“It sat down, it sat down!” This is the exclamation of an excited birder looking for banded dotterel/pohowera nests. It’s breeding season and its time figure out if our new predator cages will work to...
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Greenkeepers taking a swing at pest control
By Julie Kidd, Strategic Partnerships Advisor When Auckland’s Remuera Golf Course went for the international Golf Environmental Organisation certification in 2015, head greenkeeper Spencer Cooper...
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Full steam ahead for Auckland Island
By Rose Hanley-Nickolls, Project Assistant. As I type, the yacht ‘Evohe’ is somewhere in the Southern Ocean, steaming for Auckland Island 465km south of Stewart Island. I’m following them on the Marine...
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When a whale brought Wellington to a halt
By Hannah Hendriks, Marine Species Support Officer. Winter was an exciting time for whale watchers in Wellington, and a busy time for DOC. Over the winter months we were treated to two exciting...
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The do’s and don’ts of interacting with NZ’s native wildlife
If you’re here from overseas visiting our unique nature; or are from elsewhere in the country exploring your wider backyard, here are some hot tips to treat wildlife the Kiwi way. 1 – Don’t get too...
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9 New Zealand tracks to explore this holiday season
‘Tis the season for a lot of things, namely – getting outdoors and enjoying this beautiful country. In between all the festivities of the holidays, we expect a lot of New Zealanders and visitors will...
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Volunteer spotlight: Anaura Bay campsite
Without the passionate volunteers who help DOC in so many ways, we couldn’t deliver the vast array of conservation-based activities that take part across New Zealand’s public conservation lands and...
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Royal cam update: Starting the season with a record number of eggs laid
By Jim Watts, Ranger Biodiversity The Royal albatross is one of the largest seabirds in the world. There are two species of royal albatross, the Southern royal and Northern royal. We are extremely...
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Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: Guest post from Ranger Anne
We’re on the front lines of the Save Our Iconic Kiwi initiative. This is the seventeenth in a series following the work being done to save the Fiordland tokoeka (kiwi). Our ranger Tim and his team have...
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An impressive way to clean a toilet
Our parks and reserves are visited by droves of tourists over the busy summer season, most of whom will inevitably need to ‘answer the call of nature’ at some point during their visit. So how do we...
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Some simple rules for drone users
Got a new drone for Christmas? Did you know the Civil Aviation Authority classify them as an aircraft? This means there are some rules you need to follow. These rules are not there to kill your fun –...
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