Starting today (12 September), New Zealand conservation groups committed to broad scale predator eradication are encouraged to lodge an expression of interest for funding and support from Predator Free 2050 Ltd. The organisation – tasked with eradicating possums, rats and stoats from New Zealand by 2050 is seeking Expressions of Interest from regional and local... Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s adventure racing scene is about to step up to a new level with the launch of the Adventure 1 Series next month. A1 NZ unifies five existing AR events with a mandate to grow the sports national profile and increase participation, particularly from youth. “ The trans-Tasman A1 Series founded by Todd Vickery... Continue Reading →
Abel Tasman and Kahurangi national parks are now connected by a 169-hectare block of land purchased by the Nature Heritage Fund, Associate Conservation Minister Nicky Wagner announced today. The land, purchased for $275,000, has high ecological value and will be added to Abel Tasman National Park. “The purchase of this land completes a chain of... Continue Reading →
Frogs are the big winners after the 1080 operation in Whareorino. The battle of the frogs has been won at Whareorino for the meantime with rat numbers tumbling to very low numbers following a successful 1080 operation. Rat monitoring following the aerial control programme failed to find any rats, with possums now at 1% after... Continue Reading →
Some of New Zealand’s finest tracks are set to become part of a new network of short and day walks. Tourism Minister Paula Bennett and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry have announced that some of New Zealand’s finest tracks are set to become part of a new network of short and day walks. The new networks will... Continue Reading →
DOC are appealing for information after a 5-metre Gray’s beaked whale that washed up dead on a Greymouth beach had its beak illegally chain sawed off. DOC is also warning the public about the risks of touching whale carcasses. It is believed that the beak was removed and taken away sometime around the afternoon of... Continue Reading →
Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has today started the process of finding out from New Zealanders where they want DOCs next Great Walks to be. "DOC is adding two new Great Walks to its existing 9 multi-day hikes to cater to the increasing number of visitors who want to connect with nature and walk through our... Continue Reading →
A crew from Mana Cruising Club have spent a muddy, wet weekend on a little-known island in the Marlborough Sounds, after reporting for conservation duties. Pickersgill Island in Queen Charlotte Sound is a Department of Conservation (DOC) Scenic Reserve struggling with reinvasion by ship rats. A network of self-resetting traps have been installed on the... Continue Reading →
We are asking all boat owners and operators in Fiordland to be predator-aware after a rat was discovered on Resolution Island, Dusky Sound. Greg Lind, DOC Operations Manager (Te Anau) said a male ship rat was discovered by DOC Rangers on a routine trap-check of the island in late July. "The rat had been caught... Continue Reading →
