Northland
Introduction
Find businesses that are DOC-approved to provide activities and services in conservation areas in the Northland region.
This page lists businesses that have DOC's approval to operate in the areas it manages and can display the DOC Approved label.
What the DOC Approved label means to visitors
How to get DOC's approval for your business
For more information, email docapproved@doc.govt.nz
List these providers by service:
Transport
Bus and Coach Association New Zealand
Charter bus services to carparks at conservation areas around New Zealand.
https://www.busandcoach.co.nz/
Services: Transport
Accommodation
Tangihua Lions Lodge Trust
Education camp and accommodation in Tangihua Forest.
www.thelionslodge.co.nz/information/Details/TangihuaLionsLodgeFacilities.aspx
Places: Tangihua Forest
Services: Accommodation
Otehei Bay Holdings
Cabin accommodation at Otehei Bay on Urupukapuka Island.
Places: Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve
Services: Accommodation
Facilities
NZ Sea Kayak Adventures
Multi-day coastal kayak tours along the Northland coast staying at specified campgrounds and huts on public conservation land and overnight kayak storage and guiding at these facilities. Other sites allow guiding and kayak storage under one hour.
Places: Duke's Nose (Kaiaraara Rocks) Track; Mimiwhangata Coastal Park; Motukawanui Island Scenic Reserve; Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Moturua Island Track; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve; Wairakau Stream Track
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Facilities
Coffee n’ Cream
Coffee van for drinks and ice cream at the entrance to the Uretiti Beach Campsite.
Phone: 021 030 5093
Places: Waipū area
Services: Facilities
Guided activities and tours
Whale & Dolphin Safari
Guided boat trips to swim with/snorkel and view dolphins in the Bay of Islands.
Activities: Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Adventure Puketi
Guided short, half day, full day and night walks in Puketi and Omahuta Forests.
Places: Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary Walk; Puketī and Omahuta Forests; Waihoanga Gorge Kauri Walk
Services: Guided activities and tours
Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
Guided birding and wildlife walks and pelagic seabirding tours around the New Zealand coastline.
Places: Ahuriri Estuary Walking Track; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awarua-Waituna Wetlands; Boundary Stream area; Boundary Stream walks; Bridle Track; Cathedral Cove Walk; Fiordland National Park; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve; Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk; Henga Scenic Reserve; Henga Scenic Reserve Walk; Hollyford Track; Manauea/Ocean Mail Scenic Reserve Walk; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area; Nīkau Bush Conservation Area Walk; Pureora Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park tramping tracks; Rakiura National Park; St James Conservation Area; St James Walkway; Tautuku walks; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Waituna Lagoon tracks
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Horse Trek'n
Guided 2 hour, half day, and evening horse trekking through Waitangi Endowment Forest.
Activities: Horse riding
Services: Guided activities and tours
Tuidale Stables
Guided horse trek rides at Uretiti Beach.
www.tuidalestables.co.nz | Phone: +64 21 086 04 564
Places: Waipū area
Activities: Horse riding
Services: Guided activities and tours
Active Adventures
Guided, small group hiking tours travelling between national parks for overnight and 2-night hikes. Trip may also include soaking in hotpools, mountain biking, kayaking and caving.
Places: Abel Tasman National Park; Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arrowtown area; Arrowtown Chinese Settlement; Arthur's Pass National Park; Cape Foulwind Walkway; Diamond Lake and Hospital Flat conservation areas; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere; Glencoe Walk; Hāwea Conservation Park; Kahurangi National Park; Karangahake Gorge; Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway; Karangahake Windows Walk; Kepler Track; Kepler Track: Carpark to Dock Bay and Brod Bay; Kepler Track: Carpark to Luxmore Hut; Kepler Track: Carpark to Rainbow Reach; Kepler Track: Rainbow Reach to Shallow Bay or Moturau Hut; Kopuwai Conservation Area; Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve; Makarora area; Matukituki Valley area; Maunga Kākaramea, Waiotapu and Te Kopia Scenic Reserves; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Aspiring National Park east of the Divide hunting; Mount Iron Track; Nelson Lakes National Park; Oteake Conservation Park; Paparoa National Park; Queen Charlotte Track; Queenstown area; Tongariro Forest Conservation Area; Waipoua Forest; Westland Tai Poutini National Park; Westport area
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Harrisons Cape Runner
Guided coach tours to Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach.
