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The Department of Conservation is the central government organisation charged with conserving the natural and historic heritage of New Zealand on behalf of and for the benefit of present and future New Zealanders. Its mission is "to conserve New Zealand's natural and historic heritage for all to enjoy now and in the future".
Volunteers from Air New Zealand’s Green Team are rolling up their sleeves for conservation by helping with restoration projects across the country this weekend.
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Mitre 10 is helping to suppress the plague of stoats threatening the last wild population of takahë in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland and that's just the beginning.
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TAURANGA — A 36 year old Tauranga man who had pleaded guilty of illegally fishing in a marine reserve was discharged without conviction at a court hearing in Tauranga today.
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Rowi, the world's rarest kiwi species, is returning to the North Island after an absence of hundreds of years.
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TARANAKI — Preliminary DNA test results released by the University of Auckland have shown that the dolphin recovered from a Taranaki beach last week had DNA characteristics more consistent with Hector’s dolphin, rather than Maui’s dolphin.
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TARANAKI — The preliminary pathology report on the dead Hector’s/Maui’s dolphin recovered from a Taranaki beach last week has indicated that the animal died of natural causes.
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The Department of Conservation now has a new recreational hunting permit for small game animals.
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COROMANDEL — This year’s Kaimai to Coromandel ECHO Walking Festival will be launched on April 10th with a family-friendly walk at Otanewainuku Forest near Tauranga.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC), with assistance from the New Zealand Navy, has carried out the first ever survey of the rare Auckland Island shag in the remote sub Antarctic islands.
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TAURANGA — Department of Conservation (DOC) staff, supported by local iwi representatives have been working to collect samples and bury the bodies of four Gray's beaked whales which stranded and subsequently died at the islolated eastern end of Papamoa Beach, near Tauranga.
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DOC is joining other outdoor recreation organisations in reminding people heading into the backcountry to make sure they tell someone where they are going and when they expect to be back.
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The Director-General Al Morrison says all DOC staff are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of one of their colleagues who died while helping fight a Northland fire overnight.
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PAPAMOA — DOC (Department of Conservation) staff with the assistance of Oiled Spill response teams and Project Jonah have successfully refloated 2 Gray's beaked whales which stranded at Papmoa beach this afternoon.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has released the top results of its ‘Quintessentially Kiwi’ survey in time for Conservation Week 2011, after receiving over 1100 responses.
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Understanding our shy and rare national bird just got a whole lot easier thanks to funding for an in-depth kiwi call monitoring project.
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ARTHUR'S PASS — Preliminary autopsy results from five dead kea dumped near Arthur’s Pass have confirmed that the birds were shot.
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When two musicians explore their creativity in the shadow of Mt Tarawera the result is an album of songs invigorated by the stunning scenery and the memories of one of New Zealand's largest volcanic eruptions in 1886.
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The Department of Conservation endorses the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s firm support for the continued use of 1080 to protect New Zealand’s threatened wildlife.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has received the necropsy results from Massey University for blue penguins washed up dead on East Coast beaches last month.
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TAUPO — The Department of Conservation has charged three men with hunting offences in relation to the fatal shooting of Rosemary Ives at a DOC campground near Turangi last October.
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Department of Conservation (DOC) ranger George Iles explains the extreme threat that introduced predators pose to our native wetland birds.
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A new toxin for the control of mammalian pests, thought to be the first registered in the world for at least twenty years, has been developed in New Zealand.
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GISBORNE — Two Gisborne men have received prison sentences for illegally taking crayfish, kina and paua from an East Coast marine reserve.
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OTAGO — Two German nationals are facing wildlife and theft charges following a joint operation involving the Department of Conservation, Police, and Customs.
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WHANGAREI — A young Riponui kiwi found in December with a serious neck injury flies back to Whangarei today (19 January), with the help of airline wings.
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STEWART ISLAND — A legendary kākāpō which played a vital role in the recovery of the species has been found dead.
