Conservation campsites are places to relax, enjoy and explore the outdoors. Choose from more than 300 campsites in forest settings, lakeshores and sandy beaches.

Marine reserves are special places to be enjoyed by everyone. They offer the chance to see rare and abundant sea creatures and environments. Walking, sailing, kayaking, snorkelling and diving are just ...

Visit the Trout Centre and see the freshwater museum, aquarium, hatchery and fishing library, feed wild trout or attend a kids fishing day. The Trout Centre has played an important role over the years ...

Waihohonu Hut and Campsite require advance booking in the Great Walks season. Outside the Great Walks season, it is first come, first served. Other huts and campsites are first come, first served all ...

The reserve protects a wide range of habitats from sandy flats to rocky reefs, offering great snorkelling and diving. Visitors to the reserve can also enjoy swimming, kayaking and viewing the ...

The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which was travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. DOC Operations Manager, Kirsty Prior, says the team located the ...

DOC is seeking information from the public, following reports of seabirds being captured in fishing nets and drowned from a boat near Slipper Island/Whakahau, Coromandel. A concerned member of the ...

In collaboration with our government partners, we’ve created a searchable database to show how the Outcome Monitoring Framework (OMF) connects across regional and central government. Use the filters ...

Have your say on a marine mammal permit application by NHNZ Worldwide Limited. Submissions close 5 February 2025. Pursuant to section 5 (5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a ...

DOC Operations Manager Whakatipu, David Butt, says the temporary site will be convenient and closer to most of the district's extensive visitor network. “These two weeks are some of the busiest we get ...

Adult (18+ years): $25 per night Child/youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Tickets (red) for each ...

The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which is travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. It was observed entangled in a fishing net in the Western Waitemata ...