Date: 03 November 2022
A kekeno/seal pup on Paekakariki Beach has been euthanised by DOC staff after sustaining severe injuries from a dog attack early yesterday morning.

Date: 03 November 2022
DOC has decided to close the Graces Stream Campsite in the Remutaka Forest Park, Wellington to protect visitors from dangerous trees.

Date: 07 October 2022
DOC has hired a contractor to conduct a harvest operation of radiata pine in Wellington’s Catchpool Valley beginning today, Friday 7 October.

Date: 08 September 2022
A leopard seal sighted today at Petone Beach in Lower Hutt is in excellent health and likely just taking a breather in the spring sun, says a DOC ranger.

Date: 15 February 2022
As licences for private huts in the Ōrongorongo Valley begin to expire, DOC will work with hut license holders to phase some huts into public use.

Date: 31 January 2022
A pygmy sperm whale that stranded at Paraparaumu Beach on Monday morning has been humanely euthanised by Department of Conservation staff to minimise its suffering.