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Celebrate biodiversity this weekend
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/features-archive/celebrate-biodiversity/>
Join in celebrations this Saturday 22 May for the International Day of Biodiversity.Photo competition
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/events-and-awards/international-year-of-biodiversity/photo-competition/>Enter a photo competition to celebrate New Zealand’s biodiversity and win cash prizes.
Help heal Whitireia Park
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/events-and-awards/regional-events/wellington/help-heal-whitireia-park/>Help replant native trees on 27 June and 1 August in areas damaged by a fire in
Whitireia Park, Titahi Bay.Welcome Flat Hut volunteer warden
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/volunteer-join-or-start-a-project/volunteer/volunteer-programme-by-region/west-coast/welcome-flat-hut-volunteer-warden/>There are vacancies at this West Coast hut from October 2010 – July 2011. Spaces are
likely to fill up fast.Wily the weka picture gallery
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/land-birds/weka/you-can-help/wily-the-weka-picture-gallery/>Images and stories by 6 and 7 year-olds at Opawa School in response to a news
article about a weka on the loose in Christchurch.Conservation Blog – recent blog posts <http://blog.doc.govt.nz/>
* Home and away – birds in suburbia and the bush
* Weird and wonderful wacky plants
* Pest free islands in Eastern Bay of Plenty already showing signs of recoverySpokesbird on Twitter <http://twitter.com/spokesbird>
Follow Sirocco, the rockstar k?k?p? and conservation ambassador, on Twitter.Recreation
Campervans
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/conservation-campsite-information/campervans/>Campervans are a great way to travel the country. Find out about campgrounds you can
visit, access, bookings and fees.Manawatu/Rangitikei hunting
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/wanganui/palmerston-north-area/manawatu-rangitikei-hunting/>Information on hunting areas in the Manawatu/Rangitikei area.
Oteake Conservation Park
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/otago/central-otago/oteake-conservation-park/>This new Central Otago park covers outstanding landscapes of the St Bathans, Ewe,
Hawkdun, Ida and St Marys ranges, and parts of the upper Manuherikia Basin.Oteake Conservation Park tramping tracks
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/otago/central-otago/oteake-conservation-park-tramping-tracks/>The park has tracks suitable for both tramping and mountain biking.
Kopuwai Conservation Area
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/otago/central-otago/kopuwai-conservation-area/>This Central Otago area protects flora and fauna and is rich in Maori and European
history. It offers a range of recreational activities including hunting.Cascade Saddle Route
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/otago/wakatipu-area/cascade-saddle-route/>This route links the West Matukituki and Dart Valleys in Mount Aspiring National
Park. It’s recommended for experienced trampers as a fine weather, summer route.Reports
Statement of Intent 2010 – 2013
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/about-doc/statement-of-intent-2010-2013/>
This sets out the longer term directions for DOC, as well as the management actions
that will be undertaken in 2010.Engagement story report
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/about-doc/role/policies-and-plans/engagement-story-report/>DOC is using place-based planning in its review of conservation management
strategies. Community engagement is contributing to this approach.Hector’s and Maui’s incidents October 2009 – May 2010
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/marine-mammals/dolphins/hectors-dolphin/docs-work/hectors-dolphin-incident-database/hectors-and-mauis-incidents-oct-2009-may-2010/>DOC administers a database of deaths of Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins. View a list of
recent incidents.Consultations and reviews
Concessions processing review
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/about-doc/concessions-and-permits/concessions/concessions-processing-review/>This report outlines the key changes DOC will make to ensure concessions processing
is effective and efficient.Education activity concession consultation
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/consultations/current/adventure-camp-trust-board-concession-notification/>Make a submission on a proposal to grant two outdoor education activity concessions
to the Adventure Camp Trust Board. Submissions close 14 June.Basking shark protection consultation
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/consultations/current/basking-shark-protection/>The Government is reviewing the management options for basking sharks and seeks your
comments on the initial position papers.Briefing on mining stocktake of conservation land
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/getting-involved/nz-conservation-authority-and-boards/nz-conservation-authority/briefing-to-the-minister-of-conservation-regarding-maximising-our-mineral-potential/>Read a briefing from the NZ Conservation Authority to the Minister of Conservation
regarding the Stocktake of Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act.Newsletters
Science and technical publications
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/page.aspx?id=39153>
View the most recent list of DOC science and technical publications.Conservation Taranaki – April 2010
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/newsletters/conservation-taranaki/april-2010/>Read the latest edition of DOC’s Taranaki Area newsletter.
News items
DOC to develop cycleways and campgrounds
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/doc-to-develop-cycleways-and-campgrounds/>The Government will spend more than $5 million developing new or improved
campgrounds and three separate cycle trails over the next year.Concern grows over Moko interaction
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/concern-grows-over-moko-interaction/>DOC staff are concerned over the recent trend in peoples interactions with
Whakatane’s resident marine mammal, Moko the bottlenose dolphin.Road death huge blow to rare rowi kiwi
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/road-death-huge-blow-to-rare-rowi-kiwi/>Cee Cee, one of the best-known rowi kiwi, was found dead on the side of ?k?rito Road.
Trainee cadets partnership a success
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/trainee-cadets-partnership-a-success/>A Te Runanga o Ngati Porou Trainee Cadets partnership with DOC has proven to be a
successful initiative.DOC concessions process to get revamp
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/doc-concessions-process-to-get-revamp/>The processing of permits for commercial activities on public conservation land will
be improved.Tough times for Kaimanawa horses
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/tough-times-for-kaimanawa-horses/>The economic pinch is having far reaching affects, seen in the low number of
applications to adopt Kaimanawa horses this year.Didymo found in three more Tasman rivers
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/didymo-found-in-three-more-tasman-rivers/>Didymo has been found in three more Nelson-Tasman rivers this year but there have
been no new finds of the pest algae in Marlborough and Kaikoura waterways.Charges to be laid against kereru shooters
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/charges-to-be-laid-against-kereru-shooters/>The five Norwegian hunters who shot and killed two protected kereru will be charged.
DOC to appeal Mokihinui decision
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/doc-to-appeal-mokihinui-decision/>DOC is appealing the decision to grant resource consent for the Mokihinui Hydro
Proposal on the West Coast.Don Bogie wins search and rescue award
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/don-bogie-nzs-absolute-leader-of-mountain-sar/>“My enduring memory of Don Bogie is his face as he crawled into ‘Middle Peak Hotel’
on the morning of 29 November 1982,” Mark Inglis recollects.Pest-free islands already showing signs of recovery
<http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/pest-free-islands-in-eastern-bay-of-islands-showing-recovery/>Rare and endangered birds are already returning to the now pest-free islands of
Ipipiri (Eastern Bay of Islands) following Project Island Song pest control
operations.More DOC news items <http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/>
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