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Christmas has come early for kākāpō this year as the Animal Health Board (AHB) has funded the purchase of a generator to be used during the breeding season on Anchor Island.
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New evidence shows possums are eating New Zealand's native parrot the kea.
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MARLBOROUGH — A tourist lodge which combines wildlife recovery programmes with art galleries has been awarded the Department of Conservation’s annual Conservation in Action Tourism Award for 2010.
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WHAKATANE — Ngati Awa will be hosting a public memorial service for Moko at noon tomorrow, Friday 16 July at Mataatua Reserve on Muriwai Drive, opposite Wairaka Marae in Whakatane.
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TAURANGA — Boat strike and drowning through net entanglement have been ruled out as potential causes of death of the dolphin carcass believed to be Moko, washed up on Matakana Island, near Tauranga last week.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Four men were fined $400 each by Judge Rollo in the Tauranga District Court today, after DOC staff caught them fishing in the Tuhua (Mayor Island) Marine Reserve in the Bay of Plenty last summer.
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Marine mammal pathologists at Massey University completed a necropsy on the dolphin carcass presumed to be Moko on Saturday.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — After a karakia in Rotorua this morning by Pouoto Ngaropo, cultural advisor for Ngati Awa, the dolphin carcass believed to be Moko has arrived safely at Massey University in Palmerston North.
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GISBORNE — Tauranga Department of Conservation (DOC) staff removed a dolphin carcass suspected to be that of Moko the friendly the bottlenose dolphin, from Matakana Island this afternoon.
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AUCKLAND — The Department of Conservation remains fully committed to its frontline conservation work on Great Barrier Island and is not looking to cut spending or pull out all its staff.
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The Department of Conservation is calling on the public to report any sightings of southern right whales along the New Zealand coastline.
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The Department of Conservation has applied to the Environment Court to put its appeal against the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal on hold.
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FRANZ JOSEF — Cee Cee, one of the best-known rowi kiwi, was found dead on the side of Ökärito Road on May 13.
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WEST COAST — The Department of Conservation has today lodged papers with the Environment Court appealing the decision to grant resource consent for the Mokihinui Hydro Proposal on the West Coast.
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The Department of Conservation is installing solar hot water heaters in selected huts and staff quarters throughout the South Island, saving thousands on the cost of delivering LPG to remote areas.
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NORTHLAND — The Department of Conservation has confirmed that it has purchased a strip of beach front land at Matapouri Bay in a bid to end long standing issues over the boundary between privately owned land and a DOC reserve.
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TARANAKI — Initial results indicate possum numbers in Egmont National Park have plummeted after last month’s successful 1080 operation – providing a precious lifeline for local forests and vulnerable bird species in the park.
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ROTORUA — Eleven kiwi chicks have been found dead in a "kiwi creche" facility near Karapiro.
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AUCKLAND — The Department of Conservation is offering a unique chance for a business partner with a sense of history to help in the restoration of the Fort Takapuna Officers’ Mess building.
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New Zealanders will head to our beaches and marine reserves this week as thousands take part in Seaweek activities around the country.
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TARANAKI — The Department of Conservation is rejecting suggestions a group of weed sprayers were not advised about its recent 1080 operation targeting possums and rats on Mt Taranaki.
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German tourist, Manfred Bachmann was sentenced to 15 weeks imprisonment today for the possession of 16 native jewelled geckos, after he was apprehended with them last month.
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BAY OF PLENTY — With Seaweek coming up on 7-14 March, the Department of Conservation (DOC) is encouraging Bay of Plenty residents to get to know their local marine reserve at Tuhua (Mayor Island).
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BAY OF PLENTY — Tuhua (Mayor Island) could soon hold the country’s largest population of the rare orange fronted parakeet/kakariki if a recent Department of Conservation initiative to re-establish them on the island is as successful as they anticipate.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A German tourist, Manfred Bachmann was apprehended in Christchurch on Sunday with 16 endangered jewelled geckos in his possession.
