What's Up DOC?
Recent additions to the Department of Conservation website
Season’s greetings from DOC Thank you for supporting conservation and helping to enhance what makes Aotearoa so special. View a slideshow of photos and listen to ‘Aotearoa’ by Trinity Roots.
New regions on the DOC
website
We’ve updated the regional structure used to organise the site.
You’ll find it easier to find tracks, huts, campsites and other
information by region.
Some web page addresses have changed so find them from the home page or use the search box and update any saved bookmarks or favourites.
Summer events
DOC staff are providing activities to suit everyone with these
programmes:
- Northern King Country summer nature programme
- Tongariro/Taupo summer programme
- Old Government Buildings free guided tours
- Haast summer programme
- Twizel summer programme
- DOC Geraldine summer of fun
- Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park summer programme
- Arthur’s Pass National Park summer programme
- Fiordland events
Parks and
recreation
Find tracks and walks, huts and campsites and places
to visit throughout New Zealand.
Volunteer programme
Check out volunteer opportunities you can
join including a
kiwi listening survey on the West Coast.
Conservancy newsletters
Find out what DOC’s been doing in
different parts of New Zealand.
News Items
Fire ban for Mackenzie and d Ashburton high country
Extreme fire
danger has triggered a total fire ban over conservation lands in
Mackenzie and Ashburton high country.
Dolphin etiquette for Bay of Islands boaties
Find out how boaties can help dolphins.
DOC Christchurch Visitor Centre in city centre this summer
DOC
is moving into the Christchurch i-SITE Visitor Centre from
mid-January, creating the ultimate one-stop-travel shop for visitors
planning their South Island holiday.
Road through Molesworth Station opens
From Tuesday 28 December
you can drive through the spectacular high country landscape of
Molesworth Station, New Zealand’s largest farm.
Bay of Islands summer fun checklist
DOC needs the public’s help
to protect the special treasures of the Bay of Islands.
New land a gateway to Hakatere Conservation Park
Take advantage
of a fantastic new addition to Hakatere Conservation Park.
Have yourself a merry kākāpō Christmas
Head along to a Paperplus
store to buy a copy of Kākāpō, rescued from the brink of extinction.
Kahurangi National Park mountain bike trials
Mountain bikers can
begin riding Kahurangi National Park’s Flora Saddle to Barron Flat
and Kill Devil tracks now and can begin riding the Heaphy Track on 1
May 2011. .
Check fire rules before heading outdoors over summer
If heading
outdoors over summer familiarise yourself with the rural fire rules,
to avoid putting lives at risk and damaging the natural environment.
Rail heritage re-opens in time for summer visitors
Restoration
of the 100-year old Eastern Portal Bridge in Karangahake Gorge is
now complete and open to walkers.
Questions and
answers on the DOC website
Find answers to the questions DOC is
most frequently asked.
Contact us if you have any questions.


