Lou Sanson

Some good news for the ongoing conservation of our beloved albatrosses. The New Zealand Nature Fund last night raised a whopping $170,000 thanks to a special fund raising event in Auckland. Lou Sanson… Audio

It's 'Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Turoa' or 'Conservation Week' And the Department of Conservation is encouraging us all to take a moment to 'Arohia te taiaho' - notice nature. Our producer Ellie Jay spoke to… Audio

Department of Conservation Director General Lou Sanson decided to use one of their electric vehicles recently for a trip to New Plymouth from Wellington. He explained to Jesse that he learnt some… Audio

Covid may have all but killed international tourism but the Department of Conservation's Great Walks are still attracting record number of trampers.

Opening week saw a 36 percent increase in overall… Video, Audio

Fourteen people died and four were badly injured when they plunged 40 metres into the Cave Creek chasm, near Punakaiki on the West Coast 25 years ago.

The Noble Report into the disaster laid the… Audio

The Department of Conservation have paid tribute to conservationist David Bellamy, saying the department was built on the shoulders of his work. Dr Bellamy passed away aged 86 on Wednesday. A well… Audio

Organised volunteers are going home but has the West Coast but how close is it to being returned to a pristine environment? 'Operation Tidy Fox' comes to an end on Sunday, following a devastating… Audio, Gallery

Praise has been flooding in for the two mountain guides who were killed in an avalanche on Mount Hicks in Aoraki Mt Cook National park on Wednesday. Wolfgang Maier and Martin Hess died while returning… Audio

Department of Conservation (DOC) staff were on board a helicopter that crashed near Wanaka on Thursday morning, leaving no survivors. The Wallis family has been linked with conservation for decades… Audio

The Department of Conservation has been told by its new Minister that it needs to ramp-up its advocacy of the environment through the Resource Management Act process because of the crisis facing New… Audio

It's Conservation week next week - and also Save the Kiwi Month, so our Monday expert is Lou Sanson, the Director-General of the Department of Conservation. He joins us to talk about the state of our… Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks with Conservation Department head Lou Sanson about the challenge of managing our national parks in the face of record numbers of visitors. He says it may be time to start charging… Audio

DOC says it's already filed 20 complaints to police about protestors trying to disrupt ites 1080 poison drop in the South Island. The incidents range from vandalism to death threats. Audio