Aotea Track on Great Barrier Island reopens
By Julie Kidd, DOC’s Auckland Office. The irony of looming bad weather thwarting the reopening of the last piece of storm damaged track on Aotea/Great Barrier Island was not lost on those gathered to...
View ArticleOur stories of 2017
2017 has been a big year for DOC and conservation. We look back at some of our stories over the year. January: A #RoyalCam star is born We welcomed the newest #RoyalCam star, who later in the year,...
View ArticleSeed collection gets right royal support
By Sandra Jack, Partnerships Ranger Our staff on Great Barrier Island/Aotea were recently given a helping hand by Auckland Botanic Gardens staff, to identify native plants and collect seeds to help...
View ArticleTakoketai/black petrel survival a story of hope
Two weeks in dense Great Barrier Island forest isn’t everyone’s thing, but for the nationally vulnerable seabird, the takoketai/black petrel, this is where they hang out to breed. This is also where...
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