Latest from Department of Conservation

More information about rare sighting of black tern

"It is the first confirmed record in New Zealand."

Wasteful spending cops 'D' for Ministry of Health

A damning review of the Ministry of Health has questioned its wasteful spending.

Orca stalkers: Public delight as pod play in shallows off Napier coast

A mum and her calf were spotted feeding near the shoreline of Marine Parade Beach.

Wrong side of the bed? Leopard seal takes a tumble at Tauranga marina

Sometimes getting out of bed is tough - just ask Taimana.

Marine gold: The secret scatological world of whale poo traders

$40k nuggets, regularly mistaken for rocks, it could be worth the deposit on a house.

News snippets from Northland

News in brief from Northland.

Chicks away: Rowi relocation marks decade of DoC and Air NZ partnership

In the past 10 years DoC and Air NZ have transported 4000 native species.

Mating marathon: Old bird shows young chicks how it's done

She's been mating since 1981. Now she's done it twice in a night, once for over an hour.

Public urged to gather pāua 'for a feed, not the freezer'

Large groups descending on the area means pāua are at risk of being wiped out.

Whale stranded in shallows at Coromandel beach

A whale is stranded at Te Kouma beach near Coromandel Town.

Watch: 'Unreal' - great white shark nudges boat in 4m deep Auckland water

Boaties were stunned to see a great white shark peering at them off Stillwater.

'Instinctive': Sea lion incident at Dunedin's St Clair beach sparks discussion

Experts described the actions of the bodyboarder as showing a lack of education.

Former DoC boss behind move to return sandspit land into public ownership

Plan to raise $1.5m to return land at Ngunguru Sandspit to public ownership

Pāua poachers target Kaikōura marine reserve

Dozens of people have been spotted at Hikurangi Marine Reserve.

Watch: DoC condemns bodyboarder's encounter with sea lion

Bodyboarder was filmed wildly swinging his board at a sea lion at a Dunedin beach.

Dine in style: The best fine-dining restaurants around NZ

These top-notch eateries are worth making a trip for.

'Poor fishing practice': Shark found in net there for 'at least' two days

The set net had caught a lot of fish and crabs which were also killed, DoC says.

Report highlights 'organisational deficiencies' in DoC's Whanganui district

Investigation resulted in all field work in the Whanganui District stopping for 90 days.