New Zealand Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation (In Māori, Te Papa Atawhai), commonly known by its acronym, "DOC", is the state sector organisation which deals with the conservation of New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage. The current Minister of Conservation in theGovernment is the Hon, Nick Smith. The New Zealand Conservation Authority is an advisory body to DOC and to the Minister of Conservation. There are 13 conservation boards for different geographical areas around the country that provide for interaction between DOC and the public.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with New Zealand Department of Conservation.

Total: 5

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Technology

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Title	Author	Date	Content Type	Technology	Stressor	Receptor
Overview of the potential ecological impacts of three offshore locations for wind farms in Aotearoa New Zealand	McKinlay, B., van Helden, A., Taylor, G.	November 2025	Report	Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind	Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement, EMF, Entanglement, Noise, Vessel Strike	Birds, Fish, Marine Mammals, Reptiles, Sea Turtles
Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long-Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data	Morten, J., Carneiro, A., Beal, M.	February 2025	Journal Article			Birds, Seabirds
New Zealand Coastal Policy Statement 2010	New Zealand Department of Conservation	November 2010	Report			Legal & Policy, Human Dimensions
Bird species of concern at wind farms in New Zealand	Powlesland, R.	September 2009	Book	Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind	Habitat Change, Displacement, Collision, Avoidance, Attraction	Birds
Impacts of Wind Farms on Birds: A Review	Powlesland, R.	January 2009	Report	Wind Energy	Habitat Change	Birds