A report to aid the voluntary conservation of clematis vines in Wellington.
Learn about options for protection and future management of coastal foredune vegetation in the Wellington region.
View the material prepared for Government observers on the identification of protected corals known to be caught incidental to fishing.
Built in 1907, the Dominion Observatory played an important role in New Zealand's early time-keeping efforts and seismic research.
Download a factsheet to learn how to create garden habitats for lizards in the lower North Island.
Download a factsheet explaining how you can provide habitat in your garden for the common gecko, a species of lizard found in the lower North Island.
Download a factsheet explaining how you can provide habitat in your garden for the common skink, a species of lizard found in the lower North Island.
Download a factsheet explaining how you can provide habitat in your garden for the the ornate skink, a species of lizard found in the lower North Island.
Download a factsheet explaining how you can provide habitat in your garden for the Wellington green gecko.
Find out about some of the aquatic weeds that are known to degrade New Zealand's wetlands and waterways.
A factsheet highlighting weeds that threaten native flora and fauna on Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.
A factsheet outlining the results of tree fuchsia monitoring in the Tararua Forest Park.
This survey determines the response of selected kaimoana species under different coastal management regimes.
Kapiti Marine Reserve Committee Nga Tai o Kapiti Komiti Rahui - Annual Report For the Year1 July 2000 – 30 June 2001.
Review the Kapiti Marine Reserve Committee Nga Tai o Kapiti Komiti Rahui - Annual Report for the Year 1 July 2001 -30 June 2002.
The objectives of this plan express the department’s overall management intentions for Kapiti Marine Reserve for the next 10 years.
The Lake Wairarapa Wetlands Action Plan 2000-2010 sets out management directions for the wetlands.
Download land snail posters from different regions of New Zealand.
Review the lizard action plan for the Poneke Area of DOC's Wellington Conservancy for 2009 to 2014.
Matiu/Somes Island was recognised as an ideal place to quarantine animals and was formally designated for the quarantine of livestock in 1889.
Read more about the Matiu/Somes Island heavy anti-aircraft artillery battery.
Matiu/Somes Island has an extensive defence history.
Matiu/Somes Island was formally designated for quarantine purposes in 1869 and was first used in March 1872.
There has been a lighthouse on the southern end of Matiu/Somes Island since 1866. The present tower is the second at this site.
People have been visiting or living on Matiu/Somes Island for centuries.
The objectives of mistletoe conservation in the Wellington Conservancy are presented in this report.
DOC manages a range of historic sites around New Zealand. This register provides a list of sites in each conservancy.
A factsheet explaining how you can help reduce further loss of indigenous biodiversity in the Wellington region through appropriate native planting beside streams.
A report providing baseline information about the vegetation and plant species of the Eastbourne Hills in the Wellington region.
A plan to protect and restore northern rata in the Wellington Conservancy.
A strategy to ensure that the Wellington region’s indigenous plants continue to exist in the wild as part of functioning ecosystems.
A guide to environmentally-friendly alternatives to pest plants or environmental weeds in the lower North Island.
Find out how targeted pest control can help our vulnerable native species that are under attack by imported predators.
Learn about the types of seals you might encounter in the Wellington region.
Download a factsheet about the Southern North Island forest gecko.
A multi-agency factsheet explaining how you can help stop the spread of aquatic pest fish and plants in waterways in the Wellington region.
Learn how possum control is affecting the condition of northern rata trees in the Tararua Forest Park.
You can find a wealth of information about Wellington’s marine environment on this interactive, web-based CD, available from the Department of Conservation.
This scientific poster shows maps of the Wellington south coast, including the proposed Wellington south coast marine reserve, and describes the innovative multibeam mapping process.
Find out how you can create a 'motel' in your garden for weta.
Learn about whales in the Wellington area.
A field guide to help you identify indigenous orchids reported from the lower North Island.
Footnotes - Wellington Hawke's Bay Conservancy newsletter (includes information from the Chatham Islands)
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