Date: 10 December 2020
Hoiho/yellow-eyed penguin numbers on mainland New Zealand are marginally up on last year’s but ongoing threats and emerging diseases continue to plague the struggling population.

Date: 09 December 2020
The Department of Conservation is seeking your knowledge on Queenstown’s most iconic vista – Kawarau/The Remarkables.

Date: 30 November 2020
Familiar faces are returning for the new season of Royal Cam, with a big breeding year underway for the toroa/northern royal albatross colony on Otago’s windswept Pukekura/Taiaroa Head.

Date: 13 November 2020
Queenstowners keen to do their bit for neighbourhood native species will have the opportunity to learn some hands-on skills at a trapping workshop this month.

Date: 23 October 2020
DOC is seeking your views on new areas identified for cycle tracks and trails on public conservation lands and waters across Otago.

Date: 03 September 2020
Locals in Kakanui, Otago may need to share their favourite fishing and surfing spots with a large and curious visitor.

Date: 19 August 2020
DOC is reminding snowmobile enthusiasts to keep to designated areas in the Old Man Range/Kopuwai conservation area for their motorised powdery pursuits.

Date: 26 June 2020
Central and local government agencies are working together with Queenstown tourism businesses to help test different ways to redeploy workers into nature-based jobs.

Date: 03 June 2020
DOC and Fisheries New Zealand are today starting a new two-month round of public consultation on the proposed network of marine protection for the south-east South Island. The previous consultation was withdrawn due to restrictions under New Zealand’s response to COVID-19.

Date: 19 May 2020
DOC rangers searching for "freshwater baddies" found no sign of pest fish and no new aquatic weed infestations, after a search of 31 sites,

Date: 17 May 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Vital conservation and visitor infrastructure destroyed by a severe flood event in Fiordland earlier this year is being rebuilt through a $13.7 million Budget 2020 investment, announced Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage.

Date: 09 April 2020
Source: Department of Conservation and Fisheries New Zealand
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, DOC and Fisheries New Zealand are postponing public consultation on the proposed network of marine protection for the southeast South Island.

Date: 12 March 2020
Six kea recovered from the Matukituki valley in Aspiring National Park last month are likely to have died from 1080 toxin, post-mortem findings from Massey University show.

Date: 03 March 2020
DOC has initiated a partial review of the Otago Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) to consider whether new cycle and mountain bike trails could be developed on public conservation land in Otago.

Date: 02 March 2020
DOC is awaiting post-mortem results to determine the cause of death of six kea in the Matukituki valley near Wanaka following a recent aerial 1080 predator control operation.

Date: 19 February 2020
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Minister of Conservation has announced that the Milford Track will be partially reopened from 26 February.

Date: 17 February 2020
Fisheries New Zealand and DOC are seeking public feedback on a proposed network of marine protected areas off the southeast coast of the South Island.

Date: 14 February 2020
DOC is appealing for information following the tragic death of a rāpoka/New Zealand sea lion mum and pup on a Coastal Otago road on Wednesday night.

Date: 12 February 2020
A new track and carpark are opening tomorrow at the Blue Pools, a popular site on State Highway 6, near Makarora inland from Haast.

Date: 20 January 2020
NZSki is activating its right to charge a fee to drive up the Remarkables Road during summer, applicable from 3 February 2020.