Whanganui River is included as a Ngā Awa river to ensure DOC can practically support the aspirations of iwi, hapū and whanau to progress its health and wellbeing.

Enjoy the mild climate, golden beaches and lush coastal native bush on the Abel Tasman Coast Track.

Check which access roads into Mt Richmond Forest Park are open or closed. Check for alerts about temporary changes that may affect the safety or enjoyment of your trip into Mount Richmond Forest Park.

Remote, rugged, immense, Te Urewera is the home of the Tūhoe people and is famous for its lakes and forested beauty.

DOC administers approximately 30% of New Zealand's land area – around 8 million hectares. Much of it consists of remote wilderness. Therefore, visitor safety cannot be managed across all PCLW. DOC’s ...

The 2024–25 tara iti/New Zealand fairy tern breeding season has ended, marking another successful and exciting chapter in efforts to protect one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most endangered birds.

Alpine landscapes within the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park will serve as the backdrop for a new biopic about Sherpa Tenzing Norgay’s 1953 epic climb to the summit of Mount Everest alongside Sir ...

With a leg span of 13 cm and a 3 cm long body, the Nelson cave spider/spelungulae cavernicola is New Zealand’s largest native spider, but it’s not scary – it’s scared of us.

Dozens of cameras installed on the Kaitake Range in Taranaki are revealing the success stemming from five years of intensive predator control.

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.

A $750,000 investment into Iwi and community led biodiversity protection at Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park will benefit the environment and sustainable tourism, Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says ...