2017 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2017.

Waikato

Date: 21 December 2017
Two remote lakes south of Kawhia Harbour are to benefit from restoration work following successful funding applications to DOC’s Community Fund.

Date: 21 December 2017
Pirongia’s Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society so desperately wants its own maunga to be a kōkako stronghold, its members have become deeply involved in protecting both the land and species where its future songbirds presently live.

Date: 06 September 2017
Frogs are the big winners after the 1080 operation in Whareorino.

Date: 06 September 2017
Conservation has taken a hit in Pureora Forest Park with the loss of the field base located on Barryville Road.

Date: 20 July 2017
Help is on the way for the endangered Archey's frogs.

Date: 27 June 2017
The patience of the many avid users of the infamous Hakarimata Summit track is soon to be rewarded.

Date: 29 May 2017
Source: Waikato Conservation Board
The Waikato Conservation Board is concerned about ongoing vandalism to bait stations and trap line markers in Pureora Forest Park.

Date: 03 May 2017
If things go quickly fans could be hitting the much-loved Hakarimata Summit Track in a month.

Date: 20 April 2017
Two recent storm events in the Waikato region have caused significant damage to the Hakarimata Summit Track at Ngaruawahia, resulting in its closure until repairs can be completed.

Date: 07 April 2017
This very popular track at Ngaruawahia might be closed for several weeks following damage to the track after heavy rainfall.