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Geocaching for Conservation Week.

Celebrate Conservation Week 2015

Department of Conservation —  02/11/2015

This week DOC is celebrating Conservation Week with over 130 events, activities and competitions happening around the country.

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Hāpaitia Kōhanga kapa haka performance.

Kōhanga passionate about whio

Nina Mercer —  04/08/2015

Each year children from Hāpaitia Kōhanga perform a fundraiser kapa haka performance to raise money for whio protection in the Ōroua Valley.

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Andrew Smart releasing rubber whio/blue duck. Photo: Barry Harcourt.

Photo of the week: The Great Fiordland Whio Race

Department of Conservation —  25/03/2015

150 rubber whio/blue ducks were released on to the Upukerora River, in Te Anau, for the Great Fiordland Whio Race last weekend. The race was part of the Fiordland whio family fun day, celebrating Whio Awareness Month.

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Releasing whio in Tongariro National Park.

A great Tongariro whio adventure

Department of Conservation —  12/03/2015

Catching whio, releasing kiwi, flying in helicopters and rafting the rapids — Palmerston North student Sarah Ridsdale tells us all about her ‘Great Whio Adventure’ in Tongariro National Park.

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Releasing whio/blue ducks.

Photo of the week: Styx River whio

Department of Conservation —  25/02/2015

A bumper whio/blue duck breeding season has seen over 25 juvenile ducks released on West Coast rivers over the last couple of weeks.

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