Date: 22 August 2022
DOC recently re-opened Boundary Hut at Mavora Lakes, Southland following a joint restoration project with Dulux that means it can be enjoyed well into the future.

Date: 04 August 2022
DOC is asking for the public’s help after a juvenile leopard seal was shot and killed on Saturday 23 July at the river mouth of the Oreti River near Sandy Point in Southland.

Date: 01 June 2022
DOC will consult with the Rakiura/Stewart Island community on plans to deal with a rat incursion on predator-free Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara.

Date: 10 May 2022
A dead adult Hector’s dolphin was discovered at Te Waewae Bay in Southland at the weekend.

Date: 04 April 2022
The first spade hit the ground in Southland yesterday, to transform the spectacular and challenging Hump Ridge Track to Great Walk status.

Date: 02 March 2022
DOC Ecologist Brian Rance believes he’s found a new plant species high in the Livingstone Mountains of Southland and is thrilled by the implications of the rare find.

Date: 27 January 2022
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
A long-running penguin rehab facility, which has been hard hit by the tourism downturn, and work to restore native forest habitats in the Catlins are being supported through Jobs for Nature funding, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says.