Date: 24 December 2015
We can expect record numbers of visitors on Rotorua tracks this summer, and many will also be volunteers helping to maintain these tracks.

Date: 10 December 2015
Visitors are asked not to take their dogs when visiting Rotorua’s conservation campsites.

Date: 27 October 2015
An increase in the number of tourism providers participating in Conservation Week activities will provide exciting opportunities for Rotorua residents.

Date: 22 October 2015
Kōkako in Mokaihaha Ecological Area are set to flourish this year with a reduced number of predators following a pest control operation.

Date: 14 October 2015
Prizes are on offer for Rotorua residents who take part in a rodent hunt during Conservation Week 2015.

Date: 24 July 2015
Both black-billed and red-billed gulls are found around the lakefront and Sulphur Bay area and are classified as threatened birds.

Date: 23 July 2015
Silver wattle growing around Mount Tarawera is being targeted in an inter-agency approach to enhancing natural biodiversity.

Date: 16 July 2015
North Island robins (toutouwai) translocated from Mokoia Island Wildlife Refuge to Ōhope Scenic Reserve, are successfully breeding.

Date: 08 June 2015
An injured bittern found in the central North Island has provided the opportunity to gather important information on the species.

Date: 29 May 2015
A Rotorua man pleaded guilty to being in control of two dogs that killed nesting red-billed gulls.

Date: 04 May 2015
DOC and Rotorua Lakes Council say there are lessons to be learnt from the recent unnecessary death of eels in the Tauranga district.

Date: 28 April 2015
Rotorua predator control projects have the chance to win $2,500 for providing information on their work to Predator Free NZ.

Date: 24 April 2015
The Community Conservation Partnership Fund together with dedicated volunteer contribution has helped control predators in the Rotoehu Area, Rotorua.

Date: 10 March 2015
A group of dedicated volunteers are about to start the 2015 New Zealand dabchick count for the Rotorua district.

Date: 25 February 2015
Staff and volunteers from 3 different agencies were called in to deal with reports of a potential illegal fire in the Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve this weekend.

Date: 18 February 2015
‘Flipper’, the paralysed little blue penguin who appeared in the media in early January has had to be euthanized despite weeks of care and rehabilitation.

Date: 05 February 2015
Two rats with the potential to decimate bird populations on Mokoia Island were recently stopped in their tracks with strategically placed trapping lines on the island’s shoreline.

Date: 15 January 2015
An old anchor briefly discovered on Moutohora Whale Island may have been part of historic sulphur mining activities.

Date: 13 January 2015
Spreading the network of pest control traps and bait-stations has taken a backseat for conservation rangers who have been diverted to fight far more imminent threats.