Defensive karearea swoops disconcert
Watch out for defensive swooping behaviour during the November-December nesting season.
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Predator-free Rotoroa Island gains four kiwi chicks
The birds join a kiwi Kōhanga for the birds on the island.
Last-minute Milford: Great Walk huts open with spaces spare
Cancellations have opened up spaces in Milford and popular Great Walk Huts.
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'Lucky' trampers found on snowy Mount Robert ridge
The couple found themselves in a snowy ridge in the dark.
Adopt-a-plot gets locals involved in estuary conservation
Waikanae Estuary Care Group are encouraging locals to plant, weed and water a plot each.
Hiker's photos show extreme conditions of favourite Kiwi walk
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NZ's Hottest DoC Campsites of 2021
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Govt allocates nearly $151,000 towards investigation on mercury contamination
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Mount Maunganui residents were treated to quite a show by a pod of orca whales.
Toa the orca kept alive by DoC despite some experts calling for euthanasia
DoC was hoping Toa could be reunited with his pod – but he died after almost a fortnight.
Killer whale cash splash: DoC spent over $129,500 in less than a fortnight trying to keep baby orca alive
Toa the orca calf was cared for 24/7 until he died.
'Once in a lifetime' Curio Bay photo in World Ocean Photographer 2021
Award images of surgical waste and rare animals are a health check on our oceans.
I promise to be a better tourist: Do pledges work?
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DoC knows what you did last summer: Kiwis' outdoor habits revealed
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Baby seal in distress in Auckland: Was it the victim of a dog attack?
A seal pup was found with cuts on its back on an Auckland's Narrow Neck beach.
Slow down, new seal: Town's fight to protect pup that keeps crossing the road
"The last thing we want is for the seal to be hit."
From Antarctica to Cave Creek and 1080: DoC's Lou Sanson farewells an extraordinary career
The job's taken him from Antarctica to Wellington, but it ends where it began - Hokitika.
Time outdoors increases mental resilience, DoC report
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Orca pod leaves Pāuatahanui inlet, 12 formal warnings given
12 formal warnings were issued to people travelling to see the pod under alert level 3.
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First spring kiwi chick 'Hope' born as Alert Level lowers
Hope was born at 8.20am, hours after the South Island lowered Covid Alert levels.
'I thought it was a dead cow': Kekeno swims solo up Havelock North stream
The large seal was sighted on Monday in Havelock North's Karamū Stream.
Abel Tasman track could be opened to bikers and hikers
The Abel Tasman track could become the third Great Walk to permit cyclists.
Whale attacks: Tourism may be changing humpback behaviour
Swimming with whales is illegal in NZ waters but some operations continue to offer it.
Covid-19: South Island holding its breath as lockdown decision looms
There have still been no cases in the south despite the Auckland outbreak growing to 72.
Masterton conservation park declares war on rabbits
DoC pledges $700,000 to help get rid of 'those pesky rabbits' at wildlife centre.
Endangered bats seen for the first time in Franz Josef in decades
One of the country's most endangered mammals has been seen in Franz Josef.
Watch: Mother whale and calf play next to surfers
Residents were amazed with what they saw on Sunday.
Guide companies suspected of gaming DOC booking system
DOC compliance team were alerted to 'suspicious' bookings.
'Killer' corgis form part of feral dog problem in Far North
Far North authorities must act before a wild dog mauls or kills a human, says a local.