Date: 05 November 2009
This month the public has the opportunity to help the DOC plan for recreation opportunities in Ō Tū Wharekai (Ashburton lakes and upper Rangitata River).
Date: 19 October 2009
A steady trail of firefighters in overalls of yellow and orange have been interrupting the tranquil beauty of Castle Hill village.
Date: 16 October 2009
Routine testing of high conservation value freshwater sites has found didymo in the Upper Rangitata River.
Date: 15 October 2009
The guns, tunnels and underground magazines of historic Godley Head will be brought to life at an open day this Sunday as part of Beca Heritage Week.
Date: 18 September 2009
The Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board Awards took place on Friday 18 September 2009 with two very different finalists going head to head for the top spot.
Date: 11 September 2009
Associate Minister of Conservation, Hon. Kate Wilkinson, officially opened the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park’s refurbished and extended visitor centre today.
Date: 12 October 2009
A desirable waterfront property development with a difference has given hope to endangered Australasian crested grebe/kāmana at Ashburton Lakes, thanks to Hassle-free Tours.
Date: 02 October 2009
Over winter the amenity blocks at the Peel Forest Campground, at Peel Forest northwest of Geraldine, have been given a $300,000 facelift.
Date: 07 August 2009
A digital photo competition and exhibition called ‘Postcards from a park’ celebrates and highlights the different ways people use our parks and reserves in Canterbury.
Date: 18 July 2009
Sending your young ones off to preschool is hard for any parent, even when they are kiwi chicks, discovered Associate Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson.
Date: 29 July 2009
A proposal to zone Canterbury’s public conservation land for different levels of aircraft access has been released for public comment by the Department of Conservation today.
Date: 31 July 2009
Juvenile seals have started coming ashore on Canterbury beaches, with the first reported sightings of young seals sparking several phone calls to DOC's emergency hotline.
Date: 29 July 2009
DOC is seeking feedback on the future management of St James Conservation Area by 14 September.
Date: 06 July 2009
Quail Island/Ōtamahua will be closed to the public from 10-31 July while a planned mouse eradication takes place.
Date: 29 May 2009
There is no shortage of local heroes doing their bit for conservation in Canterbury and now is the time for them to receive recognition for their efforts.
Date: 28 May 2009
With large numbers of mountain bikers and four-wheel drivers expected to hit the tracks in Mackenzie Basin over the long weekend, DOC is asking all wheel enthusiasts to be didymo aware.
Date: 22 April 2009
Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park, the fifth conservation park in the Canterbury high country, is now officially open.
Date: 27 February 2009
It will be heads down, tails up at New Zealand's beaches next week, as thousands of people take part in Seaweek activities all around the country.
Date: 25 February 2009
New study reveals what New Zealand fur seals eat around the Banks Peninsula.
Date: 09 February 2009
In making an emergency landing on Kaitorete Spit, a Cherokee plane triggered a blaze across 55 hectares of tinder-dry land.
Date: 05 February 2009
Waterway users at Ō Tū Wharekai wetlands only have to slip up once to lose their playground to the unpleasant consequences of didymo - but it cannot get there unaided.
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