Check gear lists for a range of activities. It’s not possible to dry clothes in huts. Cotton clothing such as jeans, T-shirts and sweatshirts are not suitable. It won’t keep you warm when it's wet.

Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. Follow the track to Mt Pureora from Link Road before dropping down a southern ridge of ...

The East Matukituki Valley provides interesting day walks and access to several demanding tramping and climbing routes in Mount Aspiring National Park. No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.

Forestry operations in the area can close roads into Mount Richmond Forest Park. Check the status of roads into Mount Richmond Forest Park. Recent severe weather has damaged many roads in the ...

Information and advice for people working with bats, what to do if you come across a sick or injured bat, and how to report a bat sighting. The DOC electronics team developed the AR4 bat recorder, now ...

In 1896, 65 mine workers were killed here in one single explosion because safety wasn’t a priority. Today, everyone expects to come home safe from work. When the Brunner Mine exploded in 1896 families ...

New Zealand is famous for its land birds like the kiwi and kākāpō. But just as remarkable and unique are the seabirds. More than a third of the 80 or so species of seabirds that breed in New Zealand ...

The Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) is asking visitors to respect rāhui and track closures and give emergency crews space to respond to the fire in Tongariro National Park. The fire ...

All tracks listed on this website are given one of these six walking track categories. In New Zealand, hiking is commonly known as tramping. Tracks described as tramping tracks can be considered ...

Stony Batter Historic Reserve features gun sites and other impressive remains that date back to World War II. Waiheke is a large island in the Hauraki Gulf between the Auckland mainland and the ...

Trace the Fraser Stream into the foot of the Ben Ohau Range then traverse the Old Dusky Block to follow the Gladstone and Twizel rivers back out to the Mt Cook Highway. No dogs. Other pets on ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. An easy 10 min forest track and boardwalk takes you to a picnic area and viewing platform to lookout over Lake Waiwiri. A l20 min loop track continues ...