Date: 10 December 2020
With shorebirds now nesting on beaches across the East Coast, DOC and Gisborne District Council is urging campers and other beachgoers to be wary of our little winged friends.

Date: 25 September 2020
The Minister of Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage, today presented Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious conservation award, the Loder Cup, to the 2020 winner Graeme Atkins while in Gisborne/Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa.

Date: 11 August 2020
Source: Officer of the Minister of Conservation
An iwi-Crown approach programme to restore the Raukūmara forest on the East Coast will receive $34 million funding.

Date: 22 July 2020
As we come into the season where kekeno/fur seals spend more time on shore, DOC East Coast is asking people to respect these animals and give them space.

Date: 13 July 2020
Visitors using the popular Fairbrother Loop in Ōhope Scenic Reserve will have no “loop” option for the next few weeks.

Date: 06 July 2020
Two kiwi have gone from the bright lights of Queenstown into the wild of Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park south of Rotorua.

Date: 29 June 2020
Two key Eastern Bay of Plenty campsites will be re-opened in time for July school holidays.

Date: 25 June 2020
Source: Tairāwhiti Environment Centre
A new employment pilot to restore river catchments in Tairāwhiti will be celebrated with a post-COVID lockdown Matariki whānau planting day on Saturday 27 June 2020.

Date: 19 June 2020
DOC is asking the public for information after a threatened and protected kārearea/New Zealand falcon was found dying from a bullet wound in central Gisborne.

Date: 10 May 2020
Source: Offices of the Minister for Biosecurity and the Minister of Conservation
Redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again.