DOC rangers doing hard yards for conservation
World Ranger Day this week acknowledged the critical work of rangers on the front-line of conservation across the globe. In New Zealand, it’s a chance for us
01/08/2019
Second kākā nest found
A second nest has now been found where a captive raised female and wild male have hatched two chicks in the Canaan area. In March we
26/05/2019
Kākāriki population being studied
Ask an evolutionary biologist what his idea of the ultimate holiday is, and if it’s Professor Doug Robinson, he will say; trudging the tracks of
23/05/2019
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
Discussions begin to bring kiwi back to Abel Tasman
26 April 2019, Nelson Mail By Skara Bohny Kiwi could be coming back to the Abel Tasman thanks to successful predator control programmes like an upcoming aerial
26/04/2019
Inland solitude – Wilderness Magazine
1 April 2019, Wilderness Magazine While thousands walked, kayaked and camped around the Abel Tasman coast this summer, Kathy Ombler found solitude and serenading bellbirds
01/04/2019
Abel Tasman offshore Islands declared predator free
26 March 2019, Nelson Mail By Samantha Gee The islands off the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park have been declared free of predators
26/03/2019
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.