Outside in Aotearoa
What's happening outdoors around New Zealand. Track updates, mountain news and good reasons to get out there.
DOC reports one rat across 1,342 trap boxes checked in Flora after winter predator control. The result is a monitoring snapshot, not a pest-free guarantee.
Read more... : Flora monitoring returns an encouraging predator-control resultDOC has announced a ten-year pause on new marine mammal permits around Banks Peninsula. Existing permitted operators are not covered by the pause.
Read more... : Banks Peninsula extends its pause on new marine mammal permitsDOC has set Conservation Week 2027 for 19–25 April. Here’s what’s confirmed and how to start planning a useful local conservation activity.
Read more... : Conservation Week 2027 has its dates: 19–25 AprilNative planting at Buicks Bridge brings a local 4WD club and DOC together to repair vehicle-damaged ground near the Ashburton Lakes.
Read more... : A 4WD club helps repair damage at the Ashburton LakesDOC and the Backcountry Trust have announced a new agreement to work together. It does not decide the future of individual huts.
Read more... : The new backcountry hut partnership: what changes now?
