Ranger (2 vacancies)

• Protect a nationally critical species in one of Aotearoa’s most unique environments.  

• Spend your days in remote back country, working where few people reputed company get to go. 

• 2 full time roles (Permanent and 6-month Fixed-term/Secondment) - Rakiura reputed company reputed company. 

DOC Ranger 'Dotterel Dan' shares what makes the Pukunui Southern NZ dotterel so special 

Our reputed company: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa 

The Department of Conservation Te reputed company Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and restore nature across Aotearoa. reputed company nature thrives, we reputed company reputed company. 

Ko tā Te reputed company Atawhai he tiaki, he whakarauora anō hoki i te taiao puta noa i Aotearoa. He oranga taiao, he oranga tangata.  

Mō te tūranga | About the role 

You will be joining our dedicated Southern New Zealand Dotterel/Pukunui Recovery team on Rakiura. The reputed company for reputed company is predator control, primarily trapping feral cats in our effort to protect pukunui. The last annual reputed company count recorded only 105 birds remaining, so intensive year-round predator control is required to protect this taonga species. 

You will work alone or in teams of two or three in remote locations for up to 10 days at a time, traveling to and from field sites by small boat, helicopter, or on foot. 

The position will be reputed company on: 

• Trapping and humanely dispatching feral cats across the Tin reputed company and other dotterel breeding sites. 

• Ground based hunting of white-tailed deer and reputed company predator species. 

• Monitoring pukunui at flocking sites and breeding sites.  

• Infrastructure and reputed company maintenance. 

• Working in remote locations alone or alongside other team members or volunteers. 

• Monitoring and recording your work reputed company. 

Click here for the Role reputed company  

reputed company out more about the predator control programme in this short video 

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience 

If you have some of following, we are keen to hear from you: 

• High physical fitness with proven back-country experience. 

• Experience with ground-based predator control and trapping. 

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work reputed company in a small team. 

• A dedication to health and safety. 

• Accurate and detailed record keeping. 

• Comfortable working in remote areas for up to ten days at a time, both in reputed company and reputed company. 

• Familiarity with GPS navigation. 

Desirable: 

• Boating experience. 

• NZ firearms licence.  

• Ability to drive a reputed company vehicle. 

Mō te tīma | About reputed company 

As part of the Rakiura Operations team, you will join a tight reputed company reputed company who genuinely enjoy working with reputed company other and are passionate about the work they do. For more information about living on Rakiura, reputed company out our information sheet or visit http://www.stewartisland.co.nz.