We coordinate the banding of birds within New Zealand. Find out why it’s important to band birds, what to do if you find a ...

Ongoing predator control work over 25,000 ha in the Heaphy valley in Kahurangi National Park has resulted in growing numbers ...

DOC is gearing up for a busy summer, with thousands of campers expected to flock to popular Northland campsites.

A team from Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust are hard at work reducing pest plants in Mautohe Cathedral Cove ...

The islands of Ipipiri/eastern Bay of Islands are coming alive. Project Island Song is leading the restoration of this archipelago, returning native plant and animal species for all to enjoy.

iNaturalist NZ and other sites can help you to identify a plant or animal species. DOC doesn't identify plant or animal ...

The legal protection of species is covered in the following acts: The Conservation Act 1987 protects plants and animals on ...

Learn about New Zealand's precious biodiversity and the Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020.

Arrange a permit to fly a drone over conservation land or near marine mammals.

New Zealand is precious – everyone who lives and travels here has a responsibility to look after it. Make a commitment to ...

New Zealand's Great Walks are premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. Bookings for all tracks are ...

DOC manages around 10,000 Māori sites, ranging from sites of earliest Polynesian settlement to nineteenth-century Māori ...