Date: 05 December 2024
Backyard trappers are being reminded to keep leg-hold traps off the ground to protect Coromandel kiwi from injury or death.

Date: 01 December 2024
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
The Government has delivered on its promise to restore public walking access to the popular Mautohe Cathedral Cove in time for Summer 2024-2025.

Date: 14 November 2024
Work to reinstate access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove has reached a critical stage. DOC is warning reopening in the next few weeks will only be possible if people stay away and allow workers to complete construction.

Date: 17 October 2024
A team from Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust are hard at work reducing pest plants in Mautohe Cathedral Cove as part of project to restore the area and reinstate walking access to the popular beach.

Date: 03 September 2024
The Lees Road car park near Mautohe Cathedral Cove will be closed to the public while walking access reinstatement work is underway.

Date: 29 August 2024
Removal of dangerous trees and self-sown wilding pines marks the start of physical work to reinstate temporary walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove’s iconic beach.

Date: 07 August 2024
Advanced high-definition cameras trialled to monitor the health of the forest canopy in Coromandel Forest Park show stark differences where possums are controlled.

Date: 10 July 2024
Work to reinstate walking access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove is underway as the Department of Conservation aims to reopen the popular track for summer 2024-25.

Date: 16 May 2024
A date and venues have been confirmed for community drop-in sessions on the options to reinstate walking access to Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove beach.

Date: 30 April 2024
DOC has announced the options being explored to reinstate walking access to Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove.

Date: 16 April 2024
Community and stakeholder activities are the next key steps of DOC’s work to reinstate safe walking access to Cathedral Cove.

Date: 05 March 2024
Analysis of a tissue sample taken from a Hector’s dolphin spotted off the coast of Thames-Coromandel has aided understanding of the species and confirmed where the animals came from.

Date: 01 March 2024
Source: Office of the Minister of Conservation
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has made the reinstatement of the walking access to Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove/Te Whanganui-a-Hei before next summer a priority.

Date: 24 January 2024
DOC has announced the work it will undertake to determine viable, safe and resilient long-term solutions for visitor access and experience at Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove.