Check which access roads into Mt Richmond Forest Park are open or closed. Check for alerts about temporary changes that may affect the safety or enjoyment of your trip into Mount Richmond Forest Park.

One of the world’s oldest generators in continuous operation has been keeping visitors staying at Dawson Falls warm since 1935. The power station’s generator is the oldest in continuous operation in ...

A major assessment released by DOC shows many of New Zealand’s native plants and animals are in for a rough time as climate change impacts increase. The assessment looked at 1145 species of birds, ...

Efforts to expand a wild population of takahē near Queenstown began yesterday with the release of 18 birds in the Rees Valley. After travelling from Burwood Takahē Centre near Te Anau and Orokonui ...

DOC is exploring alternatives to its management role at Te Anau Bird Sanctuary/Te Punanga Manu following a review into the facility and its operations. There have been some expressions of interest in ...

DOC is reminding the public of the critical importance of protecting tara iti (fairy tern) nesting sites following an incident at Mangawhai Heads in late December 2024, during the birds’ peak breeding ...

Starting from bare ground near Arowhenua Marae in Temuka, a Jobs for Nature project to support the Rakitata River Revival project now employs 11 people. Arowhenua Native Nursey was developed in 2021.

A DOC-led spartina control operation will focus on an infestation of the plants in the inter-tidal areas of Coromandel Harbour later this month. Spartina is a fast-growing, salt-tolerant grass that ...

DOC plans to control a mouse plague that is threatening to destroy a small population of critically endangered Alborn skinks near Reefton using the toxin brodifacoum in bait stations. Mouse numbers ...

DOC will be holding public hearings on Whakapapa Holdings Limited’s concession application from 17 February to 19 February 2025. Acting Deputy Director-General Policy and Regulatory Services Ewan ...

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 ...

The strategy is for all New Zealanders and outlines how we’ll protect, restore and sustainably use biodiversity in New Zealand between 2020 and 2050. Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand ...