Take care of Aotearoa, and always be prepared for your trip.
A call for help to the public for any whitebait catcher diaries they may have, regardless of condition.
We need your help to grow funding for nature. By donating to these DOC nature projects you can help protect endangered species and habitats.
Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza viruses.
Kākāpō adoptions are a special way to support the conservation of this taonga species. You can adopt a kākāpō for yourself or as a gift.
Have your say on the two discussion documents by 28 February 2025.
DOC has announced that bookings for the 2025/26 season for New Zealand’s Great Walks and other huts and campsites will open in May.
The latest report on New Zealand amphibians’ conservation status confirms higher numbers of Archey’s frogs than previously known, although they’re still at risk of extinction.
The Government is investing $30 million from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to fund more than a dozen projects to boost biodiversity and the tourist economy, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says.
DOC is reminding the public of the critical importance of protecting tara iti (fairy tern) nesting sites following an incident at Mangawhai Heads in late December 2024, during the birds’ peak breeding season.