Latest from Department of Conservation

Barker's $60m factory expansion nearly complete

Iconic South Canterbury fruit company's expansion will come to fruition later this year.

‘The damage was done’: Dogs mauled seal for 30 minutes as owner watched in 'panic'

The owner thought the most humane thing to do would be to let the dogs continue.

‘Focus on sustainably grown timber’: Ikea company buys forests in North

Ingka Investments' 12,900ha deal covers nine forests, subject to OIO approval.

Editorial: Mixed messages add to freedom camping issues

OPINION: Responsible freedom camping relies on knowing and respecting the rules.

Kea are eating 1080: A conservation crisis?

DOC researcher Laura Young explains why kea are being poisoned by predator control efforts - and what’s being done to save this iconic alpine parrot.

Poor judgement and alcohol to blame in fatal off-road crash, coroner finds

The driver was nearly three times over the adult blood-alcohol limit.

Officials plot tougher rules for freedom campers in holiday hotspots

A new bylaw proposes a district's designated freedom camping sites jump from one to 15.

Community help needed to rebuild swing bridge that became a 'symbol of Central Hawke's Bay's vision'

'The swing bridge has always been more than wood, steel and concrete.'

'Biggest new marine area in a decade': Gulf protections pass Parliament

The bill creates 19 new protected zones across the Hauraki Gulf.