This Department of Conservation (DOC) site has information about the protection of New Zealand's natural and historic heritage, how and where you can enjoy public conservation places and how to get involved in conservation.
Find out about places to visit; national parks; tracks, walks, hunting and other activities; huts, cabins and campsites.
This section pulls together information provided throughout the site and sorts it by region.
Learn about plant, animal, marine, coastal and land conservation, heritage protection and managing threats.
Get involved in conservation volunteering, training, teaching, events, boards, consultations and home or community projects.
Find information on jobs, news, permits, running businesses and activities on conservation land, DOC's mandate, structure and role.
DOC publishes a wide range of documents, many of which are available on this site.
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Restoration Day 2012 photo gallery
Talk: Whats happening to eels in Lake Manapouri?
28 May 2012: CSP Technical Working Group
Guardians of the Bay of Islands: Conservation Champions, May 2012
Canterbury @DOC May 2012
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Visit and enjoy 40 of the best wetlands in New Zealand, whether walking, cycling, boating, fishing, bird watching or taking photos.
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DOC prepares Fiordland Great Walks for winter14 May 2012
Four-wheel drivers damage wetlands11 May 2012
Waiotahi Spit Scenic Reserve damaged by vehicles11 May 2012
'Check, clean, dry' stopping the spread of didymo in Fiordland11 May 2012
Family save mauled yellow-eyed penguin10 May 2012
Kiwi aversion training in the Eastern Bay10 May 2012
Preliminary DNA tests indicate that the dolphin recovered in Taranaki may be a Hector's dolphin09 May 2012