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West CoastJuly 11

Trust, Doc in league to restore environment

A newly-formed conservation group hopes to start pest control operations in a ''biodiversity hotspot'' in Fiordland this spring.
QueenstownJuly 4

Doc plans 1080 drop to protect bird species

The Department of Conservation (Doc) will carry out an aerial 1080 predator control operation across more than 20,000ha in the Dart, Routeburn and Caples Valleys this spring, as part of a South-Island wide operation that will cover about 70,000ha.
Doc plans 1080 drop to protect bird species
Doc plans 1080 drop to protect bird species
NewsJune 25

'Mega-mast' leads to massive drop of 1080

The Department of Conservation will increase its 1080 coverage sevenfold this spring to fight an oncoming plague of rats, mice and stoats.
DunedinJune 14

Freedom and responsibility

The Department of Conservation and the Dunedin City Council have started discussing possible camping sites on Otago Peninsula. Star reporter Dan Hutchinson takes a look at the issue of budget camping on the peninsula and finds a distinct lack of enthusiasm for new facilities.
Freedom and responsibility
Freedom and responsibility
DunedinMay 23

Whale tissue samples unlikely to determine cause of strandings

While results from tissue samples from stranded whales on Otago's coast this summer are still to come in, it is unlikely they will shed any further light on the cause of the whales' deaths, the Department of Conservation says.
QueenstownMay 20

Doc looking into land partnership

The Department of Conservation is investigating whether Contact Energy land along the Clutha River could be owned in a partnership.
QueenstownMay 19

Contact not willing to give Upper Clutha land to Doc

Contact Energy has ruled out giving more than 100ha of land along the Clutha River to the Department of Conservation.
Contact not willing to give Upper Clutha land to Doc
Contact not willing to give Upper Clutha land to Doc
DunedinNovember 6

Reserve plan 'concerning'

The Department of Conservation's move to set up a group to find Otago's first marine reserves within two years is ''extremely concerning'', Otago Rock Lobster Industry Association executive officer Simon Gilmour says.
Reserve plan 'concerning'
Reserve plan 'concerning'
DunedinNovember 1

Call for collective conservation effort

A national organisation representing the many community conservation trusts around the country is needed, Conservation Minister Nick Smith says.
QueenstownOctober 24

Imminent spawning adds urgency to Doc goldfish catch

Department of Conservation staff went gold-fishing in Albert Town yesterday, hauling more than 100 of the fish from the Wanaka suburb's Riverside Park pond.
DunedinOctober 11

Illegal whitebaiting practices concern

Otago whitebaiters are flouting regulations and threatening the fishery's sustainability, the Department of Conservation says.
North OtagoOctober 11

Doc ranger says new projects likely

More North Otago-based conservation projects could be given the go-ahead, following a recent Department of Conservation restructuring that created a new Oamaru-based position.
Doc ranger says new projects likely
Doc ranger says new projects likely
DunedinJuly 10

Where to for conservation?

It is hoped concerns such as competition between community groups and the Department of Conservation for funding will be addressed at a national conference in Dunedin later this year.
NewsMay 24

Whitebait catch survey on river

A survey of whitebait catches along the Clutha River is being carried out by the Department of Conservation (Doc).
South OtagoMay 17

Dilemma over pest-control timing

Healthy mohua (yellowhead) numbers and a partial beech tree mast have left the Department of Conservation in a quandary on the need for pest control on its land in the Catlins.
Dilemma over pest-control timing
Dilemma over pest-control timing
QueenstownMay 17

Helping hands for ecosystem

A Department of Conservation (Doc) project to protect a rare ecosystem near Queenstown will receive a helping hand from the Queenstown Climbing Club.
Helping hands for ecosystem
Helping hands for ecosystem
NationalMay 7

Doc confirms job losses

The Department of Conservation has confirmed it will have 72 fewer full-time roles across the country as a result of restructuring.
North OtagoJanuary 13

DOC rangers call for more love

Department of Conservation rangers say more ''galaxiid love'' is needed to help halt the decline of New Zealand's freshwater fish.
OpinionSeptember 24

Ability for easements mocks conservation

Tramper and conservationist David Barnes looks at why some Department of Conservation staff seem to think "should not" in a management plan can mean "Oh, all right then".
Ability for easements mocks conservation
Ability for easements mocks conservation
NationalSeptember 4

Doc pleads guilty over death of volunteer

The Department of Conservation has pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to ensure the safety of a volunteer who died working on Raoul Island.
NationalAugust 15

Doc charged over man's death

The Department of Conservation is being prosecuted by the Department of Labour over the death of a volunteer who died working for Doc on Raoul Island in January.