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This well-graded forest path follows a section of the old Bridle Track, the first link between Otago and Westland. We recommend walkers use two vehicles (one at each end) or walk back the same way.

Summary of proposal: The applicant is seeking a retrospective concession for an existing water bore and associated infrastructure including a shed which safely encloses the bore and water pipes which ...

Date: 19 July 2023. The Department of Conservation in partnership with Ngāi Tahu is moving four male kākāpō from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island near Rakiura Stewart Island to Sanctuary Mountain ...

A whale so rare only six specimens have ever been known to science has washed ashore on an Otago beach. On Thursday 4 July, Department of Conservation (DOC) staff were notified a type of beaked whale ...

Date: 07 May 2025. In the video, a small egg, resembling a tiny hen’s egg, emerges from the neck of the unique land snail.. DOC has been managing a captive population of the threatened snails in ...

Date: 27 May 2025. The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) used to obtain the footage has captured breathtaking images of deep-sea coral communities hundreds of metres beneath the ocean’s surface – ...

Conservation value reports were prepared by DOC technical teams, with information about Ngāi Tahu values and interests provided directly by the Mana Whenua Panel. The reports have information about ...

Upscaling work already underway to restore two iconic ecosystems will deliver jobs and a lasting legacy, Conservation Minister Kiri Allan says. “The Jobs for Nature programme provides $1.25 billion ...

Date: 17 December 2024. A rat eradication operation took place on the atoll’s Home and Cooks islets over August and September 2023. Monitoring to confirm the atoll’s rat-free status was recently ...

Two geckos living on a predator free island off the North Canterbury coast are thought to be the oldest in the world at around 60 and 64 years. The two Waitaha geckos were first discovered and marked ...

The release of almost 160 kakī/black stilt into the wilds of Te Manahuna/Mackenzie Basin has capped off another successful kakī breeding season. The sub-adult kakī, raised in captivity through the ...