2016 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2016.

Wellington/Kapiti

Date: 22 December 2016
We'd like to remind families heading outdoors to enjoy nature this summer to stay safe and respect our beautiful taonga.

Date: 20 December 2016
On Christmas Day, passengers from a cruise ship will be in for a Christmas treat - visiting Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve.

Date: 16 December 2016
Twelve new Kiwi Guardian nature discovery sites have been created in family friendly places just in time for Christmas.

Date: 14 December 2016
Comments are invited on a new draft Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) for the Wellington, Kāpiti, Manawatū-Rangitīkei and Wairarapa regions.

Date: 25 November 2016
A young takahē is travelling nearly 1,200 km ‘home’ to Fiordland today, as part of DOC’s Takahē Recovery Programme.

Date: 18 July 2016
Source: Kapiti Coast District Council
Road access to recreational facilities within the Tararua Forest Park has been restored after a seven-month closure.

Date: 19 April 2016
New information panels, provided with support from the US embassy, have been unveiled on Kapiti Island.

Date: 29 February 2016
Twenty little spotted kiwi on Kapiti Island are moving to other locations as part of a project to boost their genetic diversity and overall population across the North Island.

Date: 24 February 2016
Access to Matiu/Somes Island will be restricted from 29 February 2016 due to a freshwater shortage.

Date: 13 January 2016
The Wellington Marine Conservation Trust has received $75,000 of funding from the DOC Community Fund to support their outreach programmes.