DOC has an agreement with the owner of Big Hill Station for limited access to cross the farm and drive into the Ruahine Forest Park on No Man’s Road. 4WD is required.

You can start the track from the 7 Mile carpark, 7 km out of Queenstown along the Glenorchy–Queenstown Road, or at the Wilson Bay car park, further along the Glenorchy–Queenstown Road. For Mountain ...

Be awestruck, walk in gentle silence or ride through the mists of this primordial place. Feel the breath of life, the song of Tāne, transcend time, walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs, in the shadow of ...

From the Urquharts Bay car park, the loop track takes you around Busby Head to the lovely Smugglers Bay and back to the car park. The offers a fairly easy walk encompassing coastal forest, spectacular ...

They start out as tiny leaf-shaped larvae, live most of their lives in freshwater and when fully grown, make a long journey through the Pacific Ocean to breed. Eels are long-lived fish that spend some ...

The Auckland Islands - Mōtū Maha Marine Reserve covers an area of about 484,000 ha in the Southern Ocean, providing breeding grounds for Southern right whales.

A 250 metre wheelchair accessible walkway has been built into the heart of White Pine Bush Scenic Reserve.

Rangitāhua/Kermadec Islands, located about 1,000 km northeast of New Zealand, is one of the most remote areas managed by DOC. These islands are pest free and can only be visited with a special permit.

The kingfisher is a distinctive bird with a green-blue back, buff to yellow undersides and a large black bill. It has a broad black eye-stripe, and a white collar in adults. The females are slightly ...

Inventory is a one-off survey or assessment with no intention to remeasure. Monitoring assesses change or trends by remeasuring the same variables over time. Modules in the Toolbox describe inventory ...

The conservation status of a species is a forecast based on observed trends and likely pressures.

This well formed track features rivers, a waterfall, a historic hut/tunnel, native bush and views - plenty to keep kids interested.