Taste your way around the region by bicycle on Tasman’s Great Taste Trail or get your daily dose of adrenaline with a visit to one of the region’s world-class mountain bike parks. The expedition departed from the company's base at Batavia (Jakarta) in August 1642. Company bosses in The Netherlands rejected the idea of another expedition. The Dutch continued up the west coast of the North Island reaching Cape Maria Van Diemen (named after van Diemen's wife) on 4 January 1643. Walk the three-to-five day Abel Tasman track or, for a different view, take a sea kayaking tour around the coast and see a seal colony and little blue penguins bobbing in the water. A New Zealand charm, the Abel Tasman National Park! Details to follow:  please email  tasman1642.nz@gmail.com to receive information as plans evolve. The first week of November brought two important launches: an illustrated children’s book Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands (by Maria Gill and Marco Ivancic). The strong Dutch community and a Dutch Consul in Hobart ensure history is remembered, and this year the Tasmanian government is also involved.We will be keeping in touch with Tom about their events–and they with us about ours. Published by Copy Press in Nelson it is in single-column format with larger illustrations. on Changing perspectives upon Māori colonisation voyaging, on Van Diemen and his Councillors did not put all their artists in one barque, First Encounter 375 — a special logo as planning begins, A winner! Here’s a link to an interesting educational video about the painting on YouTube: Ambassador Rob Zaagman,  with his wife Monique and sister Ingrid, came to Golden Bay/Mohua on. Christina Sep 2019. Robert Jenkin (on the right) with two crew and the cardboard scale model “Praeutien” (small boat) referred to in Tasman’s account of the events of 18/19 December 1642. In Mass Migration and the Polynesian Settlement of New Zealand it’s suggested that New Zealand’s Polynesian settlers came in a substantial fleet from a ‘Hawaiiki zone’. The expedition was deemed a success although it was felt that Tasman could have made more effort to investigate more fully the lands he had discovered. Such lateen rigs did not exist in the ‘Hawaiiki Zone’ before the 15th century. Tasman was given two small ships for the expedition: his flagship, Heemskerck, and an armed transport ship, Zeehaen. The Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest but most popular national park, and the Abel Tasman Coastal Track is renowned as one of the country’s Great Walks. The manu have four koru, for the manawhenua plus three mata waka of the area. Accommodation at either huts or tent sites must be booked in advance. Abel Tasman Guides are here to show you and assist with all the aspects of the magic that makes up your Abel Tasman walking experience. This site is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Published by Scholastic~~ask your local bookshop, or online through Australian distributor Booktopia:  tinyurl.com/ybyxtg95. Order from your bookshop (New Zealand RRP is $29.99 for the paperback) — or from a supplier online: The Nile or Fishpond (for hardcopies) and Amazon for the e-version. Air-conditioned. In 2015 Atholl Anderson argued in  Tangata Whenua that New Zealand’s  Polynesian colonists had not come here in any such deliberate migration after prior two way voyages. Which waka was the subject of the sketch for ‘Murderers Bay’? When working reconstructions of such polynesian voyaging canoes were built, beginning with the Hōkūle‘a in the 1970s, they often used two of these spritsails, as does New Zealand’s  Te Aurere shown below. And he went on to say “repeated intercourse” between New Zealand and tropical Polynesia could safely be dismissed on current evidence because return voyages were “not very credible for New Zealand”. And that might not be such a bad thing; it’s a good movie in lots of ways and I believe its images and words are worth considering alongside those of the two papers mentioned in the two preceding paragraphs. The misunderstanding and fear aroused by two such different worlds coming together soon led to violence. BOOK ONLINE NOW. AquaTaxi takes you to some of the most scenic spots in the Abel Tasman National Park. On 22 September the pounamu will be unveiled at the Abel Tasman Museum in Lutjegast, completing a wonderful cycle of establishing warm new relationships from the events of 1642. Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642. Tasman sailed from Batavia on 14 August 1642 with 110 men on two ships, the Heemskerck and the Zeehaen. So they started singing a few bawdy Dutch sailors songs and tooted their trumpet, but what the Dutch were hearing was the Maori haka and the trumpet sound was probably the war trumpet calling all the tribes around. We set a course to find The well-formed, gently undulating track flows along the coastline offering breathtaking views down to lush forest fringed golden-sand beaches. Triangular men and women in Hawaii and the Tongan archipelago. By Irwin, Johns and others, it is a ‘Review of Archaeological Māori Canoes (Waka)’ which ‘Reveals Changes in Sailing Technology and Maritime Communications in Aotearoa/New Zealand, AD 1300–1800’. You can receive the “miscellany” newsletters automatically; email your details to tasman1642.nz@gmail.com. Tasman was the first to describe our indigenous music, in December 1642. Maori double hulled war canoe with oceanic sprit rig, 1769. The Abel Tasman is the only coastally located national park in New Zealand. Your accommodation is now ‘reserved’ but is not confirmed until you complete the payment process. Receive the most unforgettable experience when skydiving in Abel Tasman National Park, NZ. As Dave Horry and I interpret the crutch mast it was simply lifted into place on the top deck, and so could change its angle as the sail trim changed. Location of the Hawaiiki Zone from which New Zealand’s first Polynesian settlers originated. Some of the tent sites promise beachfront views, so you can wake up to a spectacular sunrise and the sound of waves lapping at your doorstep. (Whakamaharatanga toru rau ma whitu tekau ma rima = Commemoration 375). Friendly hosts, delicious meals, secure parking, heritage home, local knowledge Explore the depths of New Zealand in its purest form and plan a trip to one of NZ’s iconic location for sightseeing. For centuries many had imagined such a land mass in the southern ocean between Australia and South America. Abel Tasman Guesthouse is a guest house in New Zealand. These had true oceanic lateen rigs, and so were shunted through the wind, not tacked across it. Glorious golden beaches, lush native bush and crystal-clear waterways wrap around the stunning granite coastline, whilst secluded coves, islands, inlets and hidden beaches are peppered throughout the park. Some of my reasons for believing that the drawings in it and in SAC are not the work of Gilsemans appear in my preceding post Van Diemen and his Councillors did not put all their artists in one barque and some on this page, Gilsemans’ earlier art. In 1648 Tasman attempted to hang two sailors who had disobeyed orders by leaving their quarters. Walking from Marahau to Totaranui over 3 days is the perfect way to spend a long weekend. I’ve wondered if such a waka, by the 15th century, might have been tongiaki rigged as shown below, its owners having learned this rig from Tongans in Samoa and the Cooks during a phase of two way voyaging that lasted from perhaps as early as the 12th until perhaps the outset of the 15th century. A rig like this seems close to that of the Fijian ndrua, (double) or camakau (outrigger) canoes of the 19th century. On the ocean breeze AquaTaxi gets you closer to those out-of-the-way spots along the Abel Tasman coastline. To me, that is a prime example of music not being a universal language.”. We hope you enjoy your Abel Tasman Coast Walk when visiting the Abel Tasman National Park. Comments will be reviewed prior to posting. Continue reading →, CLICK HERE for the latest Abel Tasman Miscellany–mainly about plans for  First Encounter 375. Walk Abel Tasman National Park Escape, revive and reconnect, surrounded by fresh air and friends. Check out our special on 9th Jan on our multi day guided kayak - more info and pricing can be found here.more info and pricing can be found here. We know where we are He was most probably the ‘draughtsman’ mentioned in the Instructions, who had been directed to join the expedition”. Shortly afterwards they sheltered from a storm east of Stephens and D'Urville islands and celebrated the first Christmas dinner in New Zealand. So not a lot seemed to have changed in twenty years, except perhaps in our imaginations: one of the biggest movies to come out last year, Moana, focuses on Polynesian voyagers. Maps of the Abel Tasman National Park in Nelson, NZ. Below are three major contributions; for a complete list (PDF) >>>  CLICK HERE, (For the FULL First Encounter 375 programme (PDF) >>>  CLICK HERE ). 