The conservancy office's main role is to ensure quality conservation management in the conservancy (or region) it manages. Each conservancy has several area offices that deliver conservation outputs for the region.
Welcome to the Northland Conservancy of the Department of Conservation.
The Auckland Conservancy extends from the Kaipara Harbour entrance and Mangawhai in the north, to the Waikato River and Miranda in the south.
Welcome to the Waikato Conservancy of the Department of Conservation.
The East Coast Bay of Plenty Conservancy administers public conservation land within the Bay of Plenty region and the northern portion of the East Coast/Hawke's Bay region.
Tongariro Whanganui Taranaki Conservancy encompasses most of the central North Island, including a large tract of western shoreline.
The Wellington Hawkes Bay Conservancy manages the lower portion of the North Island, the Hawke's Bay, Manawatu Rangitikei, and the Chatham Islands.
The Chatham Islands is part of the Wellington Hawke's Bay Conservancy.
The Nelson Marlborough Conservancy looks after 52% of the Nelson and Marlborough regions on behalf of the public.
The West Coast Tai Poutini Conservancy manages more than 1.9 million hectares of land which is about a quarter of New Zealand's protected public conservation land.
The Canterbury Conservancy manages approximately 808,000 hectares of public conservation land, including two national parks and numerous reserves.
On behalf of the public, the Department of Conservation manages 452,000 ha or 12 per cent of the land area of Otago.
The Southland Conservancy includes some of the most diverse and magnificent areas of native forest and indigenous grasslands found anywhere in New Zealand.
Publications about DOC
Annual Report
Conservation management strategies and plans
National Park management plans
Policies and plans