www.harrisonscapereingatours.co.nz
Places: Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua; Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua Lighthouse Walk; Te Paki Recreation Reserve
Services: Guided activities and tours
Ngati Kuri Trust Board
Guided walks as part of coach bus tours to Te Paki Recreation Reserve and Cape Reinga.
Places: Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua; Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) to Pandora; Tapotupotu Bay to Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua; Te Paki Recreation Reserve; Te Werahi Beach to Twilight Beach
Services: Guided activities and tours
Explore NZ
Guided walks on Urupukapuka and Moturua Islands.
Places: Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve
Services: Guided activities and tours
Ahipara Safari Adventures
Guided bus tours to Te Paki, Northland.
Places: Ara Pou (pou trail); Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua Lighthouse Walk; Pandora Track; Rarawa Beach Walk; Te Paki Recreation Reserve
Services: Guided activities and tours
Bay of Islands Rock Cruises
Guided island walks.
Places: Flagstaff Hill Track; Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Moturua Island Track; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve
Services: Guided activities and tours
Te Ruapekapeka Trust
Guided walks in Ruapakapeka Historic Reserve, Northland.
Services: Guided activities and tours
Sidetracks
Guided walks as part of a tour throughout New Zealand.
Places: Abel Tasman Coast Track; Abel Tasman National Park; Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Awaroa/Godley Head; Banks Peninsula area; Ben Lomond Track; Bendigo area; Cameron Valley Track; Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua; Cathedral Cove Walk; Cave Stream Scenic Reserve; Craigieburn Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park tramping tracks; Craigieburn Forest Park walking tracks; Diamond Lake and Hospital Flat conservation areas; East Matukituki Valley tracks; Egmont National Park; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park; Fiordland National Park; Glencoe Walk; Glory Cove Scenic Reserve; Heaphy Track; Hollyford Track; Jacks Blowhole Track; Kahurangi National Park; Kaikōura Peninsula Walkway; Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area; Lake Monowai/Borland Road area; Lake Rotoiti (West Bay) walks; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Mavora Lakes Conservation Park; Milford Road/Milford Sound area; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Iron Track; Mt Fyffe and the Seaward Kaikōura Range; Nelson Lakes National Park; Pirongia Forest Park; Rakiura National Park; Rakiura Track; Rob Roy Track; Routeburn Track; Routeburn Track: Key Summit Track; Tangihua Forest; Tautuku walks; Te Werahi Beach to Twilight Beach; Tunnel Beach Walk; Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara walking tracks; Upper Clutha River Track; Whareorino Conservation Area
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Social Nature Movement Ltd: Concessionaires
Guiding on selected tracks in both the North and South islands.
Social Nature Movement website.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Coromandel Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary; Kahurangi National Park; Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park; Karangahake Gorge; Kaweka Forest Park; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Manawatu Gorge Scenic Reserve; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Richmond Forest Park; Muriwai and Te Henga area; Nelson Lakes National Park; Ōkura Bush Scenic Reserve; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pureora Forest Park; Rakiura National Park; Remutaka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; Tangihua Forest; Tararua Forest Park; Waima & Mataraua Forests; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction
Meghan Maloney Photography
Guided walks for photography workshops.
