Abel Tasman Youth Ambassador applications open
Applications for the 2018 Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors are now open. The Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors (ATYA) programme gives students from all of the Adopt
19/09/2014
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Pete’s Tweet – Tieke/South Island saddleback
In early September I was involved with the work of Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust in transferring 40 saddleback from Motuara Island to Adele. This work is likely to
19/09/2014
Project Janszoon Newsletter – July 2014
Beech mast confirmed Monitoring of beech seed has confirmed a widespread beech mast in the Abel Tasman in 2014 with evidence showing rat numbers have
11/07/2014
Search for rare orchid successful
Ever since he heard the rare mycoheterotrophic orchid Danhatchia (Yoania) australis, grew in the South Island under nikau at Kaihoka Lakes in Golden Bay and
22/06/2014
Students earn NCEA credits for work in Abel Tasman
Motueka High School students are the first students to earn NCEA credits as part of their involvement in a pilot education programme in the Abel
19/06/2014
Project Janszoon releases the first kākāriki into the Abel Tasman National Park
In May 2014 Project Janszoon transferred 12 captive raised kakariki to the Abel Tasman National Park from Lochmara Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds. Two weeks
18/06/2014
Pete’s Tweet – Kākāriki
Two species of kākāriki or parakeet were once very common on mainland New Zealand. In fact they were so common in the Nelson and Golden Bay
07/06/2014
First kākāriki released into Abel Tasman National Park
Twelve kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeet released into the Abel Tasman National Park today are the first captive raised kākāriki to ever be released onto the
07/05/2014
Kākāriki begin journey to Abel Tasman National Park
Eleven kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeet will today begin their journey from the Marlborough Sounds to a new life in the Abel Tasman National Park. The
23/04/2014
Rare look at baby banded rail at Marahau Estuary
Video taken by Wendy from Project Janszoon
23/03/2014
Project Janszoon’s Newsletter – March 2014
Hello, welcome to our first newsletter of 2014. It is now two years since we launched Project Janszoon and we are beginning to achieve some
14/03/2014
Conservation and Technology – Radio NZ
With the help of two science-based companies, Groundtruth and SnapitHD, Project Janszoon recently established a network of wi-fi hotspots and set up time-lapse cameras to provide a virtual
06/03/2014
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.