Great Walk ‘tasters’ are on offer this summer while the Tongariro Northern Circuit as a multi-day Great Walk loop is out of action to make way for construction of a new Oturere Hut. The Department of ...

Note on GPS coordinates: These are guidelines only. They based on estimates from DOC staff and coordinates from The Lord of the Rings Location Guide Extended Edition by Ian Brodie (HarperCollins, ISBN ...

Note, toilet can be inaccessible in winter. There is a daily radio check-in and weather update to all the alpine huts in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. This is at 6:45 pm. There are instructions in the ...

The classic Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit is a 2 to 3 day tramp involving a climb through beech-podocarp forest to some of the best alpine tops travel in the Tararua Forest Park. One of the four ...

See Molesworth Recreation Reserve hunting to book restricted hunting blocks outside of roar dates. Roar dates: To be confirmed. Information will be published on the website closer to October. Roar ...

Cold shower, solar lighting, BBQ, gas cookers and a solid fuel burner. A warden is present at all times. Water is limited and not always available. The kitchen and bunkrooms are closed between 9 am ...

The Government has made key policy decisions following consultation on two discussion documents. On 15 November 2024, the Government released two discussion documents that include proposals to: ...

Kākāpō Yasmine hatched an egg fostered from kākāpō Tīwhiri on Valentine's Day, bringing the total number of kākāpō to 237 – though it won’t be officially added to the population until it fledges. DOC ...

A karakia and blessing by Ngāti Ruanui has marked the formal opening of the suspension bridge over the Manganui Gorge, one of the most striking features of the Taranaki Crossing project on Taranaki ...

DOC has intensified trapping at a wild takahē site in the Greenstone Valley near Queenstown after four recent takahē deaths pointed to stoat predation. Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē on Ngāi ...

After heavy rainfall over Easter weekend, a bridge on the Hooker Valley Track, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, has been closed by the Department of Conservation. The second ...

Research from a predator control operation on Rakiura/Stewart Island to protect pukunui/southern New Zealand dotterel from extinction has provided valuable insights into the impact of 1080 bait on the ...