www.meghanmaloneyphotography.co.nz
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arrowtown area; Arrowtown Chinese Settlement; Arthur's Pass National Park; Blue Pools Track; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Bob’s Cove Track & Nature Walk; Catlins coastal area; Coromandel Town area; Devils Punchbowl Walking Track; Fantail Bay Track; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park tracks; Fiordland National Park; Franz Josef Glacier/Kā Roimata o Hine Hukatere Walk; Glencoe Walk; Glenorchy area; Glenorchy Walkway; Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve; Hokitika Gorge walks; Hooker Valley Track; Kaihoka Lakes Walk; Karangahake Gorge; Lake Gunn Nature Walk; Lake Kaniere Scenic Reserve; Lake Marian Falls Track; Lake Matheson / Te Ara Kairaumati Walk; Mangakara Nature Walk; Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk; Marokopa Falls Walk; Matai Falls Walk; McLean Falls Walk; Milford Foreshore Walk; Milford Sound Lookout Track; Mirror Lakes Walk; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mt Crichton Loop Track; Nugget Point/Tokata walks; Peters Pool Walk; Piopio area; Piripiri Cave Walk; Piroa Falls Track; Pirongia Forest Park; Queenstown area; Raglan area; Red Tarns Track; Routeburn Nature Walk; Tākaka area; Tasman Glacier View Track; The Chasm Walk; Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track; Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk; Wairēinga/Bridal Veil Falls ; Waitanguru Falls Walk; Waitomo area; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Tua Tua Tours
Guided 1.5 - 3 hour ATV tours in the Ahipara Conservation Area.
Activities: Quad and trail biking
Services: Guided activities and tours
Kauri Coast Top 10 Holiday Park
Guided 2-hour evening and night walks in Trounson Kauri Park.
Places: Trounson Kauri Park
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching
Services: Guided activities and tours
Te Rawhiti Enterprises
Guided walks in the Bay of Islands.
+64 9 403 7012
Places: Cape Brett and Whangamumu area; Cape Brett Track; Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Moturua Island Track; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve; Whangamumu Track
Services: Guided activities and tours
R Tucker Thompson Sail Training Trust
Short guided walks in the Bay of Islands as part of tall ship sailing trips.
Places: Cape Brett and Whangamumu area; Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Moturua Island Track; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve; Whangamumu Track
Activities: Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Got To Get Out
A socially good adventure group that hosts hikes and mountain biking for adults. They take school or community groups into nature, arrange team building events for corporate groups, and provide bus transport, bikes and guided tours.
Places: Akaroa Head Scenic Reserve walk; Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track; Angelus Hut via Speargrass Track and Speargrass Creek Route; Arawata Bridle Track; Arohaki Lagoon Track; Around the Mountain Circuit; Arrowtown Chinese Settlement; Awaroa/Godley Head Loop Track; Beehive Creek Walkway; Bell Track; Ben Lomond Track; Big Bend Track; Billygoat Circuit; Black Hill Hut tracks; Blue Pools Track; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Boyd, Oamaru and Cascade Hut tracks; Bream Head Scenic Reserve; Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Butterfields Wetland Walk; Canaan Downs mountain bike tracks; Christchurch to Little River Rail Trail; Cookson Kauri Walk; Crown Track to Dickey's Flat; Daly's Clearing Loop Track; Deans Bank Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park tracks; Field Hut and Table Top; Five Mile Loop Track; Flora Hut and Mount Arthur Hut tracks; Gentle Annie Track; Glenroy Water Race Track; Goldie Bush Walkway ; Grahams Bush Walkway; H Tree Track; Haast Pass Lookout Track; Hakarimata Rail Trail; Hakarimata Summit Track; Harwoods Hole Track; Hawksbury lagoon and beach walk; Hay Scenic Reserve walk; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Holdsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth; Hotoritori mountain bike trails; Huka Falls Lookout Walk; Kaiaraara Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Kaitoke Hot Springs Track; Kakahu Bush tracks; Kakepuku Track; Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk); Kauri Dam Walk; Kauri Loop Track; Lake Clearwater tracks; Lake Dispute to Moke Lake