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Public access through Cathedral Cove arch closed

Date:  03 May 2010
Public access through Cathedral Cove's iconic archway is to be closed following recommendations in a draft report provided to DOC by specialist geotechnical engineers.

Construction starts on Central North Island Rail Trail

Date:  03 May 2010
Construction work has begun at the Ongarue end of the Pureora to Ongarue rail trail being developed through Pureora Forest Park by DOC.

Duck shooters - be kind, keep pateke in mind

Date:  23 April 2010
With the duck shooting season fast approaching, DOC would like to remind shooters to familiarise themselves with pateke to avoid the endangered species being shot.

New hut for Coromandel

Date:  23 April 2010
A new DOC hut and camping facility is under construction at Crosbies Settlement on the main Coromandel range, about 12km north east of Thames.

Kiwi chicks found dead in private kiwi sanctuary

Date:  24 March 2010
Eleven kiwi chicks have been found dead in a "kiwi creche" facility near Karapiro.

Pureora Hunting Competition 2010 - now open

Date:  22 March 2010
It's time for the annual Pureora Forest Park Hunting Competition. The competition is run over the roar period with this year's dates set from 20 March to 24 April.

Toutouwai chicks on Moehau

Date:  11 February 2010
It’s been only 10 months since the release of toutouwai (North island robin) in the northern Coromandel, but this week confirmation came in that the birds are breeding.

Kauaeranga River reveals logging history

Date:  11 February 2010
A set of wheels off an old tramway bogie used to transport logs down the Kauaeranga Valley in the long gone kauri logging days has been unearthed in the bed of the Kauaeranga River.

Little blue penguin mortality

Date:  26 January 2010
Coromandel holiday makers, beach goers, and tourism operators have recently been reporting numbers of dead little blue penguins washing ashore along the east coast.

 

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