This well-graded forest path follows a section of the old Bridle Track, the first link between Otago and Westland. We recommend walkers use two vehicles (one at each end) or walk back the same way.

Summary of proposal: The applicant is seeking a retrospective concession for an existing water bore and associated infrastructure including a shed which safely encloses the bore and water pipes which ...

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: 19 July 2023. The Department of Conservation in partnership with Ngāi Tahu is moving four male kākāpō from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island near Rakiura Stewart Island to Sanctuary Mountain ...

The Milford Opportunities Project (2017 to 2024) explored ways to do tourism differently at Piopiotahi and along the Milford Road corridor for the benefit of people and place. Breathtaking Milford ...

Date: 07 May 2025. In the video, a small egg, resembling a tiny hen’s egg, emerges from the neck of the unique land snail.. DOC has been managing a captive population of the threatened snails in ...

A whale so rare only six specimens have ever been known to science has washed ashore on an Otago beach. On Thursday 4 July, Department of Conservation (DOC) staff were notified a type of beaked whale ...

After heavy rainfall over Easter weekend, a bridge on the Hooker Valley Track, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, has been closed by the Department of Conservation. The second ...

Conservation value reports were prepared by DOC technical teams, with information about Ngāi Tahu values and interests provided directly by the Mana Whenua Panel. The reports have information about ...

Date: 20 December 2024. John Evans found three of the distinctive looking weevils on a speargrass plant in Ōtuwharekai/Ashburton Lakes in November, posting pictures to citizen science network ...

DOC has reopened more of the popular Hooker Valley Track in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, as work starts on a spectacular new suspension bridge. “We know how much this iconic walk is valued and how ...