Learn your first ten forest birds. The birds in this first course are ones that are most frequently recorded in forest bird surveys using the five minute bird count method. Work through each section ...

An easy walk on a sealed track that passes through kāmahi and silver beech forest to a viewing platform above the Haast River. It has great views of the spectacular, 28 m high Thunder Creek Falls on ...

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A seal colony, a lighthouse and panoramic views of mountains and coastline feature on this spectacular coastal walkway. With the beach close by as well it's a good option for children. It's also one ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. From the car park, follow the walking track for a few minutes through dense podocarp/hardwood forest before emerging onto a viewing platform. From here ...

The track follows the line of a tramline that operated between the early 1880s and 1905, and was used to take timber from the Tākaka Valley down to Waitapu wharf. It provides access to some excellent ...

In an open letter to the world and on digital billboards, which went live overnight in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, DOC revealed it has “counted” all of nature and the total is 695 billion.

Remote high-country lakes, beech-clad mountains, wide rivers and hot springs complete this picturesque landscape, a tramper’s mecca and a safe haven for endangered species.

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Call our emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) immediately if you see anyone catching, harming or killing native wildlife.

This is an easy short walk through mountain toatoa and beech forest with wonderful views out to the volcanoes of the Tongariro National Park. After a short descent you will arrive at the Tawhai Falls ...

This is a basic two-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area.