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Two species of kākāriki or parakeet were once very common on mainland New Zealand. In fact they were so common in the Nelson and Golden Bay

Twelve kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeet released into the Abel Tasman National Park today are the first captive raised kākāriki to ever be released onto the

Eleven kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeet will today begin their journey from the Marlborough Sounds to a new life in the Abel Tasman National Park. The

I must admit that the prompt for this posting came from seeing the photo from Don Ravine. Given that the rifleman is the smallest bird

Four schools from the Nelson/Tasman area are to adopt and improve sections of the Abel Tasman National Park as part of a unique new education

To answer that first question: they must have been once, given the sub-fossil remains from caves within or at least very close to the park.

For many people visiting Abel Tasman National Park, their encounters with weka are memorable. This large flightless rail appears fearless, approaching closely yet quick to

There are at least three species of shag in Abel Tasman National Park. Each is quite different, both physically and ecologically, so it is an

The largest stoat trapping network undertaken by a private trust in New Zealand is about to be completed, enabling the reintroduction of birds like pāteke

Parts of the Abel Tasman National Park will go “live” on Thursday with the launch of a virtual visitor centre and Wi-Fi network. The network

Two penguin chicks in burrow on Fisherman Island—they are about one week away from having a fully developed wet suit and being able to have

In November Andrew Digby volunteered to assist Project Janszoon placing acoustic recorders in the forests around Canaan in the hope that we might detect kiwi.