Motueka isite Visitor Information Centre

08/01/2025

>Close your eyes (no cheating, do it!)
>Take 3 deep mindful breaths (I said NO cheating, do it!!)
>Imagine you and your bff foreva sitting on your very own Abel Tasman beach.. You have just leisurely paddled for a few hours, watched the seal pups and dolphins swimming and jumping beside your kayak and after a refreshing swim you are now ready to get to that drybag full of cheese&crackers and bottle of Pinot Gris.
>You take a few more breaths and realize this is a really fantastic idea, hurry to our shop and let us book you on this a.m.a.z.i.n.g. daytrip with Independent Guides Sea Kayaking
>You are welcome 🤩🥳🙌

06/01/2025

One of the reasons the Abel Tasman National Park is such a popular destination is because the park is so easily accessible and every section has its very own charms. Choose the part(s) you want to see and Abel Tasman AquaTaxi is sure to have just the trip for you! Easy 🤟

Other perks:

- Start your trip ON the boat ON a trailer BEHIND a tractor!
- Split Apple Rock
- Kekeno/NZ fur seal, dolphins, penguins, abundant birdlife
- Mermaid... ?

04/01/2025

This is fantastic! FREE shuttle to Kaiteriteri with pick-ups at 10am and 12:50pm from the isite! Pick-ups from Old factory Corner Riwaka at 8:30-10:30-11:30-1:30-3-3:30

02/01/2025

Relax and unwind for a few days or come and explore the camp with its slides, swim hole, flying fox and much, much more for the day! It's a perfect summer's day out at Quinney's Bush Camp for the whole family!

(we will personally go and check out that brand new dive board... bombs awaaaaayyyy!)

30/12/2024

Imagine being so passionate about your new visitor guides you want everyone to have them!! Here is our awesome manager on her mission distributing them to all our friends on the West Coast! (and having that whitebait patty of course!)

28/12/2024

From the team here at our isite we wanted to say thank you for another fabulous year, we love doing what we do and look forward to seeing you, chatting with you and booking for and with you in 2025!

❤️ Rachel, Lisa, Marijn, Adele ❤️

ps thanks Gravity Cellars for being our excellent x-mas party hosts 😊

25/12/2024

Finally! After a week of suspense and vague, blurry sightings these lucky duckies on board Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle's Dominator were able to make a positive ID on the unknown creature, and we can now confirm it was indeed a MERMAID at Split Apple Rock! No one was more surprised than Skipper Mike to find this mystical creature of beauty sitting on the rock, wowing the crowd with her striking appearance and gracious charm. She has since disappeared but we managed to secure this footage! Maybe some other visitors got a few pictures as well?!

19/12/2024

WE NEED YOUR 👀!!! We have been hearing rumors that a possible unidentified marine species has been sighted in the waters around Split Apple Rock! It is believed this picture might show part of its back, we're keen for some input from you observant folk.. 🤔

17/12/2024

All smiles and sunshine on our road trip hand delivering our new visitor guides and catching up with our friendly neighbors in Golden bay this week, we could hardly imagine a better looking office for the day 🤩

15/12/2024

HO-HO-HOw about our brrrand new visitor guides 😍 These pocket-size labors of love are hot off the press and chocka with handy maps, information on our wider region as well as our pro tips on how to spend your time with us!

We say a big Thank You to Imagecreators and Blueprint media for making it happen 💝

We will see you SOON, but in the meantime don't be shy and come in to collect as many as you need! 🚗💨

15/12/2024

When you hear 'New Zealand wine' you probably think Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc! However our own Nelson Tasman region has a fabulous range of varieties and wine styles due to the different soil types and our unique location hemmed in between the mountains and the sea, as well as many superb tasting rooms to try them all! For more info, come into the shop or visit Wine Nelson online! Cheers!🍷🥂🍷

15/12/2024

🎅 HO-HO-HOW about our brrrand new Visitor Guides! These pocket sized labors of love are are chocka with information about our whole region stretching from Golden Bay to Abel Tasman, Nelson, Nelson Lakes and Murchison. They have handy maps making it a breeze for us to show you where to call in as well as loads of ideas on how to spend your time with us!

