Official Information Act responses and proactive release 2023

Introduction

View some of the 2023 Official Information Act (OIA) responses and proactive releases from DOC.

Management of DOC assets in the Franz Josef Glacier Valley

Ref: OIAD-3587

Date: 18 December 2023

Number of native birds shot in the last 5 years

Ref: OIAD-3586

Date: 18 December 2023

Rob Roy Glacier Bridge, Mount Aspiring National Park

Ref: OIAD-3578

Date: 15 December 2023

DOC use and expenditure on land vehicles

Ref: OIAD-3592

Date: 15 December 2023

Chateau Tongariro: Update on closure and maintenance

Ref: OIAD-3588

Date: 15 December 2023

Consented activities on public conservation land: Biosecurity protocols

Ref: OIAD-3583

Date: 14 December 2023

Green skink: Species prescription

Ref: OIAD-3603

Date: 13 December 2023

Advertised positions

Ref: OIAD-3597

Date: 12 December 2023

2022 NZ Threat Classification System manual

Ref: OIAD-3606

Date: 11 December 2023

Lease for Motutapu Island farm

Ref: OIAD-3554

Date: 5 December 2023

Policies and procedures relating to parental leave

Ref: OIAD-3552

Date: 30 November 2023

Southeast Marine Protection (SEMP)

Ref: OIAD-3459
Date: 21 December 2023

Natural hazards along Pourerere Beach, Central Hawkes Bay – 2007 Report

Ref: OIAD-3508
Date: 20 November 2023

Bridge data - cycle, pedestrian and service bridges

Ref: OIAD-3503
Date: 17 November 2023

No New Mines and Stewardship Land Review - Briefings to the Minister

Ref: OIAD-3496
Date: 17 November 2023

Concession notification process - Mt Ruapehu

Ref: OIAD-3528
Date: 16 November 2023

Pest control – 2023 operation status

Ref: OIAD-3502
Date: 16 November 2023

Diversity, rainbow and inclusivity training

Ref: OIAD-3498
Date: 10 November 2023

Concessions - grazing leases

Ref: OIAD-3494
Date: 8 November 2023

Extreme weather events – associated costs

Ref: OIAD-3461
Date: 6 November 2023

Australian barn owl

Ref: OIAD-3474
Date: 25 October 2023

Wild Animal Control Operations (WARO)

Ref: OIAD-3365
Date: 19 October 2023

Weed control – Motutapu Island 

Ref: OIAD-3449
Date: 16 October 2023

Pest control – Wet Jacket Peninsula and Landsborough Valley, Fiordland

Ref: OIAD-3425
Date: 13 October 2023

Threats and abuse to DOC staff

Ref: OIAD-3437
Date: 11 October 2023

Chateau Tongariro – independent condition assessments

Ref: OIAD-3433
Date: 11 October 2023

Flexible work arrangements – policies, guidelines, and reasonable accommodations

Ref: OIAD-3410
Date: 6 October 2023

Deer, goat and pig (ungulate) culling maps

Ref: OIAD-3316
Date: 3 October 2023

Chateau Tongariro – insurance valuation

Ref: OIAD-3366
Date: 22 September 2023

Ulva Island – tracks and infrastructure funding

Ref: OIAD-3280
Date: 22 September 2023

Concession Loch Katrine huts – clarification of schedule clauses  

Ref: OIAD-3375

Date: 20 September 2023

Kawau Island – historic reserve establishment

Ref: OIAD-3353
Date: 19 September 2023

Chateau Tongariro – condition of building general queries

Ref: OIAD-3348
Date: 14 September 2023

Chateau Tongariro – lease and condition of buildings

Ref: OIAD-3350
Date: 14 September 2023

Karangahake – access arrangement

Ref: OIAD-3341
Date: 14 September 2023

Aerially assisted trophy hunting – AATH harvest: 2019-2022

Ref: OIAD-3329
Date: 08 September 2023

Takahē Recovery Programme

Ref: OIAD-3374
Date: 7 September 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – programme cost breakdown

Ref: OIAD-3301

Date: 12 September 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – decision to cease programme

