Find out how you can join the DOC weed team on their trips to the Hen and Chickens Islands near Whangarei.
Find out about volunteer opportunities in the Kauri Coast area.
Volunteers are needed at Mimiwhangata Coastal Park throughout the year to assist park rangers with a variety of tasks.
Find out how you can get involved in the restoration project on part of Urupukapuka and Moturua islands in the eastern Bay of Islands.
You can assist with our shorebird programme including shorebird monitoring, trapping, advocacy and site manipulation.
Spend the day with a DOC ranger, working on a variety of projects including weed control, planting and habitat manipulation.
Find out what's been going on at the Omaha Spit recently.
Find out what's been happening at Omaha Spit this summer.
Painting the gun covers at Fort Takapuna may be one of the tasks you do when you join DOC rangers at North Head and Fort Takapuna helping to maintain buildings and tunnels, plant natives and remove weeds. Dates: Various during year Duration: Single day from 9:30 am Numbers: Individuals or groups of 5-15
Find out about how you can help protect nesting fairy terns at the Pakiri River Mouth.
Find out about how you can volunteer for the Kaipatiki Project to help restore the Witherford Reserve in Glenfield, North Shore City.
Volunteers on Kawau Island help with upkeep of the historic Mansion House and its gardens, and help maintain tracks, signs and buildings in the Kawau Island Historic Reserve.
Find out more about a volunteer opportunity at Glenfern Sanctuary on Great Barrier Island/Aotea.
Find out about an opportunity to get involved in backcountry weeding to control climbing asparagus on Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island.
Find out more about bird monitoring by distance sampling, the most challenging volunteer project on Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island.
Volunteer to assist rangers with tasks as diverse as trench digging, painting, track clearing and building on Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island.
Expressions of interest welcome for the opportunity to participate in reptile monitoring on Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island in 2014.
Find out about volunteer opportunities on Motu Kaikoura Island, near Great Barrier Island/Aotea.
The Motuihe Project requires volunteers year round to help with restoration activities on this pest-free Hauraki Gulf conservation island.
Throughout the year volunteers are needed to help with an extensive revegetation project on pest-free Motuora Island.
Learn more about how you can be involved with the Motutapu Restoration Project.
Find out about breeding and flocking sites in the Auckland region for the New Zealand dotterel and other shorebirds, and the community groups and local residents who protect them.
The Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust requires volunteers to help protect the endangered New Zealand dotterel and other shorebirds at Omaha spit near Warkworth.
You will stay overnight and work alongside DOC rangers to maintain the historic assets of Motutapu and Rangitoto Islands.
The Rangitoto Island Historic Conservation Trust is looking for volunteers to help restore several baches on the island.
Volunteers are needed for weed removal and maintenance projects on Raoul Island.
This role description details the responsibilities of the volunteer rangers on Raoul Island. Please read and understand what is expected before registering your interest in this volunteer opportunity.
The Stony Batter Protection and Restoration Society needs volunteers to help restore the unique Stony Batter complex.
Volunteers are needed to help maintain the pest-free wildlife sanctuary on Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Volunteers will assist with clearing side drains and culverts, maintaining steps, track resurfacing, cleaning and replacing track signage, removing litter and vegetation trimming.
Find out how to apply for projects, what to expect, and view acceptance and cancellation details for Coromandel volunteer projects.
The New Zealand Dotterel Watch Programme protects the endangered NZ Dotterel at beaches all around the Coromandel Peninsula. Volunteers protect, advocate for and monitor these birds from October 2012 to 28 February 2013
Volunteers are required to set, check and maintain rat traps around campsites and collect the trap catch data for each trap.
Volunteers will help prevent the spread of Kauri dieback disease into the Coromandel Peninsula by attending sporting and other high profile events in the Coromandel Peninsula.
This reserve is located on a headland at Opito Bay. Volunteers will assist with mowing grass, weed control, structure and track maintenance. Various dates.
Volunteers are required to assist with monitoring in and outside of the marine reserve.
Volunteers will be involved in mowing, weed control, structure and track maintenance. Various dates.
Get involved in DOC volunteer opportunties in the Waikato region.
There are occasional vacancies for this role which is based in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park. Help look after the hut and provide a welcoming environment for trampers.
Learn about how you can become involved in community conservation around Gisborne.
Several volunteer positions are available at our Aniwaniwa Office, situated on the shores of Lake Waikaremoana
Between November and February hut wardens are needed at the Central Whirinaki Hut in Whirinaki Forest Park on the East Coast.
Learn about hut warden volunteer opportunities available in Tongariro National Park in the Central North Island.
