Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules. The Purakaunui Falls is one of Otago's iconic, most-photographed sights. The track through mature beech forest, and then beech and podocarp ...

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 ...

Contact a DOC visitor centre for advice on your visit to New Zealand's conservation areas. We have DOC visitor centres nationwide, staffed by DOC rangers with local knowledge about conservation places ...

Conservation campsites are places to relax, enjoy and explore the outdoors. Choose from more than 300 campsites in forest settings, lakeshores and sandy beaches.

Fires are not allowed at any time. See fire rules on conservation land. Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules. Recent severe ...

Base yourself at one of the campsites in the area and explore the numerous tracks with relics from kauri logging and gold mining eras.

Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park and a dual World Heritage area. This status recognises the park's important Māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as its outstanding ...

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.

It ensures that long-term survival of species is not threatened. Items in your luggage, household move, or online shopping cart may contain CITES species. These require permits to be brought into or ...

Located in the northwest corner of New Zealand's South Island, Kahurangi is New Zealand's second largest national park. In places it is an untracked wilderness, elsewhere a wonderful network of tracks ...

Once considered extinct, the story of the takahē is truly unique. Although their numbers are growing, there is still a lot of work to do. The Takahē Recovery Programme brings together our DOC takahē ...

View the full text of the New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement (NZCPS).