Track; Lake Dispute Track; Lake Emily tracks; Lake Emma to Lake Camp Track; Lake Hayes Walkway; Lake Rotoroa walking tracks; Leitch's Track; Little Manganuku Track ; Long Beach (South) Walking Track; Main Ridge Track; Major Hornbrook Track; Manawatu Gorge Loop Track; Mangamate Loop Track; Mangaone Walkway; Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Track; Maratoto - Golden Cross Track; Middle Ridge Track; Minaret Burn Track; Moerangi Track; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mokoroa Falls Track; Mokoroa Stream Track ; Motutara Recreation Reserve Walk; Mount Arthur Summit Route; Mount Iron Track; Mount Pureora from Link Road; Mount Somers Track; Mt Crichton Loop Track; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Newcastle Track; Nga Taonga Nature Walk; Nīkau Palm Gully Scenic Reserve walk; Okahukura Loop; Ōkura Bush Walkway; Orari Gorge Track; Orokonui lagoon walk; Ōrongorongo Track; Otago Central Rail Trail; Ōtepatotu Scenic Reserve walk; Outram Glen to Lee Stream Walk; Parata Tramping Track; Peach Cove Track; Pirau Ridge Track; Port FitzRoy: Old Lady Track; Port FitzRoy: Warren's and Bridle Tracks; Potts River tracks; Pukatea Ridge Track; Puketī and Omahuta Forests; Puketī Nature Trail; Pupu Hydro Walkway; Rangituhi/Colonial Knob Walk; Rangiwahia Hut Track; Remutaka Rail Trail; Rimu Walk; Rocky Lookout; Rokaiwhana Stream Walk; Roys Peak Track; Ruapane Lookout; Ryde Falls tracks; Sanctuary Track; Sandfly Bay Track; Sandymount Track; Select Loop Road; Seven Mile Track/Wilson Bay Track; Smugglers Bay Loop Track; Speargrass Track; Stony Batter Historic Reserve walks; Sunrise Track; Sylvester Hut Track; Taieri River Track; Tangihua Forest; Tangihua Forest Nature Walk; Tauranga Loop Track; Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway; Te Henga Walkway; Te Iringa Track; Te Puia Hut Track and Mangatainoka Hot Springs; Te Waiti Hut Walk; Te Whara Track; Teetotal mountain bike tracks; The Timber Trail: Pureora - Ongarue; Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve Track; Tweedies Gully Walk ; Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track; Upper Clutha River Track; Urchin and Umukarikari tracks; Waiatiu Falls Track; Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk; Waihāhā Hut Track; Waihora Lagoon Walk; Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk; Waipapa Loop Track; Waipapa River Track; Waitomo Walkway; West Matukituki Track; Whakapono and Tumanako tracks; Whangaparapara: Old Mill Track; Wharauroa and Mahaukura Lookouts; Wharekirauponga Track; Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track; Whirinaki Track; Whirinaki Waterfall Loop Track; Whisky Falls; White Pine Bush Track; Windy Canyon and Palmer's Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Woodside Glen Walk; Yeoman's Track
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Adventure HQ
Guided walks and activities, and overnight camping on Urupukapuka Island, Moturua Island, and Motuarohia Island in the Bay of Islands.
Places: Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve
Activities: Camping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Island Escape Cruises
Short walks on islands in the Bay of Islands as part of a cruise.
Places: Moturua Island Scenic Reserve; Urupukapuka Island Recreation Reserve
Services: Guided activities and tours
Footprints Waipoua
Short to half day and evening/night guided walks, featuring cultural and natural highlights, in Waipoua Forest.
Places: Te Matua Ngahere Walk; Waipoua Forest
Services: Guided activities and tours
Outdoor education and instruction
Social Nature Movement Ltd: Concessionaires
Guiding on selected tracks in both the North and South islands.
Social Nature Movement website.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Coromandel Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary; Kahurangi National Park; Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park; Karangahake Gorge; Kaweka Forest Park; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Manawatu Gorge Scenic Reserve; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Richmond Forest Park; Muriwai and Te Henga area; Nelson Lakes National Park; Ōkura Bush Scenic Reserve; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pureora Forest Park; Rakiura National Park; Remutaka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; Tangihua Forest; Tararua Forest Park; Waima & Mataraua Forests; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction