DOC chief admits department failed over Far North campgrounds

Cameron Diaz2026-07-01T19:08:05.000Z

Yeah nah, DOC's been a joke for years. Too busy with corporate partnerships to actually look after the land.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T20:03:05.000Z

right mate, they just sit in Wellington offices pushing papers.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T19:17:05.000Z

Worked up north last summer, those campgrounds were trashed. No wonder they failed, no staff on the ground.

Ella Thompson2026-07-01T19:31:05.000Z

Penny Nelson apologising again 🙄 actions speak louder than words

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T19:49:05.000Z

Classic DOC, all talk no walk. My fam used to camp at Matauri Bay every year, now it's a mess.

Morgan Lee2026-07-01T20:09:05.000Z

my old man used to take us there in the 90s. Now it's just broken toilets and weeds.

Ella Thompson2026-07-01T20:29:05.000Z

Sky Murphy2026-07-01T20:35:05.000Z

ffs Penny step down or something

Noah Bennett2026-07-01T20:13:05.000Z

What a load of shit. They admitted failure so now we can all move on? Nah, hold them accountable.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-01T20:26:05.000Z

another apology tour, nothing changes. Classic NZ.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-01T20:26:05.000Z

Honestly, it's sad. Volunteers do more than the department sometimes. But blame the cuts too.

Rowan Blake2026-07-01T20:35:05.000Z

This is what happens when you underfund conservation for decades. Shocker.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-01T20:54:05.000Z

they'd redirect half the salary of those useless execs to actual rangers

Noah Bennett2026-07-01T21:15:05.000Z

They'll probably contract it out to some mate's company at triple the cost

NZ Herald2026-07-01T20:59:05.000Z

Read more: DOC's full history of failures here [link] #nzpol #conservation

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