10 things to do in the Abel Tasman; Wildlife; Links; Safety; New Zealand Canyoning School; ICOpro; Contact Us; BOOK NOW; Contact. He left himself a bit of wriggle room though with this caveat: “It may be that the Great Fleet, or at least a Little Fleet, will strike back.” (pp.32-33). In 1996, in Making Peoples, Belich wrote that if Polynesian navigators could travel from some possible Hawaiki to New Zealand and then back again they were “in danger of becoming deified rather than merely superhuman”. Moana’s largest waka have raised decks on widely spaced hulls but their masts seem permanently steppd inside one larger hull. It is 60km in total and is generally walked in three to five days in either direction. Let Abel Tasman Guides lead you through your personal journey of discovery in this iconic part of New Zealand. Click here to Book Your Skydive Now Book Your Skydive Now Freefalling at the Heart of New Zealand. MAP KEY Ski Lane! It doesn’t look that way, but tests have shown an oceanic spritsail works better if they do. For me this seems the likeliest theory based on the existing evidence, at least until more academic scholarship and perhaps some scientific testing can be brought to bear on Blok. This is because I think, as others do, that return voyages from here to the ‘Hawaiiki Zone’ were possible and even probable. His men were the first Europeans to have a confirmed encounter with Māori. Ruby Coast Walking And Cycling Map (pdf, 569 KB) Rabbit Island Moturoa Walking and Cycling Map (pdf, 2.2 MB) Dellside Reserve Bike Maps (pdf, 1.2 MB) Dellside Reserve Walking Trail Brochure (pdf, 387 KB) Top of the South Maps. And it’s quite versatile; see it racing here, apparently across the wind, with Maui at the helm. Whakamaharatanga toru rau ma whitu tekau ma rima — Commemoration 375, Changing perspectives upon Māori colonisation voyaging, by Atholl Anderson, Changing perspectives upon Maori colonisation voyaging. We know the way”. which Doug had named Ruamiki after an ancestor. Residents of Tasman District–where the 1642  “First Meeting” took place in what is now Golden Bay/Mohua–are proud that their mayor Richard Kempthorne and his wife Jane were invited to be guests at the recent state dinner for the Dutch King and Queen in Wellington. It is very popular with travellers and the gateway to one of the most scenic coasts in New Zealand. Feel free to contact is about how to make the most of your stay in the Nelson Tasman region. Tasman died in October 1659, survived by his second wife, Jannetje, and his daughter, Claesjen. Commercial re-use may be allowed on request. Tell me more... An error exists in calling The Dutch East Indie Company, The Dutch East India Company. More information on these events will follow as funding and other details are confirmed. Through time, it tells us there was a prevailing shift from multihulls to monohulls and general decline in the sailing performance of New Zealand waka. This date was chosen for the opening as it coincided with the 300th anniversary of the great sailor’s visit. Nelson is the main town in Nelson region. Two years ago I speculated in a thread here, Kupe’s sails, that sail-capable double-hulled waka using prop-masted oceanic-lateen sails may have been written of and drawn by Dutch in Golden Bay in 1642. He was drunk and one of the men almost died. This plate from Triangular Men shows us the scale of that, and like the vikings those who made such voyages needed good ships. “Praeutien” is an extra string to Robert’s Tasman “bow” — his diorama and interactive are part of the rich displays at Golden Bay Museum, along with his book Strangers in Mohua. 54, 56). EXPLORE the latest issue of our Miscellany! A big catch-up on news… from the ambassador to new books, and remembering Ron Aaron. Laundry facilities are also available. Nelson city, Abel Tasman National Park, Kaiteriteri, Takaka, Waikoropupu Springs, Golden Bay, Nelson Lakes, Rainbow Ski Field.. About. First Encounter visitors coming from Tasman’s place: Rob Zagmaan (Netherlands Ambassador to New Zealand) visited the Abel Tasman Museum in Lutjegast in July, and has sent this photo of the occasion. Tasman was suspended without salary before being reinstated 11 months later. The opportunity to walk through one of the most diverse coastal bush tracks on the Pitt Head Nature