Ecosystem Management Units are places identified as important for management because of the types and condition of the ecosystems and species there. They are usually quite large and often include groups of related ecosystems, which are managed together. Many also include threatened species. As a Government agency, DOC is focused on managing for outcomes....

Department of Conservation - Recreation Hunting Permit Areas. This dataset is the Department of Conservation's record of those parts of Public Conservation Land where recreational hunting may take place. If hunting within these areas you MUST obtain a hunting permit first; either online at Things to do - Hunting or from your local DOC office....

Spatial representation of DOC's land management units defined by various acts of parliament and legislation. The attributes in this dataset are derived from the National Property and Land Information System (NaPALIS), which is a centralised database for all Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and Department of Conservation (DOC) administered land. Public...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - Campsites. Dataset shows all campsites. If you intend to stay in a campsite, please confirm with your local office or the DOC website that it is available and not under a temporary or more permanent closure before departing. Please note some campsites require advance booking, contact your local office or visit the DOC...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - Huts and bivvies. Dataset shows all huts and bivvies. If you intend to stay in a hut/bivvy, please confirm with your local office or the DOC website that it is available and not under a temporary or more permanent closure before departing. Please note some huts require advance booking, contact your local office or visit...

DOC's Mountain Bike Tracks dataset (tracks where mountain biking is permitted). Mountain Bike tracks are identified where mountain biking is a permitted activity, as identified by the DOC recreation staff. Refreshed weekly and reflects the content on the website.*****LICENCE*****This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0...

DOC's Mountain Bike Tracks dataset (tracks where mountain biking is permitted). Mountain Bike tracks are identified where mountain biking is a permitted activity, as identified by the DOC recreation staff. Refreshed weekly and reflects the content on the website.*****LICENCE*****This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - Recreation track lines (approx. centreline). Dataset shows tracks managed for walking and tramping. If you intend to walk a track, please confirm with your local office or the DOC website that the track isn't under a temporary or more permanent closure before embarking. Refreshed weekly and reflects the content on the...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - Recreation track lines (approx. centreline). Dataset shows tracks managed for walking and tramping. If you intend to walk a track, please confirm with your local office or the DOC website that the track isn't under a temporary or more permanent closure before embarking. Refreshed weekly and reflects the content on the...

Marine Reserve's are the government's most comprehensive tool in the provision of area-based biodiversity protection in the marine environment. Marine reserves are specified areas of the sea and foreshore that are managed to preserve themin their natural state as the habitat of marine life for scientific study.Marine reserves may be established in areas...

The Department of Conservation is responsible for administering and managing sanctuaries for the protection of marine mammals. These responsibilities are written into the legislation, most prominently the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, but also the Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act 2014.These sanctuaries may prohibit activities known...

Freedom camping is permitted on public conservation land, except in areas where it is expressly prohibited or restricted to self contained vehicles. This is indicated by signage.Restrictions on freedom camping on public conservation land only apply to areas (normally near roads) where there has been a history of problems caused by inappropriate freedom...

A conservation covenant is a voluntary legal agreement made between a landowner and an authorised agency which gives formal protection to the natural, cultural, historical and/or significant values of a site. The landowner continues to own the site, while managing it in accordance with the agreement. The covenanted area is registered on the landowner’s...

This kea Habitat map has been created using the NZOS_BirdAtlas data, as well as a Kea observation layer from personal records from Josh Kemp (Science Advisor - Threats, Nelson). It has been ground truthed by DOC staff around the South Island.A 10 x 10km grid was created to match the NZSO Bird Data grid and then was populated with data showing kea presence...

Location of DOC Offices.

This dataset contains visitor management zones (VMZ) for public conservation land, as defined in the Conservation Management Strategy documents since 2012. The zones attribute public conservation land with a ‘recreation class’ that defines the type of experience the topography and accessibility imply. The visitor management zones are defined for the...

Vesting of Te Urewera establishment land.

This dataset represents the terrestrial distribution of Himalayan Thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus) in New Zealand (mainland New Zealand and Chatham Islands) as at 1 July 2007. It represents this species' final layer as part of the Natural Heritage Management Strategy of the Department of Conservation. Spatial and textual data were collected at the Area level...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - recreation track lines (approx. centreline). Dataset shows all tracks. If you intend to walk a track, please confirm with your local office or the DOC website that the track isn't under a temporary or more permanent closure before embarking.Detailed characteristics about each track are held in the ‘CharName’ and...

Department of Conservation (DOC) - road lines (approx. centreline). Dataset shows open and closed roads. Detailed characteristics about each road are held in the ‘CharName’ and ‘CharValue’ fields in the attribute table. Each ‘CharName’ field contains the name of a characteristic, and each ‘CharValue’ field to the right of this contains the value related...