The Shirt Tail Track starts at the Te Kere Haka reserve carpark. It follows the Shirt Tail Stream up to the bushline for a spectacular view of Lake Wakatipu and Kingston township. The track up to the ...
The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which was travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. DOC Operations Manager, Kirsty Prior, says the team located the ...
DOC is seeking information from the public, following reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel. A concerned member of the ...
DOC Operations Manager Whakatipu, David Butt, says the temporary site will be convenient and closer to most of the district's extensive visitor network. “These two weeks are some of the busiest we get ...
The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which is travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. It was observed entangled in a fishing net in the Western Waitemata ...
A North Canterbury man has been fined $6,000 for driving a digger through a large black-billed gulls/tarāpuka colony, destroying their nests. Clive Gordon repeatedly drove a utility vehicle and a ...
After more than 40 years weathering storms, snow, sun, and gale-force winds, it’s time to renew much-loved Pouākai Hut. One of the oldest huts in Te Papa-Kura o Taranaki, Pouākai Hut sits just below ...
Rare river birds nest on braided rivers across the east coast of the South Island from approximately September to the end of January. More than 60% of New Zealand’s braided riverbed by area is in ...
From the start of the walk, follow the footbridge across the Bealey River. The next bridge, over Devils Punchbowl Creek, has a good view of the waterfall. From here, wander through lush beech forest ...
The New Zealand Threat Classification System is used to assess the threat status of our taxa (species, subspecies, varieties and forma). What to do if you find a dead bird, beached whale, or other ...
Mount Aspiring National Park is a wonderful mixture of remote wilderness, high mountains and beautiful river valleys. It is a walker's paradise and a must for mountaineers.
Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage area. This status recognises the park's important Māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding ...