Department of Conservation

New Zealand government agency
Organization new_zealand_public_service_department Q1191417
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Summary

Department of Conservation is a New Zealand Public Service department[1]. It draws 794 Wikipedia views per month (new_zealand_public_service_department category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Department of Conservation's field of work was New Zealand conservation estate[3].
  • Department of Conservation was a member of International Union for Conservation of Nature[4].
  • Department of Conservation is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Department of Conservation's instance of is recorded as New Zealand Public Service department[6].
  • Department of Conservation's instance of is recorded as conservation organization[7].
  • Department of Conservation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Department of Conservation's founder is recorded as David Lange[9].
  • Department of Conservation's headquarters location is recorded as Wellington[10].
  • Department of Conservation's Commons category is recorded as Department of Conservation (New Zealand)[11].
  • Department of Conservation's industry is recorded as environment[12].
  • April 1987 marks the founding of Department of Conservation[13].
  • Department of Conservation's official website is recorded as https://doc.govt.nz[14].
  • Department of Conservation's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as New Zealand[15].
  • Department of Conservation's official blog URL is recorded as https://blog.doc.govt.nz/[16].
  • Department of Conservation's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Department of Conservation'}[17].
  • Department of Conservation's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Te Papa Atawhai'}[18].
  • Department of Conservation's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of Conservation[19].
  • Department of Conservation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Govdirectory[20].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15932'}[21].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14930'}[22].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17800'}[23].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18221'}[24].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+22400'}[25].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19031'}[26].
  • Department of Conservation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26500'}[27].

Body

Founding

Department of Conservation's founder is recorded as David Lange[9]. April 1987 marks the founding of it[13].

Operations

Department of Conservation's headquarters location is recorded as Wellington[10].

Industry

Department of Conservation's industry is recorded as environment[12]. Its field of work was New Zealand conservation estate[3].

Why It Matters

Department of Conservation draws 794 Wikipedia views per month (new_zealand_public_service_department category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . iucn.org. Retrieved . iucn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'ha', 'he', 'it', 'mk', 'nl', 'n
    Gnd id → 3004588-5
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 27d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → International Union for Conservation of Nature
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56231|batch #56231]]: iucn membership"
  3. 14w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1837765, 649073
    Instance of → New Zealand Public Service department, conservation organization, nonprofit organization
    Website → —
    Country → New Zealand
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Osm name suggestion index id: departmentofconservation-c80d8f, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
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