National status and trend reports 2023-2024
Explore some findings from DOC's Monitoring and Reporting System on New Zealand's biodiversity and the introduced animals and plants that threaten it, and peoples' participation in recreation. These factsheets are supporting technical information for the Annual Report 2023-24.

We use an Outcomes Monitoring Framework (OMF) to support our statements around outcomes and performance.

General factsheets

Information to increase our understanding of New Zealand's biodiversity.

Distribution maps of mammalian pressures

Factsheets on a specific indicator or measure

Interactive factual evidence that is delivered as progress reports on implemented indicators and measures:

Biodiversity

How well are threatened ecosystems protected?
How well are threatened terrestrial and wetland ecosystems protected?

Proportion of marine ecosystems protected
The area of Aotearoa New Zealand's marine environment that is within marine reserves and marine mammal sanctuaries. 

Proportion of Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ) protected and under indigenous cover
Assessing the overall changes in Aotearoa New Zealand's native vegetation by environment type.

Distribution of nocturnal birds on conservation land
Recording presence of nocturnal bird species using bird counts and automatic monitoring devices improves our knowledge of their distributions.

Trends in the abundance and distribution of kākāpō
Current determination of the population demographics of kākāpō.

Trends in the demography of long-tailed bats, Eglinton Valley, Fiordland
Trends in demography of a managed threatened species population can indicate management effectiveness.

Trends in survival of short-tailed bats at Eglinton Valley and Pureora Forest Park
Estimating the annual survival of short-tailed bats in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland and in Pureora Forest in the King Country.

Recreation

Standard of DOC assets
DOC invests heavily in an extensive portfolio of visitor assets to support recreational opportunities on public conservation lands and waters. These assets undergo continual inspection and maintenance to ensure they continue to meet the expectations of visitors and remain safe to use.

Distribution of DOC assets across public conservation land
DOC invests heavily in the construction and maintenance of an extensive portfolio of visitor assets across Aotearoa/New Zealand to support recreational opportunities on public conservation land and waters