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A lone person walks along a small track cut into the side of a a steep hill.
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Have your say on the two discussion documents by 28 February 2025.

Communications and Media Advisor Krysia Nowak takes a duck-dive into the shallows for a quick wade around the ducks of Aotearoa. Episode 3.

Hump Ridge Track is a 3-day loop over sub-alpine tops and around rugged coastline in southern Fiordland. It opened as our 11th Great Walk on 25 October 2024.

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 development of a new Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) for Te Tai Poutini West Coast. Fill in our survey by 16 December 2024.

The wild goat hunting competition is open until 26 November 2024. Compete for over $70,000 worth of prizes and help protect the environment.

Guided mountain-biking from Waihaha to Waihora and a guided tramp in the Rangipo Desert are among fresh offerings in the 2025 Mahi Aroha summer programme.

A pilot whale stranding at Ruakākā Beach in Northland has sadly seen three adults and one calf die.

A new survey aimed at shaping the future management of West Coast conservation land has received more responses from people outside the West Coast than locals, with just under a month left for West Coasters to make their voices heard.

DOC has added 15 huts to its booking system this week to help manage crowding, support revenue collection and align with the Te Araroa Trail Pass launched in August.