Ref: OIAD-3313

Date: 4 September 2023

Kiwi distribution map

Ref: OIAD-3379
Date: 30 August 2023

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – medal programme details

Ref: OIAD-3233

Date: 25 August 2023

Concession Loch Katrine huts

Ref: OIAD-3304

Date: 25 August 2023

Kiwi death data

Ref: OIAD-3291

Date: 24 August 2023

Investment in Tūpuna Maunga Authority

Ref: OIAD-3199

Date: 21 August 2023

DOC staff employed for carbon impact assessments

Ref: OIAD-3263

Date: 21 August 2023

Regional coastal plans – ministerial amendments

Ref: OIAD-3198

Date: 21 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro correspondence

Ref: OIAD-3104
Date: 16 August 2023

Fairy tern management – Mangawhai

Ref: OIAD-3266

Date: 16 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – maintenance

Ref: OIAD-3252

Date: 14 August 2023

Hut ticket revenue – third party retailers

Ref: OIAD-3256

Date: 14 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – seismic survey and lease arrangements

Ref: OIAD-3227
Date: 14 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – documentation outlining closure

Ref: OIAD-3092

Date: 9 August 2023

Pelorus Bridge café – concession details

Ref: OIAD-3224

Date: 8 August 2023

Aerially Assisted Trophy Hunting (AATH) – concession returns

Ref: OIAD-3247

Date: 7 August 2023

Hem of Remutaka Project – DOC funding

Ref: OIAD-3212

Date: 4 August 2023

Tasman predator control project – number of feral cats killed

Ref: OIAD-3202

Date: 3 August 2023                                                           

Toyota Kiwi Guardians – IP and medal statistics

Ref: OIAD-3193

Date: 2 August 2023

Chateau Tongariro – documentation associated with closure

Ref: OIAD-3174

Date: 1 August 2023

Number of bunks in DOC huts

Ref: OIAD-3270

Date: 31 July 2023

Te Tātai Atawhai Projects IQA review report

Ref: OIAD-3203

Date: 25 July 2023

Punakaiki Visitor Centre – budget breakdown  

Ref: OIAD-3189

Date: 25 July 2023                                                               

Weed management on Motutapu Island

Ref: OIAD-3120

Date: 7 July 2023

Management of invasive plant species

Ref: OIAD-3108

Date: 6 July 2023

Abel Tasman National Park maintenance costs

Ref: OIAD-3114

Date: 6 July 2023

DOC property information

Ref: OIAD-3128

Date: 4 July 2023

Offshore energy exploration

Ref: OIAD-3077

Date: 4 July 2023

Te reo Māori competency requirements

Ref: OIAD-3106

Date: 4 July 2023

DOC hut maintenance practices

Ref: OIAD-3089

Date: 26 June 2023

Milford Opportunities Project

Ref: OIAD-3001 Project briefings

Date: 1 January 2022 – 5 May 2023

Project Ministerial briefings - proactive releases

Date: 1 January 2022 – 5 May 2023

Great Walks capital and operations expenditure

Ref: OIAD-3069

Date: 28 June 2023

Predator Free 2050 – funding for Jobs for Nature South Westland Project

Ref: OIAD-3068

Date: 28 June 2023

Leonohebe (hebe) cupressoides recovery plan

Ref: OIAD-3045

Date: 19 June 2023

Marine farm wildlife – impact of predator nets

Ref: OIAD-3021

Date: 16 June 2023

Fire control costs 2022/23

Ref: OIAD-3034

Date: 15 June 2023

Waiuku windfarm – Waikato bird monitoring data

Ref: OIAD-3035

Date: 09 June 2023

Chateau Tongariro – legal description and insured value

Ref: OIAD-3062

Date: 08 June 2023

Management of invasive plant species (identification and costs)

