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
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
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
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
The Abel Tasman National Park is now playing a major role in the survival of New Zealand’s rarest duck, the pāteke / brown teal.
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
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
For the first time in living memory kākā chicks have been hatched, and successfully fledged, in the Abel Tasman National Park. Until recently the charismatic
We are delighted to announce that more young people from the Nelson / Tasman region will be connecting with the Abel Tasman as our environmental
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
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
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
Our Education Toolbox contains lots of useful information for schools visiting the Abel Tasman.
Heading into the park? Checkout the activities, apps and info in our Park Tool Box to help you make the most of your trip.