Apply for a Northland fire permit online.
Aggressive and invasive, Argentine ants pose a serious threat to New Zealand's natural environment.
Catfish were introduced in New Zealand in the 1870s. These hardy fish prey on small native fish, as well as eat and compete with koura.
Learn how deer negatively impact New Zealand's native forests.
DOC is monitoring the distribution of rainbow skinks, and raising public awareness of how to limit their spread.
Find out about the rainbow skink and how it arrived in New Zealand.
Learn why Gambusia affinis were originally introduced to New Zealand and how this pest fish is now negatively impacting our freshwater ecosystems.
Kauri dieback (Phytophthora taxon Agathis or PTA), is a newly-identified disease which is attacking kauri trees.
View Northland Conservancy's most recently issued pesticide summary.
Find out more about wildfires in Northland, what you loose in a wildfire and how to prevent them.
Learn about a major restoration project that aims to eradicate rodents and stoats from Ipipiri/Eastern Bay of Islands and to restore the biological, historical and cultural values of the islands.
Native to some parts of Australia, the rainbow lorikeet was illegally released in Auckland in the 1990s. This dominant and prolific bird now poses a significant threat to our native wildlife.
Native to Australia, rainbow skinks were first recorded in Auckland during the 1960s and are now posing a threat to our rare native lizards.
Rudd are a voracious fish that compete with New Zealand's native fish and damage habitat.
The rainbow skink is an introduced pest which poses a threat to our rare native lizards.
A series of short videos on 1080 and its effect on water, flora and fauna.
In recent years four social wasp species have been accidentally introduced in New Zealand. Learn how these wasps threaten our native ecosystems.
Find out how you can help prevent rainbow skinks from spreading and breeding.
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