DOC shuts great walk hut over bedbug infection
The huts had their busiest season, but less welcome guests checked in with the hikers.
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Tahr hunting tragedy: Mystery remains but experts have theories
DoC accepts it could improve information around hazards and risks.
Kiri Allan encourages wāhine to get smear test after cancer diagnosis
"Please please please #SmearYourMea - it may save your life - and we need you right here."
Tracks, campground near Cape Reinga closed amid fears of feral dog attacks
Up to four packs of dogs seen in area near Cape Reinga; walkers, wildlife at risk.
Five more Northland kiwi killed after suspected dog attack
People urged to be vigilant about wandering dogs after latest deaths on Purerua Peninsula.
Council and DoC want to work with Pātaua occupiers
Members of the Pātaua South occupation met with the mayor and DoC.
Watch: Great white shark spotted off Hawke's Bay coast
A large marine animal you don't expect to see at Easter spotted off Waipatiki coast.
Swimmers urged to watch out after great white sharks spotted off Tauranga, Mt Maunganui beaches
Report details of sightings, captures or strandings to the Department of Conservation.
'They're all fluff': Ruru gets luxurious spa treatment
The morepork, also known as a ruru, is one of six rehabilitation cases at Wildbase.
Māori-Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis visits Pātaua occupation
'We'll block the road if we have to': Occupiers tell Māori-Crown Relations Minister.
Pike River: More items dragged out for police
"We haven't finished yet," recovery mission leader says.
'Distant cousin' of Covid-19 virus found in threatened NZ fish
Scientists find 'distant cousin' of Sars-CoV-2 virus in a treasured NZ freshwater fish.
Brunner Mine disaster: 125 years since NZ's worst workplace accident
Coal miner John Pattinson died reading his Bible.
Mana whenua occupy DoC land claiming it was unfairly taken
A group claiming mana whenua of Pātaua South has occupied an area of contested land.
Roar into the season: Deer hunters warned to be safe
DoC data shows a spike in hunting activity leads to an increase in injuries.
'We want the whenua back': Iwi occupies DoC land in Northland
Te Waiariki and Ngāti Kororā are protesting a potential sale of the land at Pātaua South.
Sir John Key and Helen Clark team up to save Ardern the kiwi
Sir John Key and Helen Clark trek into the Hawke's Bay bush to release PM's kiwi namesake.
Auckland Council liquidating anti-1080 charity
The charity owes nearly $50,000 to ratepayers and taxpayers over a failed court challenge.
Mangawhai locals marvel at magnificent mako cruising the waters
To spot a short-finned mako in shallow water is unusual but not unheard of.
Watch takahē take flight for DOC translocation scheme
The flightless birds took to the skies like second nature.
Wellington mayor Andy Foster's chief of staff quits
Sarah Owen has been in the role for less than a year.
Three sperm whales stranded on Dargaville beach all now dead
The three male whales washed up on Monday night and died the following morning.
Watch: TikTok video of man clutching protected bird angers DOC
The video has been viewed more than 30 million times since being posted on Sunday.
Snake in a drain: Dead python comes out of pipe
Snake found in a pipe on South Auckland construction site.
Extremely rare whale spotted for first time in 5 years
The last sighting of the whale was five years ago.
Local Focus: Napier's tuatara gets new guardians
DOC seeks iwi involvement over tuatara's future.
Wellington awash with 'baby sharks'
Most likely they have come to the shallows to feed, but not on Wellingtonians.
Auckland residents fight council's plans to sell parks and reserves
The issue could have wider ramifications for the city's green spaces.
Dozens of whales refloated following stranding at Farewell Spit
Team of volunteers, DOC staff and Project Jonah experts kept whales alive during the day.
Nine dead, dozens of whales stranded at Farewell Spit
A spokesperson said nine of the 49 whales have died.
Smelter stockpiles 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste near beach
The smelter company will not reveal its plans for the hazardous waste.
Illegal 120m-long net in marine reserve caught sharks, rays and birds
The net was attached by a milk bottle float and tied to a mangrove tree on the shoreline
Shark study sought: 'Things have changed now' says expert
Shark expert Riley Elliott wants to uncover what happens under the water near Bowentown.
Two cars, quad bike, empty beer bottles and dead protected birds
About 30 protected red-billed gulls were killed by two cars and a quad bike on Saturday.