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

Marine reserves are special places to be enjoyed by everyone. They offer the chance to see rare and abundant sea creatures and environments. Walking, sailing, kayaking, snorkelling and diving are just ...

Waihohonu Hut and Campsite require advance booking in the Great Walks season. Outside the Great Walks season, it is first come, first served. Other huts and campsites are first come, first served all ...

The reserve protects a wide range of habitats from sandy flats to rocky reefs, offering great snorkelling and diving. Visitors to the reserve can also enjoy swimming, kayaking and viewing the ...

In collaboration with our government partners, we’ve created a searchable database to show how the Outcome Monitoring Framework (OMF) connects across regional and central government. Use the filters ...

DOC Operations Manager Whakatipu, David Butt, says the temporary site will be convenient and closer to most of the district's extensive visitor network. “These two weeks are some of the busiest we get ...

Have your say on a marine mammal permit application by NHNZ Worldwide Limited. Submissions close 5 February 2025. Pursuant to section 5 (5) of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, and to a ...

Adult (18+ years): $25 per night Child/youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night Infant (0–4 years): free Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Tickets (red) for each ...

The juvenile/subadult dolphin, which is travelling with a fully grown dolphin, was first reported to DOC’s hotline on 29 December. It was observed entangled in a fishing net in the Western Waitemata ...

The visitor centre is based in the village of Arthur’s Pass, in the heart of the Arthur’s Pass National Park. The national park is deliberately undeveloped in the backcountry to retain its natural and ...

Find out when and where you can light fires at huts, campsites and in the backcountry on public conservation land. On public conservation land, you must not light any fires: where there is a ...

History and nature collide with easy short walks to overnight hikes easily accessed from Westport. Gold rushes, coal mining and timber logging leave behind many relics providing great access to gorges ...