Central North Island
Date:
25 August 2022
Those spotting native royal spoonbills at Waihi wetlands in the South of Lake Taupō should have their puns, and cameras, at the ready.
Date:
06 August 2022
Due to a recent death, a rāhui has been placed on Mt Ngāuruhoe from Saturday 6 August to sunrise on Tuesday 9 August 2022.
Date:
10 June 2022
Recreational driving off-road is damaging the pumice embankment at Whakaipo Bay, creating quagmires of mud, and destroying the peace enjoyed by campers and visitors.
Date:
30 May 2022
A successful muster of Kaimanawa horses has seen 88 moved to approved homes and another group of mares put into a contraception programme to limit herd growth and reduce environmental impacts.
Date:
23 March 2022
Source:
Office of the Minister of Conservation
Several significant locations in northern Tongariro National Park and the western shores of Lake Taupō will be restored as part of a Jobs for Nature project being undertaken by Ngāti Tūwharetoa hapū, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.
Date:
18 March 2022
From being reluctant to dip their toes in water to frolicking in the Tongariro River, three whio have found new homes in the wild near Poutu Intake.
Date:
10 March 2022
Source:
Office of the Minister of Conservation
A new sanctuary for native plants and animals on the North Island Central Plateau is a step closer with support from the Government’s Mahi mō te Taiao/Jobs for Nature programme.
Date:
24 February 2022
Source:
Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Sika Foundation will manage a project invested by the Jobs for Nature programme to minimise the impact of deer and other predators.
Date:
22 February 2022
Source:
Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Jobs for Nature programme is investing in a project to build capacity for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.
Date:
27 January 2022
Four young whio/blue ducks have graduated from their early days at Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre to be released into the aviary at Tongariro National Trout Centre.
Date:
07 January 2022
Nearly half a million dollars is going into removing wilding pines from Central North Island conservation areas that were previously being over-run by the pest trees.