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Faulty chain blamed for bridge collapse, with tourists on it
A defective chain's being blamed for causing a suspension bridge to break, pitching four tourists eight metres down into a river. Audio
DOC confirms bridge collapse
DOC has confirmed that four people fell from a bridge that collapsed yesterday afternoon. Audio
Four endangered takahe killed in pukeko cull
The Conservation Department says deerstalkers taking part in an official pukeko cull on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could face charges after they shot and killed four endangered takahe. Audio
DOC staff still unhappy two years after restructure
A leaked survey shows staff at the Department of Conservation feel underpaid, have little confidence in their senior managers and more than half of those surveyed are thinking about looking for a new… Audio
DOC to meet iwi leaders on vexed question of kereru
DOC's stopping short of prosecuting a marae that served kereru to Crown ministers. Audio
DOC spends $1M more on travel because of restructure
Despite a restructure designed to save money, the Department of Conservation spends more than 7 million dollars a year on travel. Audio
DOC slammed over Routeburn Track concession.
The Department of Conservation has been denounced for ignoring it's own rules and allowing a guided walk company to take more people on the Routeburn Track. Audio
Opposition says DOC unable to do it's job due to funding cuts
An under-strength Department of Conservation has been failing to control possums and weeds in hundreds of thousands of hectares of bush it should be looking after. Audio
Doc misses pest targets
An under-strength Department of Conservation has been failing to control possums and weeds in hundreds of thousands of hectares of bush it should be looking after. Audio
DoC report says department is "frustrated, confused"
A new report into the structure of the Department of Conservation has found the organisation is confused and frustrated. Lou Sanson is DoC's Director-General. Audio
New DOC commissioned report shows problems throughout
A new report into the structure of the Department of Conservation has found the organisation is confused and frustrated. Audio
DOC report says organisation is confused and frustrated
A new report into the structure of the Department of Conservation has found the organisation is confused and frustrated. Audio
Spectrum for 9 November 2014
If you'd given the best years of your life in the service of your employer you'd like to retire to life of gelato ice-creams and kids' "fluffy" drinks, right? Find out more about Jak the rodent dog. Audio
DOC trying to refloat 20 whales in Bay of Plenty
The Department of Conservation have had to euthanise 20 pilot whales stranded at Ohiwa Harbour in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Audio
DOC makes changes following death of tourist on Milford Track
The Conservation Department responds to the death a young tourist on the Milford Track earlier this year. It's moving to make visitors more aware of winter hazards on the Southern Great Walks. Allan… Audio
NZ Society - Campbell Island Loss
Do you know much about Campbell Island? It's a chilly place on the way to the Antarctica with amazing birds and plants and some valuable archaeological stuff. Audio
Voyage to Campbell Island
The Navy frigate Te Kaha heads south to the Furious Fifties to deliver timber for a new boardwalk on Campbell Island. Audio
