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Cathedral Cove visitors warned of archway dangers
Visitors heading for Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel this year should take care when walking through the cove's iconic archway, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned today.
Going to the beach? Keep an eye out for sharks
Warm early summer seas around northern NZ are attracting increasing numbers of sharks.
Russian billionaire to build walkway on Northland coast
A Russian billionaire has been given permission to build a 233m walkway along an untouched Northland coastline to get better access to his fishing boat.
DOC find seal killers tough to catch
Calls from the public about a mass seal slaughter near Kaikoura are drying up, while the killers remain at large.
Public-private deal in offing for Coromandel beach
A proposal to put the iconic New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula into public ownership through a private-public deal is being considered by the Department of Conservation.
Calls for opencast mine at Pike River
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn is calling for Pike River to be made into an opencast coal mine, amid efforts to keep the 114 skilled miners made redundant today on the West Coast.
Tiritiri Matangi: Gulf retreat
Tiritiri Matangi, a 75-minute ferry ride from central Auckland, is a brilliant conservation success story.
Snorkelling death leads to calls for lifeguards
The second death in two years at a popular marine reserve has prompted calls for lifeguard patrols.
Vicious attack prompts debate on seal culling
The slaughter of 23 seals on the Kaikoura coast last week has prompted debate on whether seals need to be culled in the area.
$20k reward offered in seal killing case
DOC says it is yet to receive any "concrete" information on who carried out the brutal clubbing to death of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura.
DoC follows leads on seal slaughter
DoC is following up leads on who carried out the brutal clubbing of 23 fur seals near Kaikoura last week.