Pāteke a gift for Abel Tasman National Park
December 23 2018, Nelson Mail A bumper breeding season for pāteke has seen numbers of the rare native duck boosted in the Abel Tasman. An opportunity to increase the
23/12/2018
Ka kite ano Helen
It’s not farewell it’s ka kite ano to Helen Young who has been involved with the education programme since it started back in 2014. After
22/12/2018
Predicted beech mast good news …. and a challenge
While next years predicted beech mast will mean a huge increase in predator numbers it’s not all bad news for the park’s birds. Many species
20/12/2018
Kākā chicks hand-raised to boost native parrot population
December 19 2018 by Samantha Gee www.stuff.co.nz The squeaks of young kākā chicks can be heard at Natureland, as a group are being hand-reared in a bid to boost
20/12/2018
Project Janszoon Newsletter – December 2018
More pāteke, beech mast good news – and bad, Ka kite ano Helen, ATYA changes, new team members and more …. READ FULL NEWSLETTER
19/12/2018
Early Christmas present for Abel Tasman
Forget about Christmas turkey. The Abel Tasman National Park has had a surprise gift of rare native ducks for Christmas. A surprise opportunity to boost the
18/12/2018
Ambassadors present to Freshwater conference
This month the Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors from Motueka High School got to present the results from their research of Anchorage lagoon to the New
18/12/2018
Down the Bay – Radio NZ interview
Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest national park, but it has the largest number of visitors, 250 thousand people annually. Ecologist and Project
18/12/2018
Iwi representative Bev Purdie an amazing mentor
Manaaki whenua, Manaaki tangata, Haere whakamua Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Manawhenua ki Mohua representative Bev Purdie consistently brings the
10/12/2018
Down the Bay
In June 2018 Dr Philip Simpson, author, botanist and Project Janszoon director, pressed send on a 300-page manuscript for Down the Bay – a natural
01/12/2018
Project Janszoon bring opportunities for cross-cultural learning
November 15 2018 NZ Education HQ For the past six years, Motueka High School has been privileged to be a part of the restoration and
15/11/2018
Cyclone Gita reveals park secret
When Project Janszoon got underway five years ago one of the first tasks was to find out more about the interior, so a team was
08/11/2018
Visiting the Park? Download our Abel Tasman phone app
The Abel Tasman Phone App is a free smartphone app with up-to-date information on weather, tides, points of interest, history, plants, wildlife and walking times in Abel Tasman National Park. It has a map with geolocation – so you always know where you are!
Education Tool Box
Our Education Toolbox contains lots of useful information for schools visiting the Abel Tasman.
Park Tool Box
Heading into the park? Checkout the activities, apps and info in our Park Tool Box to help you make the most of your trip.