Hiking the Routeburn Track outside the Great Walks season (May to October)

Department of Conservation —  21/05/2024 — Leave a comment

Outside the Great Walks season, conditions on the Routeburn Track change dramatically. Winter blankets the track with snow and ice. There are avalanches and the streams and rivers flood often.

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Tūturuatu Telegraph: a new chapter and a special legacy with Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre

Department of Conservation —  17/05/2024 — Leave a comment

‘Tūturuatu Telegraph’ takes a closer look at what it takes to bring this unique species back from the brink of extinction.

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Celebrating 20 years of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest island eradication of predators – Part 2

Department of Conservation —  16/05/2024 — Leave a comment

Looking to the future, we explore what the next 20 years of restoring New Zealand’s precious islands may hold. Learn how AI, the history of phones, and feral pigs all connect.

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