2019 media releases

Wellington/Kapiti

Date: 05 December 2019
The Waikanae Estuary Care Group will be stocking up their plant nursery to help restore the Lower North Island’s second most valuable estuarine environment following a $20,000 grant from the DOC Community Fund.

Date: 17 May 2019
A small population of our rarest kiwi returned to their traditional West Coast home on 9 May after growing up on Mana Island in the lower North Island.

Date: 15 May 2019
Ten new interpretative panels unveiled on Matiu/Somes on Saturday 11 May tell the story of Taranaki Whānui and their unique connection to the island.

Date: 06 March 2019
Waikanae River, north of Wellington, has been chosen by DOC as a priority river catchment for restoration from mountains to sea.

Date: 21 February 2019
Rangers and staff from DOC will be part of Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019 celebrations at Westpac Stadium in Wellington this weekend.

Date: 13 February 2019
Citizen scientists have recorded nearly 2,000 observations at Wellington's Taputeranga Marine Reserve.

Date: 11 February 2019
About 50 small seabird chicks from the Chatham Islands have been translocated by a volunteer conservation group to predator-free Mana Island, off the Porirua coast.

Date: 04 February 2019
Passengers from a cruise ship will be in for a treat today – pulling up alongside Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve.