It’s all in a name – Waiharakeke
By Dr Philip Simpson Waiharakeke is the name of a coastal swamp and the stream that drains the bush-clad hills between Tōtaranui and Awapoto. It
13/01/2022
It’s all in a name – Pukatea
By Dr. Philip Simpson Te Pukatea (both the bay and the roadstead) was probably named for the pukatea trees that grow in the swamp there,
13/12/2021
It’s all in a name – Totaranui
By Dr Philip Simpson Totaranui is one of the most famous places in the park and is known around the world for its beautiful beach
13/09/2021
It’s all in a name – Rameka
The Rameka Track is a popular walking and cycle track linking Canaan, at the top of the Abel Tasman National Park, and Golden Bay. It
28/04/2021
It’s all in a name – Whariwharangi
While beautiful Whariwharangi in the north of the park is officially known as Whariwharangi it is also spelt with the prefixes Whare and Whara and
15/04/2020
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
It’s all in a name …. Hadfield Clearing
As part of our series on place names in the Park author Dave Hansford takes a look at Hadfield Clearing and the family whose name
19/04/2018
It’s all in a name – Richardson Stream
Richardson Stream flows from the Tonga Saddle, south of Awaroa, to the sea at the northern end of Onetahuti beach. It follows a faultline, one
24/08/2017
It’s all in a name – Tinline Stream
Tinline Stream is named after a prominent and nationally important local citizen, John Tinline. The name was formalised by the New Zealand Geographic Board in
24/01/2017
It’s all in a name – Huffam Stream and Rock
Walkers on the coast track at Bark bay will cross Huffam Stream, while kayakers off the north west corner of Fisherman Island will pass Huffam
24/09/2016
It’s all in a name – Taupo Point
Taupo Point is the site of the most important pa along the eastern side of Mohua. It is extremely picturesque, with a steep rounded limestone
24/05/2016
It’s all in a name – Onetahuti
Onetahuti is one of the most impressive places in the park with its lovely beach and impressive wetland and footbridge. The name has been analysed
24/02/2016
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
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