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 ...

A gentle walk through Orokonui Valley offers visitors of all ages the chance to enjoy a wide variety of birdlife thriving in its natural habitat. The Orokonui Creek walking track winds through native ...

Mt John is fantastic viewing platform with a 360-degree panorama of the surrounding mountains, lakes and Mackenzie Basin flats. No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. The track rises steadily ...

Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. This easy loop track follows the Whirinaki River through superb podocarp forest with ...

It can be very cold at any time of the year. Always be physically and mentally prepared for the worst conditions and be ready to change your plans if necessary. Park forecasts are grouped by region ...

In an open letter to the world and on digital billboards, which went live overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, DOC revealed it has “counted” all of nature and the total is 695 billion.

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 ...

DOC plans to increase predator control in South Island beech forests as forecast mass seeding this summer puts vulnerable native wildlife at high risk from introduced predators. The predicted beech ...

A section of the Paparoa Great Walk, between the Pike29 Track junction and the Pororari Hut, is currently closed because of a slip and will remain closed until Saturday 21 December 2024. Greymouth ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. This walkway uses the Kapuni to Auckland gas pipeline route for 11 km. The laying of the pipeline involved an immense amount of heavy construction work.

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. The track through this 7.5-hectare reserve takes you through open grass land around spectacular limestone formations. The track follows the route of a ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. The Fox Glacier South Side Walkway/Cycleway follows the south bank of the Fox River through ancient podocarp rainforest. The track heads gently up the ...