Ref: OIAD-3018

Date: 07 June May 2023

Mōrere Hot Springs facility status

Ref: OIAD-2989

Date: 01 June 2023

West Coast asset funding

Ref: OIAD-2983
Date: 01 June 2023

Visitor infrastructure spend

Ref: OIAD-2981
Date: 31 May 2023

Generators

Ref: OIAD-2971
Date: 30 May 2023

Hut fee increases

Ref: OIAD-2955
Date: 24 May 2023

Fire vehicles

Ref: OIAD-2934
Date: 18 May 2023

Concessions – filming at Kauri Mountain

Ref: OIAD-2928
Date: 16 May 2023

Predator Free 2050 Limited

Ref: OIAD-2900
Date: 16 May 2023

Number of concession holders: 2019 – 2023

Ref: OIAD-2917
Date: 11 May 2023

Costs associated with office space, working from home and stationary

Ref: OIAD-2914
Date: 10 May 2023

Carbon zero certification – affiliation with Toitū Envirocare

Ref: OIAD-2887
Date: 3 May 2023

Mangawhai Harbour Sustainability Plan expenditure

Ref: OIAD-2910
Date: 3 May 2023

Chateau Tongariro – correspondence with leaseholder and condition of building

Ref: OIAD-2844
Date: 1 May 2023

Meridian Windfarm sites – species data

Ref: OIAD-2908
Date: 26 April 2023

Remutaka Forest Park – Graces Steam Campsite closure

Ref: OIAD-2878
Date: 26 April 2023

Beehives on public conservation land

Ref: OIAD-2896
Date: 21 April 2023

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi – corporate policy development

Ref: OIAD-2795
Date: 20 April 2023

Wind-blown timber harvesting impacts – West Coast

Ref: OIAD-2894
Date: 19 April 2023

Chateau Tongariro – correspondence on lease renewal

Ref: OIAD-2736
Date: 4 April 2023

Carbon sinks analysis – 2021 SLT paper

Ref: OIAD-2885
Date: 6 April 2023

Pest control – best practice resources 

Ref: OIAD-2843
Date: 30 March 2023

Sequestering carbon stocks in native forests

Ref: OIAD-2723
Date: 28 March 2023   

Wild animal recovery operations (WARO) – helicopter hunting operations and concessions

Ref: OIAD-2810
Date: 27 March 2023

Bed bugs

Ref: OIAD-2802
Date: 23 March 2023

Fiordland National Park – grazing/management agreement

Ref: OIAD-2786
Date: 17 March 2023

Blue Mountains access for midweek hunting – Recreational Hunting Area (RHA)

Ref: OIAD-2664
Date: 14 March 2023

Kaikoura campgrounds closure

Ref: OIAD-2776
Date: 10 March 2023

1080 – Auckland Water Catchment

Ref: OIAD-2751
Date: 6 March 2023

Concessions for Milford Sound operators

Ref: OIAD-2753
Date: 3 March 2023

LGBTQIA+ workforce information

Ref: OIAD-2724
Date: 24 February 2023

Introduction of Ship-Rats at Rotopiko Lake

Ref: OIAD-2719
Date: 23 February 2023

Visitor numbers to Rangatira and Waioura – Kapiti Island

Ref: OIAD-2721
Date: 21 February 2023

Use of technology to identify marine mammals

Ref: OIAD-2700
Date: 17 February 2023

Ruahine Forest Park whio/blue duck sightings

Ref: OIAD-2707
Date: 16 February 2023

Hunting permits issued

Ref: OIA-2716
Date: 14 February 2023

Marine mammal protection plan SailGP

Ref: OIA-2586
Date: 8 February 2023

Beehive concession fees

Ref: OIA-2551
Date: 8 February 2023

Team building

Ref: OIA-2622
Date: 8 February 2023

Levies paid to Fire and Emergency NZ, 2021/22

Ref: OIA-2699
Date: 7 February 2023

Cost of office space and staff working from home 2022

Ref: OIA-2597
Date: 27 January 2023

Internal communications costs 2022

Ref: OIA-2598
Date: 17 January 2023

Graphic design and consultant costs 2022

Ref: OIA-2600
Date: 13 January 2023

Staff working in the office

Ref: OIA-2602
Date: 132 January 2023

Spend on flights and travel 2022

Ref: OIA-2614
Date: 10 January 2023