2016 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2016.

Northland

Date: 01 December 2016
A showcase for New Zealand’s significant places has been launched in Northland today.

Date: 03 October 2016
A tabby cat has been spotted on Moutohorā (Whale Island) Wildlife Management Reserve.

Date: 14 July 2016
Living Water, the Fonterra and DOC partnership, is helping a Fonterra farmer create a sanctuary for an endangered native bird on his Northland dairy farm.

Date: 31 May 2016
We have begun upgrading tracks through our kauri forests to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 07 April 2016
DOC has begun working with boat owners, iwi and the wider Bay of Islands community on ways to better manage boat interactions with local bottlenose dolphins.

Date: 10 March 2016
Ipipiri/Eastern Bay of Islands have been pest-free since 2009. Our pest response was tested recently when several rats were detected during routine monitoring on the islands.

Date: 02 February 2016
The Fonterra and DOC Living Water partnership is working with farmers to save a rare native plant on Northland’s Hikurangi flood plain.