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BAY OF PLENTY — More than 200 people showed love for Kaituna wetland last Sunday 14th February at a family fun day which celebrated World Wetlands Day with the official opening of a new kayak trail and unveiling of the 2010 Game Bird Habitat stamp.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The caretaker on Tuhua (Mayor Island) and Department of Conservation (DOC) staff have worked over the weekend to ramp up the island’s rat detection and control system, after a rat was reportedly seen at Opo (South East) Bay late last week.
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MARLBOROUGH — Situation vacant: Caretaker required for remote New Zealand island, great climate - no pay but job comes with free house, stunning scenery and an idyllic lifestyle.
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WAIKATO — The Kaimai catchments will benefit from a community-driven approach to managing its natural resources following the signing of a partnership agreement today by the Department of Conservation, Environment Bay of Plenty and Environment Waikato.
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New Zealand's world famous parrot – Sirocco the kākāpō – has been officially recognized as a conservation ambassador by the Prime Minister John Key.
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GISBORNE — The Department of Conservation will be taking no further action following the alleged harassment of Moko the Dolphin that occurred at Omaio Bay on the East Coast two weeks ago.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Families from across the Bay are invited to join a family fun day at the Kaituna wetland reserve on Sunday February 14th featuring kayaking, a nature walk, treasure trail and more.
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BAY OF PLENTY — The wellbeing of the Northern New Zealand dotterel population at Matakana Island is being threatened by the recklessness of beach patrons.
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A new report released by The Department of Conservation (DOC) has provided an insight into theft from vehicles at recreation and tourist areas.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) will save taxpayers thousands of dollars thanks to new energy efficiency upgrades planned for campgrounds around the country.
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Banning poisons from New Zealand would push vulnerable native bird species towards extinction and put our multi-billion dollar dairy and meat industries at unacceptable risk.
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CANTERBURY — Rat numbers are down, and native birds are thriving following a 1080 drop in the Hawdon Valley, latest monitoring results show.
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Local community restoration groups are again the big winners as $600,000 is invested in native planting projects throughout the country as a result of the second round of the Community Conservation Fund allocations, Director General of Conservation Al Morrison announced today.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has released New Zealand’s first electronic atlas of reptiles and amphibians, with information on more than 100 different native species.
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COROMANDEL — A heavy lift helicopter put the finishing touches on five years of work by Department of Conservation (DOC) in the Waiorongomai Valley, near Te Aroha this week.
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A ground-breaking, New Zealand-designed self-setting trap is about to enter the pest control battle – providing urgently-needed support for endangered birds such as kiwi.
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Events involving a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the worlds rarest parrot, to 900 school children linking hands to promote marine protection are just some of the events planned for Conservation Week 2009.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) and its research partners have discovered new links between southern right whales from the Sub-antarctic Auckland Islands and the mainland of New Zealand.
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TAURANGA — Matapihi locals received a rare treat last Friday when they encountered an immature Leopard seal snoozing on the edge of the Waimapu Estuary, near Tauranga Airport. Leopard seals are uncommon in Tauranga, the last reported local sighting was in July 2006.
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TASMAN — Research into the outcomes for kea of aerial 1080 predator control operations has found all kea monitored during a recent aerial 1080 operation in Kahurangi National Park survived.
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Its that time of year again when hardy whitebaiters have sorted their gear and will head for the rivers and estuaries around the country for the opening of the whitebait season on Saturday 15th August - except for the West Coast of the South Island where the season starts a fortnight later on the 1st of September DOC is asking whitebaiters to be aware of the regulations and to be within 10 metres of their gear at all times so they cant just set and forget their net and leave it unattended.
