DOC Heaphy Track Fully Open and Bridged
After major storm damage to the Heaphy Track, including the destruction of the bridge over the Heaphy River, DOC had a big job ahead to re-open the whole track. This has now been completed on December 20th, 2023, following the final testing on the new bridge over the Lewis River.
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What's Up DOC? - March 2024
The latest newsletter includes :
- 26 year old bat
- Hectors dolphins in the Firth of Thames
- What to do in a wildfire
- Plastic kills Royal Albatross Chick
- Native snails in trouble
- Plight of the Southern NZ Dotterel on film
- And more...
What's Up DOC? - February 2024
The February newsletter includes :
- Welcome to Royal Albatross Chick
- iNaturalist NZ - Mātaki Taiao website
- Pike29 Memorial Track opens
- Cathedral Cove update
- Long trip inland for sea lion to give birth
- Tips for the humble gas cooker - some horror stories
- Fiordland Kiwi Diaries: The everyday lives of kiwi
- And more...
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