Loop. Jocelyn and Scott are very welcoming hosts. Abel Tasman National Park has a colourful and extensive history, from Maori habitation through European settlement: it is now one of New Zealand’s smallest, but most beautiful National Parks, with native forest-fringed perfect golden beaches. In the heart of the Abel Tasman village. The picture shows (from left to right): Neil Murray, Monique Zaagman, Ambassador Rob Zaagman, and Ingrid Zaagman at the Abel Tasman Monument above Ligar Bay. His men were the first Europeans to have a confirmed encounter with Māori. This website helps visitors connect with providers of great New Zealand tourism experiences. Super nice place to stay ! You have 25 minutes from now to complete the payment process. Collins published in the Bulletin of New Zealand Art History in 1991, Collins convincingly suggests that the Blok versions of the illustrations shown above are the originals from which those in the SAC were later  copied – I agree and discuss Collins’ observations further in a later post. Home to one of New Zealand’s great walks. It’s a most fitting conclusion to the commemoration. It’s sail definitely isn’t used here as an oceanic lateen or tongiaki rig – instead in this configuration it appears to be a modern oceanic spritsail. Abel Tasman, in full Abel Janszoon Tasman, (born 1603?, Lutjegast, Netherlands—died probably before October 22, 1659, certainly before February 5, 1661), greatest of the Dutch navigators and explorers, who was the first European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga, and the Fiji Islands. We are proud to be founding members of the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust. While looking for another possible passage to South America they mapped the coast from Torres Strait westward to Port Hedland. The initial meeting between European and Maori was tense but peaceful. It’s also possible that Heemskerck’s draughtsman wrote his own captions on other leaves like Blok and then in 1643, back in Batavia, was textual copyist and illustrator of the SAC, there copying and improving his own art with editorial advice. Mayor Ard and Joost are part of the 5-person delegation coming to Golden Bay/Mohua for the First Encounter 375 commemoration. Today (14 August 2017) is the 375th anniversary of the day the Heemskerck & Zeehaen sailed from Batavia (now Jakarta) to begin their search for the Great South Land and its untold riches. And when it’s time to find home View the accommodation images, contact the hosts or book your room directly online. “Praeutien” was first across the line and also won the senior best technical design award in the 2016 Cardboard Boat Race held annually at Tata Beach, in Golden Bay/Mohua. The Abel Tasman Centre is also a well stocked general store. In need of fresh water, they investigated Great Island in the Three Kings group on the 5th but were put off by a heavy surf and rocky shore – not to mention up to 35 inhabitants who shouted ‘with rough loud voice’ and threw stones from the cliff-tops. Please contact this business for more information. By 1653 he had retired. Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest at 23,000 hectares. We are open and can't wait to share the Abel Tasman - see how we are keeping you safe. The putatara in the central portion describes the conflict between the land (mouthpiece) representing Tane and the sea (shell) representing Tangaroa, bound together by pingao the peace maker. The SAC was evidently one of several Tasman Journals made in Batavia during the second half of 1643. Abel Tasman National Park is within a 5-minute walk from the property. His men were the first Europeans to have a confirmed encounter with Māori. First recorded European sighting of New Zealand, First known encounter between Māori and Europeans. The Tasman Map measures 73 x 95 cms and is hand-drawn on Japanese paper. They continued east on 4 December and sighted the west coast of the South Island on the 13th. Hooked, the waterfront cafe and beer garden is located right next door. Tasman’s New Zealand was only a ‘ragged line’ on the world map, which might or might not be the coast of the unknown southern land. View Larger Map Top Places. The fork topped masts, which pivoted towards whichever end became the front, also allowed the sail to pivot round the mast, Voyaging canoe, Fiji Islands, Atlas Pittoresque 1846. In this Walter et al fulfill that Belich prophesy that the Great Fleet hypothesis may yet strike back. The misunderstanding and fear aroused by two such different worlds coming together soon led to violence. