2017 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2017.

Northland

Date: 15 December 2017
A 171-year-old mystery, at the site of the battle of Ruapekapeka in Northland, has been solved.

Date: 07 December 2017
DOC is upgrading two tracks through kauri forest in Dome Forest, near Warkworth, to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Date: 04 December 2017
One of New Zealand’s rarest birds, the New Zealand fairy tern/tara-iti, has been boosted by a chick successfully hatching at Mangawhai, North of Auckland in late November.

Date: 03 October 2017
Get your tamariki into nature with a brand-new Toyota Kiwi Guardian adventure site launching at Smugglers Bay, Whangarei Heads, on Saturday 14 October.

Date: 21 September 2017
Source: New Zealand Defence Force and Department of Conservation
Scientific work in the Kermadecs, including studies on whales and the impact of the myrtle rust disease, will get a boost this week.

Date: 01 June 2017
Purua School in Northland is building a new nursery to grow native trees and plants, thanks to funding from Living Water.

Date: 04 May 2017
Source: Offices of the Minister of Conservation and the Minister for Primary Industries
The fungal disease myrtle rust has been found on mainland New Zealand and a response is underway.

Date: 03 April 2017
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Tāne Mahuta Walk is temporarily closed so a footwear cleaning station can be installed.