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Alarm raised over prospect of new mining permits on DOC land
The Ministry of Business and Innovation is defending its decision to open up two vast new areas for prospecting in the South Island after a three-year moratorium. The areas - one in Otago covering… Audio, Gallery
DOC track upgrades won't save Tane Mahuta - scientist
A scientist working on kauri dieback says building boardwalks and upgrading tracks won't be enough to save iconic kauri like Tane Mahuta. Amanda Black says the Department of Conservation's efforts to… Audio
West Coast businesses band together over grazing rights
A farmer is fighting to keep 150-year grazing rights in a UNESCO declared area of the Haast River valley. The area has been grazed by cattle for 150 years. The rights are under dispute for the first… Audio
DOC withholds information after demands from Thompson and Clark
The Department of Conservation withheld official information after demands from controversial security firm Thompson and Clark, internal emails show. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
DoC joins 'life-changing' course for young unemployed
The Department of Conservation teamed up with the Ministry of Social Development Audio
DoC insists it's not using Thompson + Clark for spying
The Department of Conservation is refusing to release the intelligence it's received from Thompson and Clark - and of the communications it has with controversial security firm. Audio
DOC using Thompson + Clark to monitor anti-1080 activists
The Department of Conservation has used Thompson + Clark to monitor anti-1080 activists for nearly two years. DoC maintains it's not using the firm to spy, and has refused to release messages shared… Audio
NZ's first native sea lion breeding colony in 150 years
For the first time in more than 150 years, a new breeding colony of New Zealand sea lions - rapoka - has been established on mainland New Zealand. The new colony on Stewart Island of the endangered… Audio
Antipodes Island mouse-free for first time since 1800s
It's being described as one of the most complex island eradications ever undertaken but Antipodes Island is now mice-free for the first time since rodents found their way there in the 1800s. The… Audio
World-famous coastal track being eaten by the sea
The Department of Conservation is fighting a losing battle repairing tracks eroded by the sea in parts of the Abel Tasman National Park - one of this country's most visited spots. Video, Audio
Hunting Rangitoto Island's black cat
Checkpoint visited Rangitoto Island today to search for a feline pest, alongside the Department of Conservation, in a desperate attempt to keep the island pest free. Video, Audio
Dr Rob Whitbourne: Going Bush
As a DoC ranger, and Kaitakawaenga doing conservation work on Maori land in the North Island, Dr Rob Whitbourne has hands-on experience of the local environment. After spending much of his life… Audio
Future of Molesworth Station to be considered
The Department of Conservation is calling for comment on how New Zealand's largest farm, Molesworth Station, should be managed. Audio
Danger in the field
DoC workers are facing increasing dangers in the field. From shots being fired at them to vehicle tampering. Audio
Stingray puts Wairarapa man in hospital
A stingray at a Wairarapa beach has put a diver in hospital with a leg wound. He's now in a stable condition, after friends helped him into their four-wheel-drive and drove him to a nearby house… Audio
Fears rat may have reached kākāpō island
A rat appears to have got onto a predator-free island, home to the critically endangered kākāpō. Audio
DoC responds to potential pest threat on Whenua Hou
It looks like a rat has made it onto a predator-free island off the coast of Stewart Island. Whenua Hou is the home of the Kakapo Recovery Programme. DoC's Tony Preston joins us with details of the… Audio
Insight: Kauri dieback - Can these noble trees be protected?
The fight to save the kauri and protect the noble trees against kauri dieback disease. Audio
Conservation mine ban Kevin Hague
Forest and Bird are welcoming the news that Government has put a ban on future mining on conservation land. The organisation's chief executive, Kevin Hague, says it's a major victory for nature and… Audio
Illegal deer release 'disgusting and selfish' - DoC
The Department of Conservation has called an illegal release of up to 50 sika deer in north Taranaki forests "eco-terrorism at its worst". Audio
