Department of Conservation
We need your help to grow funding for nature. By donating to these DOC nature projects you can help protect endangered species and habitats. Avian influenza (also called bird flu) is a contagious viral disease that affects both domestic and wild birds and is caused by avian influenza viruses.
New Zealand birds A - Z: Native animal conservation
Call our emergency hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468) immediately if you see anyone catching, harming or killing native wildlife.
Stay in a hut: Places to stay - Department of Conservation
DOC manages a network of over 950 huts of all shapes and sizes. They provide unique places to stay, refuge from bad weather, or rest and recover when you're out exploring the outdoors.
Careers: Jobs at DOC - Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai is a great place to work for anyone who is passionate about nature and the environment.
Great Walks: Tracks and walks - Department of Conservation
New Zealand's Great Walks are premier tracks that pass through diverse and spectacular scenery. Bookings for all tracks are open for the 2024/25 season. Great Walks bookings are open for stays to 30 June 2025. The tracks are well formed and easy to follow. While most people prefer to explore on ...
DOC maps: Discover the outdoors - Department of Conservation
Explore New Zealand's outdoors with DOC maps, featuring key places, campsites, tracks, huts, and visitor centres.
Stay at a campsite: Places to stay - Department of Conservation
Conservation campsites are places to relax, enjoy and explore the outdoors. Choose from more than 300 campsites in forest settings, lakeshores and sandy beaches.
New Zealand native plants: Conservation - Department of …
80% of our trees, ferns and flowering plants are endemic (found only in New Zealand). About 10–15% of the total land area of New Zealand is covered with native flora, from tall kauri and kohekohe forests to rainforest dominated by rimu, beech, tawa, matai and rata; ferns and flax; dunelands with their spinifex and pingao; alpine and subalpine herb fields; and scrub and …
Our purpose and outcomes: Our role - Department of Conservation
Improved condition of threatened species and a representative range of ecosystems. DOC leads and enables others to have the greatest impact for biodiversity. We attract investment into conservation. Public conservation lands and waters are maintained and improved for future generations Improved ...
Online bookings: Parks and recreation - Department of Conservation
Book and manage bookings for huts, campsites and lodges. Book and manage bookings for Great Walks. How to modify or cancel your booking. It is easy to modify or cancel your bookings.