Abel Tasman Education Boxes help schools experience the park
Abby McCall from the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust helping to set up an Abel Tasman Education school’s kit at Anchorage Hut. Abel Tasman Education is
01/07/2024
Generous gift will leave a lasting legacy
Project Janszoon was established in 2012, with a generous gift of up to $25 million from Neil and Annette Plowman. The gift was dedicated to
21/06/2024
Autumn-Winter 2024 Newsletter
Creating a lasting legacy We had a flurry of activity over the summer with the last whio releases, our annual pāteke count, the kākā breeding
18/06/2024
Last flight for whio
Project Janszoon has met its target of re-introducing 50 whio into the Abel Tasman National Park, with four juvenile whio flying by helicopter into their
29/04/2024
Project Janszoon celebrates 10 years of education in the Abel Tasman National Park
Project Janszoon’s Education Programme launched in 2014, and after 10 years we’ve seen over 8000 students experience the biodiversity and natural wonders of the Abel
27/03/2024
Abel Tasman kākā population keeps on growing
The 2023-24 kākā breeding season has finished and the population has continued to grow. With five chicks known to have fledged this year, we are
12/03/2024
Summer newsletter 23-24
Happy Holidays from the Project Janszoon Team Since our last newsletter in winter, we’ve seen our education programme get super busy as our students embrace the opportunity
06/01/2024
Project Janszoon Newsletter – Summer 2022
2021-2022 has been a watershed year for Project Janszoon and our partners with plenty to celebrate. One of the biggest achievements of our 10th
20/09/2023
Acoustic monitoring of forest birds in the Abel Tasman National Park
Before being declared a national park, the coastal areas of the Abel Tasman National Park were farmed, and large parts of the forests were milled.
19/09/2023
Trampers’ favourite bird makes a comeback in the lowlands of the Abel Tasman National Park
A small forest bird, much loved by trampers for its habit of popping up in the bush to look for insects in their footprints, is
22/06/2023
Have you heard the kākā calling?
The Project Janszoon 2022-23 breeding season for kākā has resulted in six fledged juveniles flying from their nests. The season had an early start with
29/05/2023
The Pou Whenua of Ngāmamaku-Wī Parana
This video tells the story of the Pou Whenua of Ngamamaku-Wī Parana, which can be seen on the track at Mārahau. Ngāmamaku-Wī Parana was a
28/04/2023
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.