‘A real win for biodiversity’ – Endangered whio set free
Several whio or blue ducks were successfully released into Abel Tasman National Park this week. Photo: Ruth Bollongino / Project Janszoon Radio NZ, 26 February 2023
27/02/2023
From ‘functionally extinct’ to thriving: How the South Island kākā made a comeback in Abel Tasman National Park
Samantha Gee, Radio New Zealand 23 January 2023 Conservationists are celebrating the success of a wild kākā breeding programme at the top of the South
25/01/2023
Overseas Magazine Springtime Article
The September issue of the Royal Overseas League magazine, Overseas, featured an article on Springtime in the New Zealand Forest, featuring Project Janszoon Director Philip
19/09/2022
10th Anniversary Feature in the Motueka Guardian
For Conservation Week 2022, The Guardian Motueka ran a three page feature on Project Janszoon and its partners to launch our 10th Anniversary Celebrations, supported
14/09/2022
Kākā sighting in Spring Grove
Waimea Weekly, 13 July 2022/Jo Kent An unbanded kākā was spotted in gardens and reserves in Richmond and Wakefield.
13/07/2022
Abel Tasman’s changing face thanks to decade-long wilding pine project – Nelson Mail/Stuff
March 31 2022 ANDREW MACALISTER Dying wilding pines at Shag Harbour in the Abel Tasman National Park as part of a decade-long project to remove
31/03/2022
Historic Tomorrow Accord signing ensures Abel Tasman’s invasive conifers are gone for good
A community-led project to rid priority areas of Abel Tasman National Park of wilding conifers had a boost on Friday 25 March 2022 as
26/03/2022
Abel Tasman Kākā chicks are bringing the forest to life
Project Janszoon Ornithologist Ron Moorhouse and Project Director Bruce Vander Lee were interviewed by independent Auckland radio station 95bFM about the recent breeding success of
21/03/2022
Kāka chicks boost Abel Tasman population
Radio New Zealand 13 March 2022 A flock of young kāka chicks have fledged in the Abel Tasman, boosting the population of native parrots in
14/03/2022
Blue Ducks air-dropped into Abel Tasman: Nelson Mail
March 3 2022 The latest release of whio into Abel Tasman National Park were given the luxury treatment – being flown in via helicopter longline
03/03/2022
Wild-born whio are a cause for celebration in the Abel Tasman National Park – Motueka Guardian
26 January 2022. The first sighting of wild-born blue duck/whio ducklings in the Abel Tasman National Park is a cause for celebration for everyone involved
27/01/2022
First wild-born whio ducklings spotted in Abel Tasman: Nelson Mail
BY Frances Chin – January 14 2022 The first two whio ducklings born in the wild since their reintroduction to Abel Tasman National Park have been
19/01/2022
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!
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