2023 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2023.

Hawke’s Bay

Date: 22 August 2023
An independent review into kiwi deaths at Cape Sanctuary seven years ago will become part of a broader programme of work to set DOC up for success.

Date: 08 August 2023
A rāhui placed on the Hawke’s Bay region after Cyclone Gabrielle by Mana Ahuriri will continue into the whitebait season.

Date: 23 March 2023
A Manawatu-based Jobs for Nature project is restoring habitat in the Southern Ruahine to bring a North Island eastern brown kiwi population back to the area.

Date: 12 February 2023
DOC facilities throughout Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and the Hawke’s Bay have been closed to the public as Cyclone Gabrielle heads toward the country.