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
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
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
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 Winter 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to winter from the Project Janszoon Team Kia ora and welcome to the latest news and info from Project Janszoon. It was a long,
20/09/2023
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
‘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
ATYA student chooses conservation career
The Abel Tasman Youth Ambassador programme helped wildlife photographer, bird lover and now conservation worker Bradley Shields find his career path in conservation. Bradley was
11/01/2023
Rare ducks now call the Abel Tasman home
The Abel Tasman National Park is now playing a major role in the survival of New Zealand’s rarest duck, the pāteke / brown teal.
16/05/2019
Keeping the heart of the park beating
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
16/05/2019
Effects of drought in Abel Tasman National Park
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
08/05/2019
Kākā breed in the Abel Tasman
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
18/03/2019
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.