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DOC rangers to be given power to arrest
DOC rangers are being given the power to arrest and will no longer need to be backed up by police. Audio
What are the barriers to making New Zealand predator free?
In the long term some experts believe many native species will be driven to extinction by introduced cats, rats, stoats and possums - the only survivors would be those living in predator free… Audio
Chinese mudflats crucial to Red Knots' survival
The Chinese government is working with New Zealand on protecting a vital bit of mudflats crucial to the survival of the migratory sandpipier - the Red Knot or Huahou. Audio
DOC worried by slump in southern Yellow-Eyed Penguin numbers
The number of yellow-eyed penguin nests in Otago and Southland has fallen to its lowest twenty-five years. Audio
DOC says watching European fairs for smuggled reptiles
The Department of Conservations is keeping an eye on an upcoming reptile fair in Germany, for any signs of protected species smuggled out of the country. Audio
1080 Drops - Dr Graeme Elliott
A massive 1080 poison offensive has successfully wiped out 95 per cent of rats and 85 per cent of stoats in targeted forests around the country. But the result still fell a bit short of what a… Audio
Māori and Pakeha collaboration on Northland conservation
Kevin Prime is a Northland farmer, forester and conservationist with a long history fostering collaboration between Maori and Pakeha on projects regenerating bush and birdlife. The 70 year old has… Audio, Gallery
Cunning rat dodging traps for over a month
The hunt is under way for a cunning rat that's been dodging traps for more than a month on the predator free Ulva Island. Audio
Forest and Bird consider legal challenge to landswap
Meanwhile Forest and Bird are considering a legal challenge to the landswap. Audio
DoC admits bats in land swap area tagged for flooding
The Department of Conservation has done a deal which could allow land home to the endangered short-tailed bat to be flooded. Audio
Critter Of The Week - Nicola Toki
The first of a weekly series on the lesser-known and loved and cuddly threatened species. Audio
DoC rescue for a seal far from the ocean
A seal is safely back at sea after finding itself stranded on a Waikato farm, many kilometres from the ocean. Audio
Faulty chain blamed for bridge collapse, with tourists on it
A defective chain's being blamed for causing a suspension bridge to break, pitching four tourists eight metres down into a river. Audio
DOC confirms bridge collapse
DOC has confirmed that four people fell from a bridge that collapsed yesterday afternoon. Audio
Four endangered takahe killed in pukeko cull
The Conservation Department says deerstalkers taking part in an official pukeko cull on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could face charges after they shot and killed four endangered takahe. Audio
DOC staff still unhappy two years after restructure
A leaked survey shows staff at the Department of Conservation feel underpaid, have little confidence in their senior managers and more than half of those surveyed are thinking about looking for a new… Audio
DOC to meet iwi leaders on vexed question of kereru
DOC's stopping short of prosecuting a marae that served kereru to Crown ministers. Audio
DOC spends $1M more on travel because of restructure
Despite a restructure designed to save money, the Department of Conservation spends more than 7 million dollars a year on travel. Audio
DOC slammed over Routeburn Track concession.
The Department of Conservation has been denounced for ignoring it's own rules and allowing a guided walk company to take more people on the Routeburn Track. Audio
Opposition says DOC unable to do it's job due to funding cuts
An under-strength Department of Conservation has been failing to control possums and weeds in hundreds of thousands of hectares of bush it should be looking after. Audio
