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New Zealand Launches Ranger Cadetship Program in 2025
10/15/2025
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Story summary
- New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC) is launching the Te Pu Hono cadetship program to train future rangers through conservation work.
- Applications open on 20 October 2025 for a 30-month paid course, with the first ten cadets starting January 2026 at Renwick Base, Marlborough.
- Cadets will learn trapping, weed control, and ecological monitoring while addressing habitat loss and climate change, as Karl Beckert of DOC notes.
