Huts and campsites must be booked in advance year round. Book the Abel Tasman Coast Track online. Check the tide timetables before you book. You can only cross Awaroa Inlet in daylight, and within 1 ...

Find out how to apply, what to expect, and view acceptance and cancellation details for Southland, Otago and Fiordland volunteer activities. When considering your activity, take into account the ...

Date: 16 June 2025. The western-most of three mountain ranges in Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki, Kaitake is the focus for a joint predator control programme involving the Department of Conservation (DOC), ...

The public are urged to report further sightings. A humpback whale reported entangled in rope off the coast of Moeraki has been freed, thanks to a coordinated effort between DOC’s expert whale ...

Have your say on an application by Grant Hensman for a 36-year term lease in Mt Aurum Recreation Reserve. Submissions close Tuesday 15 July 2025. This application is notified under section 17SC of the ...

More than 130,000 long-spined sea urchins have been removed during a trial operation to protect one of New Zealand’s most iconic underwater ecosystems - Tawhiti Rahi/Poor Knights Islands Marine ...

The strategy is for all New Zealanders and outlines how we’ll protect, restore and sustainably use biodiversity in New Zealand between 2020 and 2050. Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand ...

Date: 12 June 2025. The Department of Conservation (DOC) has approved filming on Malte Brun Pass near the Tasman Glacier and near the Hochstetter Icefall on the eastern side of Aoraki/Mount Cook, ...

On Sunday, 40 tīeke/saddlebacks were translocated from Taranga (Hen Island) to Rakitū Island, marking the species' return to the motu after more than half a century. It is the first official ...

From Lower Wairaki Hut, this route (not signposted) drops down to the river where a large orange triangle is seen on the other side of the river. This section is part of Te Araroa Trail. Cross the ...

This reserve closes 1 Aug – 31 Oct for lambing season every year. Dates are subject to change so there will be an alert on this page if the walk is closed. No dogs. Other pets on conservation land ...

Starts on Kumara-Inchbonnie Road, on the south end of Lake Brunner. Lake Brunner is inland from Greymouth, between SH 73 and SH 7. Turn off SH 73 at Kumara into Kumara-Inchbonnie Road (21 km), or at ...