Find a whio and join the whio rangers for a week (Department of Conservation...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Contact Robyn Orchard, Communications Advisor, national advocacy for Whio Forever Phone: +64 274 761 769 Email: rorchard@doc.govt.nz Find a Whio, an...
View Article‘Ghost’ whio returns to Whakapapanui Stream (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Contacts Stephen Moorhouse Tongariro Partnerships Ranger Phone: +64 27 836 5520 Email: smoorhouse@doc.govt.nz Robyn Orchard National Advocacy for...
View ArticleLargest ever control campaign knocks back predators (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation's largest ever aerial 1080 campaign to combat this year's rat and stoat plague has successfully knocked down predator...
View ArticleClever duck app wins award for DOC (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) A software app that's helping save a bird rarer than our kiwi won the Environment and Sustainability category of NZ's Spatial Excellence Awards last...
View ArticlePalmerston North student wins outdoor whio adventure (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Palmerston North student Sarah Ridsdale has won the Genesis Energy Whio Ranger Conservation Week competition. Sarah and her Dad Scott will spend four...
View ArticleMinister launches 'boot camp' for whio (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Conservation Minister Maggie Barry today officially opened a 'boot camp' for whio at the Tongariro National Trout Centre near Turangi. The release of...
View ArticleWhio ‘boot camp’ opened (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) A 'boot camp' for whio was opened at the Tongariro National Trout Centre near Turangi by the Minister of Conservation Hon Maggie Barry yesterday....
View ArticleDoc relocate three young whio
It was a big day in the life of three young whio (blue ducks), and a milestone in the Department of Conservation's (Doc) efforts to protect a vulnerable species. The whio - a male and two females -...
View ArticleQuacking good fun at the whio family day (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Bath-time will get serious this Saturday with 150 blue rubber ducks taking to the water for the inaugural Great Fiordland Whio Race on the Upukerora...
View ArticleQuacking good fun at the whio family day Date: 10 March 2015 150 blue rubber...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Bath-time will get serious this Saturday with 150 blue rubber ducks taking to the water for the inaugural Great Fiordland Whio Race on the Upukerora...
View ArticleCelebration of bumper whio breeding season (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation is celebrating this year's bumper whio/blue duck breeding season in eastern parts of Kahurangi National Park with a...
View ArticleTheo’s great Tongariro whio adventure (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Banding two rare whio blue duck with DOC rangers in the Tongariro Forest Park was a truly unique opportunity won by ten-year-old Theo Stebbings of...
View ArticleSarah’s great Tongariro whio adventure (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Winning a whio adventure in Tongariro National Park was "a really amazing experience" according to Conservation Week competition winner Palmerston...
View ArticleTongariro whio adventures (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Tongariro National Park recently hosted two families on amazing whio adventures won during Whio Awareness Month and Conservation Week. Ten-year-old...
View ArticleCelebration of bumper whio breeding season Date: 23 February 2015 The...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation is celebrating this year's bumper whio/blue duck breeding season in eastern parts of Kahurangi National Park with a...
View ArticleBumper whio breeding season boost population (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) It's been a bumper whio/blue duck breeding season both on and off the rivers throughout New Zealand. More than 70 ducks bred, hatched or raised in...
View ArticleBumper whio breeding season boost population Date: 23 February 2015 It’s been...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) It's been a bumper whio/blue duck breeding season both on and off the rivers throughout New Zealand. More than 70 ducks bred, hatched or raised in...
View ArticleTongariro Taupo conservation heroes celebrated (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Awarded annually by the Tongariro Taupo Conservation Board and the Department of Conservation, the Tūroa te Ao - Act for Nature Awards are presented...
View ArticleTe Anau Wildlife Centre welcomes kaka and farewells kea (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Te Anau Wildlife Centre is set to join the Department of Conservation's kākā captive breeding programme after the resident birds have successfully...
View ArticleWhio Release on Mount Taranaki (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Minister of Conservation the Hon Maggie Barry will join local iwi, DOC staff and a group of school children known as 'Whio ambassadors' to...
View ArticleWhio family released on the Oparara River (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The release marks the remarkable growth of the recovery programme at this site since 2002. At that time just two pairs of birds were monitored on the...
View ArticleOnline conservation game proves a hit (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) An online game developed to teach users about threats to whio in the wild is proving wildly popular. DOC and Genesis Energy have worked together to...
View ArticleTongariro Taupo conservation efforts rewarded (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Te Awa o Waitahanui after weeding and collecting rubbish from alongside the river Community volunteers watching kiwi ranger Renee Potae undergoing a...
View ArticleMaruia Battle for our Birds pest control completed (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Contact Trish Grant, Communications Advisor Phone: +64 3 546 3146 Mobile: +64 27 556 1859 Email: tgrant@doc.govt.nz The Department of Conservation...
View ArticleBudget 2016: Battle for our Birds 2016 (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The largest pest control operation in New Zealand's history will be launched this winter in response to a pest plague which threatens vulnerable...
