The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday.

The Government is consulting on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s conservation management system, aiming to protect ...

Te Maruia Waka Huia is a stronghold for native and endemic species. Tomtit, rifleman, robin, tūi, fernbird, silvereye, grey ...

DOC has established a new conservation grant funding programme for Hawke’s Bay, opening the door for the community to ...

Work to reinstate access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove has reached a critical stage. DOC is warning reopening in the next few ...

DOC intends to pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots to help manage visitor pressure and support ...

The Department of Conservation and New Zealand Nature Fund are partnering to save endangered species by matching investment to projects. The partnership creates opportunities for donors and ...

Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. This walk is a great option for kids - with tunnels and other gold mining relics there ...

Contact a DOC visitor centre for advice on your visit to New Zealand's conservation areas. We have DOC visitor centres nationwide, staffed by DOC rangers with local knowledge about conservation places ...

This is a short tramping track through the protected historic site in the impressive landscape of the Campbell Creek catchment. The Potters No. 2 Tramping Track takes you from the historical Potters ...

Walk to some excellent swimming holes on a track that follows an old tramline. The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from ...