Take care of Aotearoa, and always be prepared for your trip.
If you’re after epic adventures, you can’t look past the story of Carlos Zavalaga, who followed Northern Buller’s albatross all the way from Peru to the tiny island of Motuhara in the Chathams and back again!
We need your help to grow funding for nature. By donating to these DOC nature projects you can help protect endangered species and habitats.
Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza viruses.
Kākāpō adoptions are a special way to support the conservation of this taonga species. You can adopt a kākāpō for yourself or as a gift.
Have your say on the two discussion documents by 28 February 2025.
Hoiho appear on our five-dollar note and are one of the rarest penguins in the world with only 143 known nests on mainland New Zealand including Stewart Island/Rakiura.
DOC is seeking information from the public, following reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel.
DOC’s marine mammal disentanglement team were able to free the entangled dolphin around western Auckland yesterday.
DOC’s Queenstown visitor centre will be temporarily operating from Glenorchy between 13-26 January 2025.