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BAY OF PLENTY — A large number of little blue penguins washing up on our shores have had authorities and the public concerned, however tests show that the Tauranga deaths are just part of nature’s cycle.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Whitebait season in the Bay of Plenty starts this Saturday 15th August and the Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging fishers to protect the fishery for future generations by complying with the regulations and taking steps to check, clean & dry their fishing gear in order to stop the spread of didymo (Didymosphenia geminata).
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has released a new management plan to help the recovery of the endangered New Zealand Sea Lion.
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The breach of a stop-bank along the Waiau River by Department of Conservation (DOC) staff yesterday, was the first step in fulfilling the dying wishes of the late Maurice (Snow) Garde-Browne who wanted part of his Athenree farm restored to wetland.
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SOUTHLAND — Tuesday the 14th of July is expected to be busy for the Department of Conservation (DOC) Great Walks team in Te Anau as bookings open for the world famous Milford, Routeburn and Kepler Tracks.
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WELLINGTON — Wellingtons south coast roads are proving perilous for little blue penguins, with three killed by motorists last weekend.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) has been named the public services top energy manager at New Zealands premier energy efficiency awards.
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Seventeen remote Department of Conservation island sites will be fitted with solar hot water systems this year in a move that will cut DOC’s island hot water energy bill by about 80 percent.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) is calling on the public to keep an eye out and report sightings of southern right whales which are starting to move along the New Zealand coastline.
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Kiwi living on private land in Northland are among the big winners from new conservation investment totalling more than $2.5 million allocated through the Governments Biodiversity Funds.
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The Department of Conservation will not be increasing fees for huts and campgrounds on public conservation land this year.
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The Department of Conservation is looking to send up to a dozen trained DOC fire fighters to help Australian fire crews battling the Victorian bushfires.
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WEST COAST — The Department of Conservation is joining Federated Farmers and the Animal Health Board in seeking to meet with the Westland District Council to clarify the Council’s concerns about 1080 operations near water supplies.
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BAY OF PLENTY — With three of the six river crossings bridged, the Waitawheta tramping track, in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park is now safer for family groups but still offers the adventure of getting your feet wet.
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Department of Conservation researchers are investigating a significant decline in New Zealand sea lion pups born this breeding season.
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Last minute places on New Zealand’s spectacular Great Walks are still up for grabs this summer.
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The Department of Conservation is preparing to deal with a widespread increase in rat and stoat populations next year after an unusually heavy flowering in North and South Island beech forests this summer.
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The recent devastation caused by a roaming dog to a Northland kiwi breeding programme is a stark reminder of the risks vulnerable kiwi populations face around the country, the Department of Conservation Kiwi Recovery Group Leader Avi Holzapfel said today.
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The long-running fight to save the kakapo has received a welcome boost with the Department of Conservation, Rio Tinto Alcan NZ and Forest & Bird agreeing to extend their successful kakapo recovery partnership for a further two year term.
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WAIKATO — Across the Waikato twenty-five free guided walks have been hosted by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and Sport Waikato as part of the Mighty River Power Stream to Summit push play campaign, including the Valleys of Gold series in the Tauranga and Hauraki Districts.
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DOC is calling on the public to help to collect crucial information by reporting sightings of critically endangered Maui’s dolphins.
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TAURANGA — Twenty four families, plus invited guests enjoyed meeting local wildlife and challenging themselves in the outdoors with the Department of Conservation (DOC) last weekend as part of national Conservation Week celebrations.
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) is encouraging New Zealanders around the country to get out and about and meet their ‘locals’ as part of this year’s Conservation Week, which runs from the 7th to 14th September.
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The Department of Conservation has received cabinet approval to transfer some of its current functions in relation to unwanted organisms to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ).
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Wellington's Karori Sanctuary has won the Department of Conservation's "Conservation in Action" Award at the annual Tourism Industry Awards in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — “The Department of Conservation and the tourism industry have agreed on a new process to manage tourism concessions on conservation land, where the visitor activities need to be restricted, and more applicants seek a concession than opportunities available,” Department of Conservation’s Director General Al Morrison said today.
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