Project Janszoon Newsletter – Christmas 2019
Award for Helen Lindsay, 50 more pāteke, kākā moving south, meet our ATYA teachers, and much more READ FULL NEWSLETTER
20/12/2019
Meet Mark Mackenzie – Golden Bay High School
Seven years ago Mark Mackenzie arrived for a ten-week fixed-term contract as a teacher at Golden Bay High School. He spent those ten weeks finding
16/12/2019
Meet Heidi James – Motueka High School
Motueka High School teacher Heidi James is not a person to sit on the fence and worry. She believes in focusing on the issues where
16/12/2019
Conservation taking to the skies
Conservation in the Abel Tasman National Park is taking to the sky, with an eye catching depiction of the park proving to be a talking
16/12/2019
Local woman wins conservation award – Motueka Guardian
Project Janszoon’s restoration supervisor Helen Lindsay has won a prestigious conservation award. Motueka Guardian, 10 December 2019
10/12/2019
The dawn chorus that heralds fresh hope for New Zealand’s wildlife – Guardian UK
The success of a scheme to reintroduce endangered parrots to the forests of the Abel Tasman National Park in the South Island by Project Janszoon
20/11/2019
2020 Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors welcomed – Motueka Guardian
Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors for 2020 were welcomed at Te Awhina Marae, whilst 2019’s cohort were farewelled. Motueka Guardian, 6 November 2019
06/11/2019
2020 Conservation Education scholarship applications open
The Abel Tasman Youth Ambassador (ATYA) programme (formerly Student Advisory Board) provides students the opportunity to develop and grow as leaders, connect with other passionate
04/11/2019
Kākā return to Abel Tasman coast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0TA3saS4k Kākā have been released on the Abel Tasman coast at Bark Bay/Wairima. It is the first time these native parrots have been seen along
17/10/2019
Motueka community conservation nursery boosts native planting – Nelson Mail
Project Janszoon’s Helen Lindsay cuts the ribbon on the nursery extension. A seed planted by a passionate Department of Conservation ranger in Motueka 30 years
15/10/2019
First recipient of conservation education scholarship announced
We are delighted to announce Ihaka Griffith has been awarded the first Project Janszoon conservation education scholarship. Ihaka is Onetahua marae’s Abel Tasman Youth Ambassador
11/10/2019
Twelve curious kākā flock back to Abel Tasman coastline
A flock of inquisitive kākā have returned to the coastline of the Abel Tasman National Park, another step in the vision towards re-populating the park with bird
26/09/2019
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.