Thank you Imagecreators and Blueprint media for making it happen 💝
We'll see you all SOON

14/12/2024

Bravo Abel Tasman Eco Tours, you are legends, and these are some great tips for visitors to the park to keep a lookout for these precious Kororā! 🐧

Legend! The Skipper of Abel Tasman Eco Tours uplifted this starving little blue from Onetahuti beach yesterday afternoon and transferred it to Marahau. It's now in rehab fighting for its life.
Several more dead and dying penguins have been found washed ashore since our last post.
If you are walking our local beaches please keep a look out, especially along the high tide line, for little blues stranded on shore. If they're on the beach during the day they're in trouble and need urgent help. The sooner they're rescued, the better their chances, it's as simple as that.
Call us at "Love Our Little Blues":
https://www.tasmanbaypenguins.org.nz/contact
or the DOC Hotline 0800 362 468. Put the numbers in your contacts.
* If you are walking a dog, please tie it up at least 20m away so as not to cause more stress to the penguin
* Be able to describe your location and what you are observing
* Take a photo
* keep any onlookers at least 20m away
* if possible stay with the penguin until help arrives
If a penguin is left on the beach there is a high risk of predation because it's too weak to defend itself.
It sure is a tough season for the fledglings, so let's give them a helping hand.
Massive thanks again to Abel Tasman Eco Tours - good work!
https://www.abeltasmanecotours.co.nz/

12/12/2024

You know how sometimes, everything just comes together like it was meant to be? Being able to help Filip and Dominique from Belgium have an amazing day out on the water with Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures was the absolute best Christmas present! 💝🥰

09/12/2024

Ok fine, if you insist... Here is one of our lucky staff doing some 'work-related research' with Kahu Kayaks 🤭 Kayaking in the Abel Tasman National Park is an absolutely magical experience gliding through crystal clear waters and golden beaches fringed with native forest. We saw a big stingray and had a good look at the seals of Adele island, then landed at Observation beach for our walk back to Marahau. Special thanks to Twinkle Toes for being our excellent guide 😎

06/12/2024

So here's why: (you have to say this in your best Tina-voice)

- We are truly passionate about our backyard and we are out and about as often as we can to experience all of it so we can give you the best, first-hand and up to date info!

-We have great connections with all our operators and our community, and as a not-for-profit organization our main goal is to match you to the experience that best suits you, whether that is a $5000 custom luxury trip or the best looking freedom camp spot.

-We have a really neat retail selection with a focus on NZ and locally made products as well as souvenirs that fit in anyone's pack to make home happy! We also sell topo-maps, Great Walk pins and patches, some hiking gear and a great selection of T-shirts and hats.

-We offer loads of handy services that benefit our local community, such as courier services, you can drop your dry cleaning, we are the booking service for our community bus, you can do your printing/scanning/copying, we do DOC bookings and sell hut tickets, Fishing and Hunting licenses, do your train, ferry and domestic flight bookings, accommodations and we can help you with itineraries for the whole of NZ!

-We are a FREE booking service and when you make bookings through us, you are supporting local not just once, but twice!

05/12/2024

'Why are we here'? 'Who was first, the 🥚 or the 🐔'?? 'What was Tina Turner's first #1 hit as a solo artist'??? These are all very important life questions, but there is 1 question that we seem to forget about:

Why are information centers still important and relevant in this online age?? We know the answers but we'd LOVE to hear your opinions! We'll tell you our 'here's why' tomorrow!

02/12/2024

We don't know what to do with ourselves now that we no longer need to explain the tidal crossing between Anchorage and Torrent Bay to our visitors of the Abel Tasman National Park! To make sure we keep our info up to date we went up to Anchorage to marvel at DOC's brand new Kākāwera Bridge, spanning the Torrent River! *STAMP OF APPROVAL*
'work' days like these are the BEST 😍