Volunteer at the Tongariro National Trout Centre River Walk Visitor Centre and help showcase the Taupo Trout Fishery and Genesis Energy Freshwater Aquarium.
Hut warden opportunities are available in Egmont National Park in the Taranaki Area.
The Manawatu Rangitikei Area Volunteer Programme aims to build capacity in our communities by providing a range of opportunities for people to get involved in conservation and recreation activities.
Find out about the range of volunteer activities, projects and roles currently available in the Manawatu Rangitikei area.
The Whanganui area requires volunteers year round to assist with an array of conservation and recreation projects.
During the "great journey" season (October through April), hut wardens are needed at John Coull Hut in Whanganui National Park.
There are many ways you can get involved as a volunteer for the Boundary Stream Mainland Island project including locating and monitoring our native birds.
Find out about volunteer opportunities associated with Poutiri Ao ō Tāne - a unique ecological and social project aimed at returning wildlife to Hawke's Bay.
Become a DOC hut warden at Te Puia Lodge or Sunrise Hut.
Help restore the forest and wildlife in Tararua Forest Park with Project Kaka.
Find out about volunteer opportunities at Pukaha Mount Bruce.
Help protect wild kaka, North Island brown kiwi, kokako and other flora and fauna by maintaining a network of traps and bait stations throughout Pukaha Mount Bruce in the Wairarapa.
Pukaha Mount Bruce is a 942 hectare reserve in the Wairarapa. The lowland forest has a popullation of approximately 40 north island brown kiwi. Volunteers will assist field staff to monitor the locations of these kiwi using telemetry equipment.
The Wairarapa Area Office requires volunteers to hut warden at the Totara Flats, Powell, Jumbo, Mitre Flats and Tutuwai huts in the Tararua Forest Park.
Volunteers are sought to help control the exotic plant Spanish heath in the Tauherenikau Valley in the Wairarapa.
Short tailed bats were rediscovered in the Tararua Forest Park in 1999. Monitoring, pest control and searching for bat roosts is ongoing to collect data and protect the population.
The Wairarapa Area Office requires volunteer campsite wardens at Corner Creek, Waiohine Gorge, Putangirua Pinnacles, and Kiriwhakapapa road end.
Find out about the volunteer opportunities available on Matiu/Somes Island.
Become a hut warden in the Orongorongo Valley, Rimutaka Forest Park.
Find out how you can get involved in volunteer activities on the Chatham Islands.
Volunteers are sought to act as camp hosts at picturesque Kerr Bay and West Bay camps, on the shores of Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park.
You can help as a volunteer ranger in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project, a long term multi-species pest control project to restore over 5000 hectares of alpine beech forest alongside Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park.
Volunteers are sought to act as hut wardens in the beautiful Travers and Sabine Valleys in Nelson Lakes National Park.
Volunteers are welcome to join in the re vegetation and restoration efforts at four key sites along the walkway.
The Department of Conservation, Sounds Area, has positions available for reliable and responsible campsite hosts over the summer period. A number of opportunities exist for short term (2-4 weeks) and long term (2-4 months) positions.
Explore beautiful Nydia Bay in the Marlborough Sounds while assisting DOC as a volunteer hut warden for Nydia Lodge. Various dates available from mid-February to 30 April 2013. Minimum period of 4 weeks.
The Department of Conservation and community volunteers have been collecting seeds and growing plants in the shadehouse at the Onamalutu Scenic Reserve.
Buller conservation volunteers meet every second Tuesday, year round, to work on a variety of interesting conservation projects.
Find out about opportunities to volunteer with the Rowi and Tokoeka kiwi projects.
Find out about hut warden opportunities at Welcome Flat Hut in South Westland. A feature of Welcome Flat is the natural hot pools where you can bathe, located near the hut.
Learn about the Canterbury volunteer fire-fighters programme.
Volunteers travel to Sandfly Bay in the late afternoon/early evenings to help minimise visitor impact on the resident yellow-eyed penguins.
Find out how to apply for projects, what to expect, and view acceptance and cancellation details for Otago volunteer projects.
Find out how to apply for projects, what to expect, and view acceptance and cancellation details for Fiordland volunteer projects.
Find out how to apply for projects, what to expect, and view acceptance and cancellation details for Southland volunteer projects.
Read the 14 September 2011 issue of Wairarapa Wildlife Warriors
Read the 15 November 2011 issue of Wairarapa Wildlife Warriors
Read the 19 June 2012 issue of Wairarapa Wildlife Warriors
Find out more about the volunteer opportunities on Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island, which include bird and reptile monitoring, weed control and general maintenance.
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