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Three ways to help make NZ Predator Free from your home
This blog post was written by DOC staff member and Predator Free advocate Cameron Hayes. Close your eyes and imagine a flourishing Aotearoa, alive with the sound of birdsong. Ruru/morepork hoot away...
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New Zealand Archaeology Week.
It’s New Zealand Archaeology Week – a time to celebrate New Zealand’s archaeologists and the important work that they do. We got in contact with Andrew Blanshard, one of DOC’s own archaeologists, to...
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Life of Py
A Pycroft’s Petrels story… My first baby photo.: Vonny Sprey By Vonny Sprey, resident DOC ranger on Motuora Island In Early Days Hi! I’m Py and this is my story. It’s short as have only been around...
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Conservation from your bubble with iNaturalist
Even at home in Level 3, there are ways to let nature into our lives to improve our health and wellbeing. Research shows nature boosts our immune system and reduces stress and anxiety. We spoke to...
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Orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka release
Just before the news of the level 4 lockdown, on a warm Canterbury day in March, Sam Rowland attended a translocation of 15 juvenile orange-fronted parakeets/kākāriki karaka from the Isaac...
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Whio Journal: COVID-19 Response
By Andy Glaser, DOC Ranger and Whio Recovery Group Leader The whio, or blue duck, appears on our $10 note and the wild rivers of the back country, and not many places in between. As such, few New...
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How to: backyard camping edition
One way to relieve the bubble tension is to let nature in and go camping in your backyard. Research shows that nature boosts our immune system and reduces stress and anxiety. Here’s a how to guide...
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No rest for the biodiversity rangers
Most conservation work has been put on hold as we do our part to stop the spread, but for our biodiversity rangers, they’ve simply shifted to a new way of working which builds on their mahi...
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Looking for the ‘wrong’ fish
Today we hear from Juliet, a Pest Fish Ranger who had the task of surveying pest fish populations around the South Island last summer. This work is an important part of protecting our native species....
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Frequent Fliers not grounded by COVID-19
Pop quiz: what is brown and grey, gets easily spooked, and connects New Zealand, China and Alaska? While it’s entirely possible that other things fit under that description, the answer we’re looking...
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That’s one fierce mama
Today, we honour Mothers all over New Zealand. Here at DOC we are giving a special shout out to one group of mothers whose fierceness and tenacity is keeping its species going against all odds: the...
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When Funky Monkey and Pickle pay a visit
When you live on a 38ft yacht, the sounds outside your door differ somewhat to the sounds most of us are used to. That said, marine scientist Lily Kozmian-Ledward was startled by the sound of a large...
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Linking sea and shore with shag science
Written by Technical Advisor, Casey Spearin The sight of a shag drying its wings in the sun will be familiar to most. Less well-known is that the presence of shags can indicate that the surrounding...
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Looking for the ‘wrong’ fish
Today we hear from Juliet, a Pest Fish Ranger who had the task of surveying pest fish populations around the South Island last summer. This work is an important part of protecting our native species....
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Lizards in the Heartland
This guest blog is written by Anna Yeoman. She’s a science communication student, working with the Central Otago Ecological Trust in Alexandra, where she lives with her young family. Two wildlife...
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Postcards from the Edge: Aotea
When you consider that living on an island is a form of isolation from the mainland, did lockdown look and feel any different to normal life? We thought we’d ask our dedicated rangers that live on the...
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The hihi volunteer’s guide to Tiritiri Matangi Island
So you want to be a hihi volunteer? Well you’ve come to the right place; this guide will tell you all you need to know from one volunteer to another. Grab your sunscreen, hiking boots and binoculars,...
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Linking sea and shore with shag science
Written by Technical Advisor, Casey Spearin The sight of a shag drying its wings in the sun will be familiar to most. Less well-known is that the presence of shags can indicate that the surrounding...
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One Step Closer to Predator Free 2050
In the aftermath of the launch of the Predator Free 2050 strategy, in a world that looks very different than it did back in March, our Predator Free 2050 Manager talks about the strength of collective...
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Our solutions are in nature – largest, smallest, meanest, meekest right here...
The variety of life on Earth has its very own day – International Day for Biological Diversity. Here at DOC, we would happily celebrate biodiversity every day of the year. It’s a great opportunity to...
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