Learn your first ten forest birds. The birds in this first course are ones that are most frequently recorded in forest bird surveys using the five minute bird count method. Work through each section ...

Stroll among small lakes with lovely reflections of the Earl Mountains on this easy, short walk off Milford Road - it's great for children. Mirror Lakes offers a good place to stretch your legs during ...

Additional hazards on all routes to Angelus Hut including snow, ice, avalanche risk and sub-zero temperatures. Hut facilities reduced – water and firewood may not be available at the hut. Bookings are ...

Download our Conservation Week resources, including posters, social media tiles, screensavers, and more. They’re designed to make it easy for you and your team to get involved, take small steps ...

Limited‑edition DOC tees, totes and more only available at the Tongariro Visitor Centre, Whakapapa Village. Give back to nature, with all profits going back to conservation. The visitor centre is ...

This hut has a wood burner for heating. An annual supply of firewood is flown in. Limit your use of firewood so there is enough for everyone. Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.

For more than 30 years we have worked with kaipupuri whenua through reviewable 25 year Kawenata that centre mātauranga, tuakiritanga, local priorities and whānau aspirations. A Kawenata is a formal ...

40 bunks with mattresses in a communal sleeping layout. Water supply, flushing toilets, wash basins with cold running water (but no showers). Heating with fuel available, and solar lighting in the ...

The track is closed for lambing from the 1 October - 10 November each year. It reopens on the 11 November (in time to hike the track for sunrise). Snow and ice present in winter. No dogs. Other pets ...

This is one of three DOC Great Walk huts on the Milford Track – the Clinton, Mintaro and Dumpling. This hut is in a lovely Clinton Valley setting. You'll find good swimming holes in the river near the ...

explore charging for access to some public conservation land, and streamline concessions and planning processes and enable more flexibility around land exchange and disposals. The discussion documents ...

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 ...