No Images? Click here Been there, got the photo?We need great photos of particular huts, campsites, tracks and places. Many of our web pages are text only, but a picture can say so much more – how about yours? Take a look at our most-wanted list, then follow the guidelines to submit your pics: Image: Sarah Wilcox | Creative Commons Update from LouLou talks about Cyclone Gita, conservation dogs and more in his latest update. Parks and recreation scholarshipsDOC will fund seven scholarships for students enrolled in Lincoln University’s Parks and Outdoor Recreation major. The course could help meet a critical need in the parks and recreation sector, with an extra million tourists expected to visit New Zealand each year by 2025. Applications close 31 March 2018. RecreationEaster tramping plans?Check for alerts when you're planning a trip – they're underneath the track or hut name on our website. For example, Cyclone Gita’s heavy rain and gale-force winds triggered a large slip on the Pouaki Circuit's Holly Hut Track. Image: Kathrin and Stefan Marks | Creative Commons Get involvedThe future of Molesworth StationHave your say on the current and future management of Molesworth Station. The station became a recreation reserve in 2005 and has heritage, conservation, culture and recreation values. Survey closes 14 April 2018. Get rid of your GunneraIt looks like a giant rhubarb, and it's an invasive weed. It’s illegal to sell, propagate or distribute Gunnera in New Zealand. Find out how to get rid of your Gunnera so our native species have room to grow. NatureSad news from Royal CamThe northern royal albatross chick who captured hearts on Royal Cam died on 8 February after a parent bird attacked it. It's been a tough breeding season for the colony at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head. Wildlife returns to Eglinton valleyMonitoring after predator control work shows bat and bird species are thriving in Eglinton valley, Fiordland National Park. Our ground-based and aerial operations have reversed the decline of native species in the area. 20 years left for Antipodes birdThe critically endangered Antipodes Island wandering albatross could become functionally extinct within 20 years. The population has experienced an alarming decline in the past 13 years. Our workThe best job in New Zealand?Crystal Brindle monitors boulder-hopping rock wren in postcard-perfect alpine Fiordland. She reflects on her time above the bush line with our only true alpine bird. Sea lion pups get techWe're using GPS and cameras to study sea lion pup behaviour on the subantarctic islands. We're working with Deepwater Group to decrease pup mortality, which is high on the islands. Learn more about the critically endangered New Zealand sea lion/rāpoka. Kōrure find their way homeWe've waited four years to see if our translocation of kōrure/mottled petrel chicks to the Maungaharuru Range in Hawke's Bay was a success. And yes! The birds are returning to breed after years at sea. Welcome back, kōrure! Photo of the monthWill Jeremy Cronon's photograph of Aoraki/Mount Cook seen from Mueller Hut entice you to read his article in the New York Times? "New Zealand’s wild spaces deserve their fantastical reputation, but it is the country’s commitment to this vast network of public huts that fosters something unique" |