Learn your first ten forest birds. The birds in this first course are ones that are most frequently recorded in forest bird surveys using the five minute bird count method. Work through each section ...

The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from the Tākaka Valley down to Waitapu wharf. It provides access to some excellent ...

This hike has spectacular coastal views featuring the pristine waters of the Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve. The coastal section is framed by native pōhutukawa trees and leads to the impressive ...

This is a basic two-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.

The Auckland Conservation Board has an advisory and community liaison role in the conservation of the Auckland region.

Most non-migratory galaxiids live their entire lives in the stream or river where they hatched. Unlike inanga, which migrate to sea and back, some non-migratory galaxiid species live out their entire ...

This is a basic two-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.

World Wetlands Day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971. This is an international date with a different theme set each year by the Ramsar Secretariat. World ...

You need a game bird licence from Fish & Game New Zealand and a game bird hunting permit from DOC to hunt game birds on public conservation land. Waterfowl, including paradise shelduck, mallard, grey ...

The two key threats to these island groups are from biosecurity breaches and oil spills. However, the offshore islands are so remote and in such rough seas that a response to either type of event will ...

Access to the Kahurangi National Park from the Tasman District has been cut off by recent storm damage, while part of Abel Tasman Coast Track is temporarily closed. DOC Northern South Island ...

Archived content: This media release was accurate on the date of publication. Technology making it easier for hunters to find animals will be allowed on public conservation land from 1 June, Hunting ...