The Department of Conservation and New Zealand Nature Fund are partnering to save endangered species by matching investment to projects. The partnership creates opportunities for donors and ...

Work to reinstate access to Mautohe Cathedral Cove has reached a critical stage. DOC is warning reopening in the next few weeks will only be possible if people stay away and allow workers to complete ...

Explore a limestone landscape of pancake-shaped rock formations, blowholes and surge pools on this short, paved walk that's great for children. This is an all-weather walk around the curious limestone ...

The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from the Tākaka Valley down to Waitapu wharf. It provides access to some excellent ...

The Potters No. 2 Tramping Track takes you from the historical Potters huts to a grave site on a nearby hill. The area this track goes through includes several alluvial gold diggings worked in this ...

Adult (18+ years): $10 per night Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night Child/Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put ...

The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday.

This redevelopment project seeks to uphold the natural and cultural significance and character of the spectacular Punakaiki ...

Rākau Rangatira is a partnership project between DOC and Te Iwi O Te Roroa to upgrade both the visitor infrastructure and the ...

The Milford Opportunities Project is exploring ways to do tourism differently at Piopiotahi and along the Milford Road ...

A workstream to secure populations of shortjaw kōkopu, īnanga, longfin eel/tuna and lamprey across Aotearoa New Zealand.

The term ‘wilding tree’ is given to trees that spring up in places, usually in large numbers, where they are not wanted. In ...