Predator control is planned in Mt Aspiring National Park – October to December 2025. DOC's Tititea/Mt Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre in Wānaka runs an annual ballot system for hunters wishing ...

DOC plans to increase predator control in South Island beech forests as forecast mass seeding this summer puts vulnerable native wildlife at high risk from introduced predators. The predicted beech ...

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 ...

Forest and Bird House on Matiu/Somes Island is set amongst native bush with easy access to the main road and bush walks. It sleeps seven people. Sleeping bag or alternative bedding, sheets and ...

Explore the outdoors with DOC maps, offering detailed insights into various locations, tracks, and recreational opportunities in New Zealand.

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 ...

Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules. This track is part of Te Araroa Trail. The track is flat and easy to walk. It is within easy walking distance of Waikanae Beach. This ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. The walk to the viewing area winds gently through the rainforest, with glimpses of the mountain tops, waterfalls and the upper glacier. A short uphill ...

DOC manages a network of over 950 huts of all shapes and sizes. They provide unique places to stay, refuge from bad weather, or rest and recover when you're out exploring the outdoors.

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 ...

DOC cooperates with others from around the world to protect and restore natural and cultural heritage globally, in the Pacific and in Aotearoa.

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 ...