Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. Discover the Outdoors interactive map The track climbs steadily up through beech forest ...

Base yourself at one of the beachside campsites and enjoy fishing, swimming, surfing or several walks. A lodge is available to community groups. Follow SH1 to Tuamarina (9 km north of Blenheim or 20 ...

The beach has been off limits to public since 2018 when contaminants including asbestos were found on the beach. An asbestos removal company has since cleared about 1.2 tonnes of contaminated material ...

A colony of black-fronted terns/tarapirohe near Twizel has defied the odds and raised a bumper number of fledglings this year despite an unprecedented season of challenging weather. The nationally ...

A juvenile Tara iti/NZ fairy tern has been tracked taking a series of marathon flights around the upper North Island. Tara iti/NZ fairy tern is New Zealand’s rarest endemic breeding bird. With fewer ...

It’s great to see so many people here interested in tourism that’s sustainable for the environment and the communities we live in. The Government is focused on economic growth – tourism on the land ...

Prompt improvements to the Wildlife Act will ensure infrastructure developments and important conservation work can continue supporting our growing economy while protecting our precious wildlife, ...

A new and improved hunting permit system will make it easier for New Zealanders to go hunting on public conservation land Minister for Hunting and Fishing James Meager says. “Longer permits, automatic ...

DOC has intensified trapping at a wild takahē site in the Greenstone Valley near Queenstown after four recent takahē deaths pointed to stoat predation. Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē on Ngāi ...

New tracks and traps are closing a gap in the Central Southern Alps Whio Security Site, bringing the site closer to its goal of 50 protected whio pairs. Whio are a threatened duck species unique to ...

The Whanganui River winds its way from the mountains to the Tasman Sea through countless hills and valleys. Lowland forest surrounds the river in its middle and lower reaches - the heart of Whanganui ...

Arthur’s Pass National Park is in the heart of the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana. Its high mountains with large scree slopes, steep gorges and wide braided rivers straddle the main divide, and ...