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🥝 Ranger - Weeds (Fixed term)

Department of Conservation (DOC) | rangitoto, New-Zealand | Posted June 24, 2026

Job Description

  • Are you someone who is driven and passionate about preserving the native flora of Aotearoa?
  • Salary ranges from $61,189 to $67,446 depending on skills and experience
  • Full‑time fixed‑term opportunity through to June 2027 (accommodation is provided for the duration of the shift)
  • Live and work on an island within Tikapa Moana (Hauraki Gulf)

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As a Ranger specialising in weed management, you will be part of a team of Rangers working across the islands of Tikapa Moana (Hauraki Gulf). Your work will be part of a “roving” weed team living and working across several islands, including 4 months on Rangitoto‑Motutapu, 4 months on Te Hauturu‑o‑Toi, and shorter stints on Tiritiri Matangi, Motuihe, Motuora, Kawau and some smaller unmanned islands near Motuora (Te Haupa and Moturekareka). The work roster may involve a combination of 10 days on, 4 days off or a 5‑day working week depending on island work programm...

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