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Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin nest numbers down

14 January

Hoiho appear on our five-dollar note and are one of the rarest penguins in the world with only 143 known nests on mainland New Zealand including Stewart Island/Rakiura.

“Frustrating and distressing”: DOC appeals for information after seabirds killed

09 January

DOC is seeking information from the public, following reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel.

Entangled dolphin near Auckland now freed

09 January

DOC’s marine mammal disentanglement team were able to free the entangled dolphin around western Auckland yesterday.

Queenstown’s DOC visitor centre based in Glenorchy for two weeks

08 January

DOC’s Queenstown visitor centre will be temporarily operating from Glenorchy between 13-26 January 2025.

Application for a marine mammal permit by NHNZ Worldwide Limited

08 January

Have your say on a marine mammal permit application by NHNZ Worldwide Limited. Submissions close 5 February 2025.

DOC seeks sightings of entangled dolphin near Auckland

07 January

DOC is calling for public assistance in locating an entangled bottlenose dolphin reported in waters around western Auckland.