Kākā go gaga in Abel Tasman National Park – RNZ
A record number of threatened native New Zealand parrots have been released into the Abel Tasman National Park by Project Janszoon. Twelve captive raised kākā
24/09/2019
Tourists warned not to fall for charms of curious kākā – One News
The future of the endangered kākā received a boost today, with the biggest ever release of the native parrots into the wild. Home will now
24/09/2019
Rare native ducks will see out their twilight years at Tōtaranui
A pair of aging pāteke (brown teal) were released at Totaranui last week to see out the rest of their years at the popular Abel
27/08/2019
DOC rangers doing hard yards for conservation
World Ranger Day this week acknowledged the critical work of rangers on the front-line of conservation across the globe. In New Zealand, it’s a chance for us
01/08/2019
It’s all in a name – Te Matau / Separation Point
Te Matau / Separation Point is the point that marks the separation between Tasman and Golden Bays. Explorer Dumont D’Urville named it the very practical
16/07/2019
Abel Tasman cleared of wilding pine pest – One News story
Local conservation efforts have achieved what seemed impossible in the picturesque Abel Tasman National Park. All mature wilding pines have now been controlled Watch the
17/06/2019
Project Janszoon Newsletter – May 2019
Second kākā nest found in the wild, A24 network doubles, park kākāriki being studied, new team members and more …. READ FULL NEWSLETTER
30/05/2019
Second kākā nest found
A second nest has now been found where a captive raised female and wild male have hatched two chicks in the Canaan area. In March we
26/05/2019
Kākāriki population being studied
Ask an evolutionary biologist what his idea of the ultimate holiday is, and if it’s Professor Doug Robinson, he will say; trudging the tracks of
23/05/2019
Rare ducks now call the Abel Tasman home
The Abel Tasman National Park is now playing a major role in the survival of New Zealand’s rarest duck, the pāteke / brown teal.
16/05/2019
Keeping the heart of the park beating
The A24 trapping networks in the park are proving to be so highly effective in keeping rat numbers down that the network of self re-setting
16/05/2019
Effects of drought in Abel Tasman National Park
The Abel Tasman National Park experienced a substantial drought in the summer of 2018/19, with virtually no rain for nearly three months. The impact is
08/05/2019
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.