Project Janszoon legacy
Project Janszoon, was the first privately-funded landscape-scale restoration project of its kind in New Zealand. Launched in 2012, it’s a story about when philanthropists don’t
16/07/2026
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Biodiversity gains from multi-million philanthropic investment in Abel Tasman to be handed over to DOC – Radio NZ
A generous investment in the country’s smallest national park has seen whio, pateke and kaka reintroduced into the Abel Tasman, with gorse and wilding pines
30/06/2026
Final e-pānui / Newsletter June 2026
Read the full newsletter here Kia ora koutou This last pānui is at a time of both celebration and sadness. The end of Project Janszoon
30/06/2026
Abel Tasman National Park transformed through couple’s extraordinary generosity
Media release 30 June 2026 Abel Tasman National Park transformed through couple’s extraordinary generosity A pioneering conservation partnership that has brought the wildlife back to
30/06/2026
Hadfield restoration praised by conservation leader behind its protection
A member of the group that secured Hadfield Clearing for the conservation estate says the transformation of the site has confirmed they made the right
29/06/2026
Celebration recognises philanthropic transformation of Abel Tasman National Park
On 17 February 2026, an extraordinary contribution to New Zealand conservation was privately acknowledged in one of New Zealand’s most iconic locations – the Abel
24/02/2026
Wheku korero
In the Abel Tasman National Park, above Rākauroa/Anchorage, manuwhenua have gifted a wheku to acknowledge an extraordinary contribution from the Plowman family. Through Project Janszoon
14/02/2026
Summer 2025 Newsletter
Project Janszoon is six months out from transitioning its work to the Department of Conservation (DOC). The handover, under the auspices of the Tomorrow Accord,
19/12/2025
Park WIFI to be decommissioned
As we approach the June 2026 transition of Project Janszoon’s work to the Department of Conservation, a review of the park’s WIFI network found
15/12/2025
Spring 2025 Newsletter
Project Janszoon is working through its final year as the generous support of Neal and Annette Plowman to transform the ecological prospects of Abel Tasman
08/10/2025
Transforming the ecological prospects of the Abel Tasman National Park
Project Janszoon is working through its final year as the generous support of Neal and Annette Plowman to transform the ecological prospects of Abel Tasman
08/10/2025
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.