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Whio mum.

A season helping whio

Department of Conservation —  16/03/2017

We follow the work over a season with the Whio Recovery Programme at the Central Southern Alps Security Site.

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Volunteers hard at work planting newly excavated banks.

Restoring Wetlands on Cobden Island

Department of Conservation —  22/11/2016

At the mouth of the Grey River/Māwheranui is an island that has been restored thanks to the efforts of DOC staff, the local community, and the Grey District Council.

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The Old Ghost Road sign.

Under a Mokihinui Sun — riding the Old Ghost Road: Part One

Department of Conservation —  12/08/2016

Ranger Don Herron shares with us his ride along the “marvellous” Old Ghost Road—one of New Zealand’s premier multi-day single track rides.

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Gouland Downs, Heaphy Track.

Blue skies, sunshine, sandflies and the Heaphy Track

Department of Conservation —  25/07/2016

Sunshine, blue skies and warm evenings greeted Don Herron when he rode the Heaphy Track in May 2016.

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Biking around Lake Kaniere water race,

Summer on the West Coast Wilderness Trail

Department of Conservation —  17/03/2016

Over the summer DOC ranger Chrissy Wickes and her family enjoyed a trip completing sections of the West Coast Wilderness Trail.

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