2024 media releases
View DOC media releases from 2024.

Wellington/Kapiti

Date: 10 December 2024
Source: Te Papa Atawhai Department of Conservation and Mahi Mō Te Taiao Waikanae Jobs for Nature
A 12 December gathering at Otaraua Park on the Kāpiti Coast marks the transition of the Waikanae Jobs for Nature project into an ongoing, iwi-run business and legacy supporting nature in the Waikanae River catchment.

Date: 04 November 2024
Wellingtonians will be able to experience Mātiu/Somes Island in Wellington again from Friday, 22 November, following the successful replacement of the island’s 85-year-old wharf.

Date: 16 October 2024
A New Zealand fur seal/kekeno on railway tracks near Ngauranga, Wellington, caused considerable delays for commuters in the country’s capital this morning.

Date: 01 October 2024
DOC is urging people to check their home’s eaves and attics to ensure there are no feathery squatters like kākā this breeding season.

Date: 08 July 2024
DOC staff are deeply frustrated about the lack of pet dog control in the Wellington region, after three kororā/little blue penguins were found dead from suspected dog attacks at Evans Bay Marina last week.

Date: 17 April 2024
The Remutaka Conservation Trust is replacing predator traps across their 7500-hectare pest control network in southern Remutaka Forest.

Date: 21 March 2024
An Argentine ant detection dog has averted a potential disaster on Matiu/Somes Island, after finding a large colony of the invasive pest species near building materials destined for the island’s new wharf.

Date: 15 January 2024
Access to Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington will be restricted from February 19, 2024, to allow for the 85-year-old wharf to be rebuilt.