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![Cathedral Cove feedback closes this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cathedral Cove feedback closes this week
DoC is still calling for feedback on the closed Cathedral Cove.
![Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
![Is this New Zealand’s next Great Walk?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Is this New Zealand’s next Great Walk?
The track sees more visitors in one week than some Great Walks see all year.
![Opinion: The risks and rewards of charging foreign tourists more to visit NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: The risks and rewards of charging foreign tourists more to visit NZ
OPINION: Do we want to focus on attracting high-spending tourists?
![Quad bike raced on beach ‘a real concern’ for DoC](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quad bike raced on beach ‘a real concern’ for DoC
DoC says no to doughnuts near nesting sites.
![Dramatic change: Photos of much-loved but unsafe waterfall shows huge height difference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dramatic change: Photos of much-loved but unsafe waterfall shows huge height difference
The area is unsafe due to big damage, slips and tree falls.
!['Instagram-worthy vistas': Tongariro Crossing one of world’s busiest hikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Instagram-worthy vistas': Tongariro Crossing one of world’s busiest hikes
A new ranking shows the popular walk is up with the world's big guns.
![Tairāwhiti birders make significant contribution to NZ Bird Atlas project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tairāwhiti birders make significant contribution to NZ Bird Atlas project
The project reveals bird distribution changes and informs future conservation efforts.
![Wildlife, community, arts and music stalwarts honoured in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wildlife, community, arts and music stalwarts honoured in the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua
King's Birthday Honours from around Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty.
![Didymo Dave gets King's Birthday Honours nod](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Didymo Dave gets King's Birthday Honours nod
Didymo Dave is a Taupō icon; now, he's been recognised by King Charles.
![Kākāpō escapees continue to be trailblazers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kākāpō escapees continue to be trailblazers
The former Waikato residents have been relocated to Coal Island in Fiordland.
![DoC has 'lost patience' with IT vendor as Great Walks site crashes again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DoC has 'lost patience' with IT vendor as Great Walks site crashes again
Website stumbles after 40 per cent of Milford bookings come from overseas tourists.
![Nature reserve helps threatened plant species](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nature reserve helps threatened plant species
The plant was described as 'a larder for our ecosystem'.
![Community gives input on Cathedral Cove reopening options](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Community gives input on Cathedral Cove reopening options
DoC hosted a drop-in sessions in Hahei and Whitianga last weekend.
![Will the Great Walks booking system fall over again?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Will the Great Walks booking system fall over again?
DoC provides assurances that last year's issues will not be repeated.
![What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What’s New Zealand worth? Govt plans include option for $100 levy on tourists
Country out of pocket by $250m to support international visitors.
![Watch: Auckland man fined $600 for attempting to body slam orca](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Auckland man fined $600 for attempting to body slam orca
'The video left us genuinely stunned.'
![Funding to help eradicate remaining predators of native species](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Funding to help eradicate remaining predators of native species
Pokaiwhenua Catchment Group helps households to trap pests in their backyards.
![Cathedral Cove walking access options open for public scrutiny](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cathedral Cove walking access options open for public scrutiny
DoC is asking for more feedback on Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove walking access options.
![Slips and broken bridges continue to keep eastern Te Paki tracks closed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Slips and broken bridges continue to keep eastern Te Paki tracks closed
Ngāti Kuri is mulling over alternatives to the extensively damaged waterfront walkways.
![International rugby player who harmed endangered birds loses appeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
International rugby player who harmed endangered birds loses appeal
He drove a power boat at speed into a flock of endangered birds.