Date: 22 December 2021
An increase in great white shark sightings in the Tauranga area have prompted DOC to remind people to remain vigilant when out swimming and to report all sightings.

Date: 04 October 2021
Source: The Office of the Minister of Conservation
A Jobs for Nature-funded collaboration between communities and scientists is a crucial step in the fight to protect some of New Zealand’s best known native plants, Minister of Conservation Kiri Allan says.

Date: 30 September 2021
Saturday 2 October marks the start of the 2021-2022 trout fishing season on lakes Tarawera, Rotoiti and Ōkataina.

Date: 09 September 2021
Once near extinction due to widespread hunting, the New Zealand fur seal/kekeno are recolonising much of their former range as their population rebounds.

Date: 22 April 2021
North Island kōkako, bats, kākā, tūi and robin are set for a bumper year thanks to the success of a planned 1080 operation in the Rotoehu Forest area.

Date: 13 April 2021
Finding a dead rat outside their classroom was a highlight of week nine for trainees in the Bay Conservation Alliance's Tauira Mahi programme, but it wasn’t a surprise.

Date: 01 April 2021
People enjoying Tauranga and Mt Maunganui’s coast and water this Easter are urged to be aware of the presence of great white sharks.

Date: 23 February 2021
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Three new Jobs for Nature projects will help nature thrive in the Bay of Plenty and keep local people in work says Conservation Minister Kiri Allan.

Date: 09 February 2021
The annual Pureora Forest Park Hunting Competition will return for 2021.

Date: 05 February 2021
The Eastern Okataina Walkway has been closed indefinitely due to a large slip and the risk of ongoing rockfall which presents a significant safety risk to track users.

Date: 29 January 2021
DOC's shark specialist reminds people travelling to the beach for the long weekend to be aware of those marine animals seen around our coastlines this summer.