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Young people running and jumping on grass.
Haere mai

Kiwis everywhere are helping nature bounce back – in our backyards, communities and even from our couches. Join the Always Be Naturing movement and be part of the change.

A team of DOC staff and Love Our Huts and Tracks volunteers recently had a great trip to refresh Ada Pass Hut in the Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve.

Watch Rakiura, a female kākāpō, live from her nest on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, a small, predator free island in southern New Zealand.

Get involved in volunteer activities around the country.

When predators are gone, nature throws a party.

Discover small ways you can make a big difference for nature.

DOC is calling for any information about an alleged dog attack on a colony of little penguins/kororā.

In rare, good news for a tiny Canterbury fish clinging to survival, DOC rangers have discovered a new population of the fish and created an ‘insurance’ population.

Department of Conservation ranger Gary Hayes didn’t have time to think as he went to aid of a horse stuck in a float, close to death.

For the first time in more than a century Otago’s pakake /New Zealand sea lion population has produced more than 35 pups, putting it officially on track to breeding colony status.