Forest & Bird has backed renewed calls by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for more use of 1080 poison to protect native species on conservation land.

Only minutes away in the Hauraki Gulf are plenty of sanctuaries for animals - and humans.

One hand on his hip and another around a dying pohutukawa tree branch, Jim Henry was in no doubt of the job ahead of him and his team of Department of Conservation staff.

Three dead whales have washed up on West Coast beaches in as many days.

A pelican - one of only 20 believed to be in the country - has been found shot dead on the banks of the Waikato River.

The heli-hunting season on Department of Conservation land ends in late July and it is quite likely to be the last.

Some of the Department of Conservation's most valued staff have become endangered species under the state agency's radical reorganisation to combat lack of money.

A restructure and the loss of more than 70 full-time roles from DoC will have a negative impact on the environment, conservation advocates say.

The Green Party is calling for the restructuring of the Department of Conservation to be put on hold.

A last minute Budget top up for the Department of Conservation is likely to mean only 80 staff will lose their jobs.

We are looking for partners so that we can grow the overall resource that is committed to conservation, writes Al Morrison, director general of the Department of Conservation.

A national appeal to help a cash strapped government department will get underway today.

A tourist industry group is worried about the impact of cuts at the Department of Conservation while another organisation says more charging for visitors is inevitable.

A violent criminal will walk out of Mount Eden Prison this week to the frustration of one of his victims who are still suffering from the attack.

Increasing the price of using national parks has been ruled out by the Department of Conservation as a way of making money.

The Department of Conservation will axe 140 jobs and reduce the number of conservancy regions in a department-wide shake-up.

The Department of Conservation is planning to replace the swing bridge on the walking track leading to the Roy Roy glacier in the Mt Aspiring National Park.

There is concern more of New Zealand's endangered species will be lost if job losses go ahead at the Department of Conservation.

Expected job losses at the Department of Conservation are not expected to cut too deep into frontline positions, Prime Minister John Key says.

Officials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.

A shark attacked as Steve Clark was struggling underwater against a kingfish on the end of his spear. He didn't see it coming, but he quickly saw the damage it did.