View ArticleFiordland identifies Battle for our Birds priority sites (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Lesser short tailed bats, highly susceptible to rat and stoat predation, are thriving in the Eglinton Valley Image: James Reardon(external site) ©...
View ArticleWhio Forever partnership extended (New Zealand Government)
(Source: New Zealand Government) Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has welcomed a renewed commitment to supporting New Zealand's own white-water rafting duck, the whio, announced today. The Department...
View ArticleWhio Forever partnership extended (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has welcomed a renewed commitment to supporting New Zealand's own white-water rafting duck, the whio, announced...
View ArticleDOC encourages use of transport operators for Tongariro Alpine Crossing...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Tongariro Alpine Crossing on your bucket list this summer? Enjoy your trip - book ahead and use a licensed transport operator from Whakapapa,...
View ArticleBats and birds get a boost from pest control (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Following widespread beech seeding across Fiordland earlier this year and increasing rat numbers, DOC treated a 20,000 ha area of the Kepler...
View ArticlePest control to protect rare Canterbury parakeet (Department of Conservation...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Pest control to protect Canterbury's rare orange-fronted parakeet from a rat and stoat plague was successfully completed in Arthur's Pass National...
View ArticleNew Zealand Ski Resorts – North Island: Whakapapa
Whakapapa Skifield. Image Courtesy of Malene Holm Whakapapa is the largest skifield in New Zealand, with more than 65 runs covering 1050 hectares. Situated in the middle of the North Island it is...
View ArticleRescued whio eggs go full circle with release into Ongarue River (Department...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) This is the happy ending to an earlier reported story of a whio nest, disturbed by accident at Blackfern Lodge in August. Quick thinking saw the...
View ArticleRescued whio eggs go full circle with release into Ongarue Stream (Department...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) This is the happy ending to an earlier reported story of a whio nest, disturbed by accident at Blackfern Lodge in August. Quick thinking saw the...
View ArticleBattle for our Birds programme protects native species (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Over the last eight months DOC has treated more than 600,000 hectares of priority conservation areas using aerial 1080 to control rats, possums and...
View ArticleBattle for our Birds 2016 (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Battle for our Birds 2016 will receive $20.7 million in new operating funding for 2015/16 from this month's Budget, helping to fight back against an...
View ArticleClinton valley pest control operation complete (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation's Battle for our Birds aerial 1080 pest control operation in the Clinton valley in Fiordland National Park was...
View ArticleFirst Battle for our Birds pest control complete in South Westland...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation has completed the Abbey Rocks and Haast Arawhata pest control operations in South Westland. The sites are two of five...
View ArticleMinister launches “boot camp” for whio
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry today officially opened a “boot camp” for whio at the Tongariro National Trout Centre near Turangi. The release of the first ducklings into the new hardening...
View ArticleBattle for our Birds about to start in Fiordland (Department of Conservation...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Pest control in Fiordland is aimed at protecting populations of mohua/yellowhead, kākā, kea, whio/blue duck, Fiordland tokoeka kiwi and two bat...
View ArticlePotential pest plague being monitored (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation will be ready to meet a potential plague of rats and stoats threatening vulnerable native species next year,...
View ArticleBattle to save birds resumes
More than $20 million and 720,000ha: today is D-Day for the biggest pest control operation in New Zealand's history. At Bobs Cove near Queenstown this morning, Conservation Minister Maggie Barry...
View ArticleKnocking the wind out of local wasps in Ruapehu (Department of Conservation...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The centre of a wasp nest A new local initiative to reduce the number of wasps in the Ohakune, Owhango, Raurimu, Whakapapa, National Park and Raetihi...
View ArticleBattle for our Birds begins in the Dart, Routeburn and Caples Valleys...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) This work is aimed at safeguarding populations of threatened native birds from predation including mohua, whio/blue duck, pīwauwau/rock wren, kākā...
View ArticleTaupo Highlights: Best Things to See and Do
Taupo is New Zealand's largest lake and one of the favorite tourist destinations in the North Island. With the Tongariro National Park and geothermal areas (including Rotorua) close by, it's a great...
View ArticleAnnual Whio Race at Te Anau this weekend
Department of Conservation rangers in Te Anau will have to get all their ducks in a row this weekend - for the start of a race that is. 150 rubber blue ducks will be taking to the waters of the...
View ArticleProject Taranaki Mounga investment welcomed (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has welcomed the launch of Project Taranaki Mounga, a major new partnership which has the potential to change the...
View ArticleKahurangi Battle for our Birds aerial pest control completed (Department of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Department of Conservation has completed its Battle for our Birds aerial predator control work over about 257,000 hectares of Kahurangi National...
View ArticleVolcanic warning to people climbing Mt Ruapehu (Department of Conservation of...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) GNS Science have issued a Volcanic Alert Bulletin today and raised the Volcanic Alert Level to 2 ('moderate to heightened unrest'). The bulletin...
View ArticleTongariro National Park
Mt Ngauruhoe and Red Crater on the Tongariro Crossing. Image Courtesy of Malene Holm The Tongariro National Park, located in the center of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the country's most...
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