The shape of conservation to come
By Dave Hansford, Wilderness Magazine Feb 2018 A conservation project in Abel Tasman National Park has struck a new agreement which will ensure environmental gains
02/02/2018
Rare native ducklings spotted in the Abel Tasman National Park
SAMANTHA GEE – January 10 2018 www.stuff.co.nz For the first time in “living memory”, pāteke ducklings have been spotted in the Abel Tasman National Park. More
10/01/2018
Radio tracking our carnivorous snails – Radio NZ interview
Dr Brian Lloyd has been monitoring New Zealand’s carnivorous snail, Powelliphanta hochstetteri in the Abel Tasman National Park for Project Janszoon. He’s the only person to
20/12/2017
Radio tracking reveals more rare snails in the Abel Tasman National Park
Nelson Mail If you want to see one of New Zealand’s rare Powelliphanta snails, your best chance is near Harwoods Hole in the Canaan Downs. Radio tracking of
20/12/2017
Natureland nurturing little blue penguin back to full health and home by Christmas
CARLY GOOCH – December 18 2017 www.stuff.co.nz A blue penguin found hungry and dehydrated is being rehabilitated at Natureland. The penguin was picked up in
18/12/2017
Boost for weed control to protect Abel Tasman
Saturday, 16 December 2017 http://www.scoop.co.nz Work to halt the spread of invasive weeds around the Abel Tasman National Park will receive a funding increase, Conservation
16/12/2017
Janszoon a valuable opportunity for Motupipi School students
Golden Bay Weekly, 6 Oct 2017
06/10/2017
A tree for every child in Golden Bay planted at a rare kahikatea forest in Abel Tasman National Park
NINA HINDMARSH – September 7 2017 www.stuff.co.nz A tree for every child in Golden Bay has been planted at a remnant kahikatea forest in the
07/09/2017
Top of the south kaka breeding programme launches at Nelson’s Natureland Zoo
By JONATHAN CARSON , July 11 2017 www.stuff.co.nz Project Janszoon and the Department of Conservation have launched a breeding programme for northern South Island kaka to
11/07/2017
Abel Tasman conservation plan may provide blueprint
By Tracy Neal – 25 June 2017 http://www.radionz.co.nz A successful conservation plan used in the Abel Tasman National Park that draws on partners to fund and
25/06/2017
Rare native ducks released at Awaroa in Abel Tasman National Park
NINA HINDMARSH – May 31 2017 https://www.stuff.co.nz A flock of rare native ducks have been released into the Abel Tasman National Park. Twenty juvenile brown teal,
31/05/2017
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.