Pete’s Tweet – Little penguins
Little penguins go under a number of common names: little blue and just blue are also perfectly acceptable. This has to be one of the
30/09/2013
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Google steps onto the wild side
Google Trekker Today, Google Street View goes off-road on the Abel Tasman Coast Track before continuing onwards to the Heaphy Track. The Department of Conservation
19/08/2013
Sound system to attract birds to Abel Tasman National Park
Peter Gaze at Fisherman Island A sound system has been installed on Fisherman Island (Motuarero-iti) in the Abel Tasman National Park to encourage sooty and
14/08/2013
Project Janszoon’s Newsletter – Oct 2013
In this issue: Kakariki breeding programme begins Google trekker Hunting for historic photos Kahikatea forest restoration underway Deer and goat control Stoat on Adele Pāteke
29/07/2013
Pete’s Tweet – Oystercatchers
You would be hard pressed to find a beach in Abel Tasman National Park without oystercatchers. If we had to pick a bird as an
27/07/2013
Project Janszoon’s Newsletter – July 2013
Welcome to the first of what will be a regular Project Janszoon newsletter – a way for us to keep you up to date with
18/07/2013
$25m project to restore Abel Tasman
By Naomi Arnold Jul 09 2013 www.stuff.co.nz Naomi Arnold takes a trip into Abel Tasman National Park with Project Janszoon, a new, 30-year, $25m conservation
09/07/2013
Pete’s Tweet – Brown creeper—a forgotten bird
This is a somewhat nondescript ‘little brown job’ found only in the forests of the South Island. Nondescript that is until you get your ear
22/06/2013
Pete’s Tweet – Bellbird and tūī
I find it interesting to ponder these two species and what influences their presence in Abel Tasman National Park. These two honeyeaters belong to the
25/05/2013
Pete’s Tweet – South Island fernbird
The distribution of this small native passerine is interesting. In Golden Bay it is most usually associated with pākihi and low scrublands, however, it is
20/04/2013
Pete’s Tweet – Sooty shearwater and fluttering shearwater
Shearwaters or tītī once bred on much of the New Zealand mainland. Soil samples from Canterbury farmland still show the legacy of marine nutrients that
17/04/2013
Pete’s Tweet – We need your observations
Before we can hope to restore the biodiversity of Abel Tasman National Park we need to know what is already there. This knowledge can prompt
28/02/2013
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.