Unhappy trampers: Is there a better way to allocate Great Walks?
In a network of 950 huts, have the Great Walks become too big for their boots?
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Great Walk bookings cancelled as DOC website crashes
DOC apologises and asks trampers to wait for updates.
Milford opening-day glitches sign of 'great demand', more Great Walks open next week
The DoC booking system crashed just after opening at 9.30am, to the frustration of users.
Great frustrations: Milford Track fills up after DoC website issues
The first Great Walk has been booked out but there's hope yet.
DoC Great Walk booking website crashes under Milford Track demand
Booking site overwhelmed by eager would-be trampers.
Booked-out bunks, bots and other Great Walk booking myths, busted
Many disgruntled walkers want to get to the bottom of what's happening.
Hut costs to double: Cyclone repairs force DoC price hike
Standard hut fees will double from $5 to $10 a night, from July 1.
Great Walks booking opens this month with high demand expected
The return of international walkers will see bunks more in demand than ever.
Crown agrees to give up Taranaki Maunga
The park will be governed jointly by Ngā iwi o Taranaki and the Minister of Conservation,
Incredible images: How extreme summer took another big bite out of NZ’s glaciers
Scientists left 'shocked'.
Taranaki Maunga settlement takes next step
The Treaty of Waitangi settlement will be initialled on Friday.
Disgruntled developer shut out of Great Walks makes hut booking app
DoC said it welcomed initiatives that help visitors and made the most of facilities.
Rare pāteke/brown teal return to Purerua in the Bay of Islands
Twenty rare ducks released at Purerua after a three-year pest removal campaign.
Wild boar horror in small village - man comes off second-best against beast
Residents fear for the safety of children in a remote Central Otago village.
Māori hate Conservation Department, ex-minister tells MPs
Former Conservation Minister Poto Williams tells MPs what another minister told her.
'No place to be in a cyclone': DoC shuts facilities until further notice
DoC has shut many of its North Island campsites and huts as the storm approaches.
Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case
Niwa says the reefs are rich with thriving plants and animals.
DoC defends approach as West Coast bach owners feel ‘pressured’
Permitted activity on public conservation land, including baches, is now subject to rates.
Mystery surrounds weka discovery: Bird not seen in Taranaki since 1930s
DOC is worried the voracious forager's reappearance could threaten recovering ecosystems.
Department of Conservation undertakes its annual census of rare geothermal wetland ferns.
Rotorua Department of Conservation team is undertaking its annual census.
Helicopters and hammers: Wāhine to transform loved hut into riverside treasure
The four-bunk hut has been vandalised and shot at - now it's finally getting some love.
Half of NZ’s rivers blocked to struggling native fish
NZ's extinction-threatened freshwater fish face some of planet's most blocked waterways.
Canadian tourist asks Kiwis why NZ campsites are ‘so depressing’
The social media post was quickly flooded with dozens of comments.
Name that bird: AI researchers create 'Shazam' for NZ native species
A new app uses artificial intelligence to identify over 11,000 native birds and plants.
Tūtūkākā man becomes dad to Pip the dotterel after rescuing egg from storm
Even though Pip's chances of survival seemed slim, Dave Gould ploughed ahead.
Te Urewera hut case could cost Tūhoe $200k
Te Uru Taumatua says to stop the demolition of Te Urewera huts may cost $200k.
Live snake 'ten times as venomous as a rattlesnake' found on Auckland Beach
North Shore woman Afrika McNall found the snake, alive, on the beach last night
Substandard processes but no bias with govt contracts linked to Mahuta family
Substandard processes but no evidence of favouritism in contracts with minister's family.
Concern over MfE process related to Mahuta family contracts
Public Service Commission advice unheeded in MfE review of Mahuta family contracts.
Big task: How to purge pests from NZ’s biggest subantarctic island
It'd take $80m and most of a decade to purge Auckland Island of pigs, cats and rodents.
Gene-altering tech could help save NZ's pest-threatened species
DoC report says gene tech may offer 'breakthrough opportunities' - but with tricky issues.
Police reviewing CCTV footage after albatross eggs disappear from DoC site
DoC is working with authorities after albatross eggs disappear.
Kiwi firefighter honoured for efforts in Aussie bush fires
Rotorua firefighter Phil Muldoon worked 16-hour days battling Australian bush fires.
Rare, royal visit as king penguin goes walkabout in Southland
It's strictly formal attire for this big bird's day at the beach.