This Department of Conservation (DOC) site has information about the protection of New Zealand's natural and historic heritage, how and where you can enjoy public conservation places and how to get involved in conservation.
Find out about places to visit; national parks; tracks, walks, hunting and other activities; huts, cabins and campsites.
This section pulls together information provided throughout the site and sorts it by region.
Learn about land, marine, plant and animal conservation, heritage protection and managing threats.
Get involved in conservation volunteering, training, teaching, events, boards, consultations and home or community projects.
Look here for jobs, doing business with DOC, permits, tenders and news. Find information on DOC's mandate, structure and role.
DOC publishes a wide range of documents, many of which are available on this site.
Jobs at DOC
Great Walks
Weather
Hunting
Business concessions
Canterbury national parks - proposed plan amendments
Intention to grant a concession, St Bathans Post Office (Cameron Accommodation Ltd)
Glen Allen Track
Te Kere Haka Track
NZCA annual report 2010-2011
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If you're in New Zealand for the World Cup, we have plenty of ideas for how you can keep busy and see the countryside in between the rugby matches.
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