CITES is a United Nations Convention that monitors and controls international travel of items containing protected animals and plants. It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened.

DOC intends to pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots to help manage visitor pressure and support ...

The surprise arrival of a seal had workers off the Taranaki coast dialling DOCHOT for urgent wildlife advice last Thursday.

At Waiohine Gorge there are two abseiling platforms with secure anchor points situated near the shelter at the entrance to the park. Wairarapa Outdoor Pursuits (WOP) is approved to use the platforms.

Skippers is part of Mount Aurum Recreation Reserve and saw much of Wakatipu’s 1860s gold fever. It offers dramatic views and opportunities to walk, tramp, camp, paint, kayak, mountain bike, picnic and ...

The Old Māori Trail is also know as the Rosie Bay - Lake Kaitawa Track and follows what was once a Māori trail to the lake. Te Urewera is recognised in New Zealand law as a living person. Te Urewera ...

Akaroa Marine Reserve, established in 2014, is one of the two marine reserves in Canterbury. It lies at the mouth of Akaroa Harbour and is 512 hectares. Antipodes Island is the most remote of New ...

Once you have checked the calendars below, make sure you know the rules by reading the Molesworth permit conditions before you apply online. Apply well ahead of your planned trip. Bookings can take up ...

Kaweka Forest Park has alpine shrublands, tussock valleys and beech forests. It offers rafting, canoeing, hunting and fishing, hot springs and tramping for both experienced trampers and day walkers.

The Government is consulting on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s conservation management system, aiming to protect ...

Adult (18+ years): $10 per night Youth (5–17 years): $5 per night Child/Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put ...

Be awestruck, walk in gentle silence or ride through the mists of this primordial place. Feel the breath of life, the song of Tāne, transcend time, walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, in the shadow of ...