Abel Tasman sighting maps
10 sightingsKeaNestor notabilisMost seen 8 AM–4 PMSighting map
54 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus forsteriMost seen 8 AM–3 PMSighting map
20 sightingsLittle PenguinEudyptula minorMost seen 8–11 PMSighting map
21 sightingsSouth Island KākāNestor meridionalis meridionalisMost seen 7–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
527 sightingsWekaGallirallus australisMost seen 8 AM–4 PMSighting map
16 sightingsTūīProsthemadera novaeseelandiaeMost seen 6–10 AM & 5 PMSighting map
67 sightingsKererū (New Zealand Pigeon)Hemiphaga novaeseelandiaeMost seen 7–9 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
82 sightingsNew Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanuraMost seen 6–9 AMSighting map
164 sightingsVariable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolorMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
57 sightingsPūkeko (Australasian Swamphen)Porphyrio melanotusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
39 sightingsParadise ShelduckTadorna variegataMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
79 sightingsSouth Island RobinPetroica australisMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
95 sightingsNew Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosaMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
16 sightingsAustralasian GannetMorus serratorMost seen 8–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
72 sightingsPied CormorantPhalacrocorax variusMost seen 6–10 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsNew Zealand Longfin EelAnguilla dieffenbachiiMost seen 5–7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Abel Tasman. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Abel Tasman, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Abel Tasman National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Wainui Falls0:00 / 0:29
“You're nearing the road access for Wainui Falls, a good choice for a short waterfall walk.”
Plays as you drive up to Wainui Falls in the Parkwolf Abel Tasman Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Reading a Palm's Past
- From Granite to Golden Sand
- Protection Beneath the Water
- Abel Tasman National Monument
- 23 audio storiesacross Abel Tasman’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, New Zealand Fur Seal, Little Penguin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 43 trails, 65 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