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. Franz Jacobszoon Visscher was appointed as chief pilot. Another paper that I only read quite recently though it emerged in 2009 is called TRIANGULAR MEN ON ONE VERY LONG VOYAGE: THE CONTEXT AND IMPLICATIONS OF A HAWAIIAN-STYLE PETROGLYPH SITE IN THE POLYNESIAN KINGDOM OF TONGA. Not only was the migration planned and led by capable leaders, but the colonisation of New Zealand itself was efficient and rapidly executed. As we know, his main discoveries were what became known as Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji and their peoples. The Tasman Map shows remarkably accurate sections of the Australia's western and northern coastlines, and forms the basis of most charts produced over the next 100 years until Captain James Cook’s Endeavour voyage charted the east coast of Australia in 1770. Glorious golden beaches, lush native bush and crystal-clear waterways wrap around the stunning granite coastline, whilst secluded coves, islands, inlets and hidden beaches are peppered throughout the park. In closeups the Moana waka seem extremely fast, as was the camakau above, and certainly they sail across the wind. The tongiaki rigs below were drawn by two Dutch artists, one on Eendracht in 1616 and one on Heemskerck in 1643. Like Belich he considered that the waka and the sailing rigs available to them could not have made such return voyages and like Belich he pointed out that objects of New Zealand origin have not yet turned up at their likely starting points in Polynesia. e trumpets. From the room to the kitchen, everything was perfect. See ‘Know before you go’ at or contact the DOC Visitor Centre in Nelson. It looked like this. He remained in Batavia where he owned a substantial amount of land. It is held in the Netherlands State Archives and online photos of it there can be seen here. New Zealand locations within the Tasman region. We don’t know if these spars crossed at some point or not. … and the launch in Golden Bay/Mohua of the full size replica of the Dutch small boat. All non-text content is subject to specific conditions. Map of Nova Zelandia. His new book is 1642 Abel Tasman. The man chosen to command the expedition, Abel Janszoon Tasman, was born in the Netherlands. The 375th anniversary commemoration will be marked in Tasmania on Sunday 3 December with a trip to Tasman Bay and a community lunch at the Bangor Wine and Oyster Shed. Each ‘spritsail’ has effectively a separate mast onto which one of the two spars has been secured. TVNZ (Kaitlin Ruddock; Facebook version): The two manu (birds) forms on either side represent Mohua and Tasman. It is a one way walk of 16 km, which will take you around 5 1/2 hours allowing for photos. But a mast mounted at the front, not centrally. In collaboration with Manawhenua ki Mohua, artist Robin Slow has created a striking logo with deep significance (explained below). So was it part of such another illustrated text as SAC, all of whose other pages are now lost, as Heeres supposed, or could it be the last remaining leaf of all the illustrations drawn on Heemskerck by her designated artist (tekenaar)? What happened to the 4th Dutch sailor after 19 December 1642? They anchored at Wharewharangi Bay, near Wainui Inlet to the north of what is now Abel Tasman National Park, on 18 December. As shown here they have fork topped masts; true oceanic lateen sails were hauled up to meet such forks and held down at the front against the prow of the main hull. Read it! But how does the story end? Background Reading: In 2012, as part of the commemoration of the 370th anniversary, the Netherlands Embassy hosted an important seminar in Nelson, which brought together scholars from the Netherlands and around New Zealand. Experience the breath-taking beauty of the Abel Tasman National Park. Tasman’s time in New Zealand waters, which also included the first Christmas (sheltering behind Rangitoto/d’Urville Island) was from 13 December 1642, when land was first sighted, to 6 January 1643 when the voyagers named Three Kings Islands as they left to sail north towards Tonga and Fiji. From Mapcarta, the free map. Let us show you the best of New Zealand's finest coastal National Park with walks from 30 minutes to a 5 Day civilised adventure, staying at our beachfront lodges within the park. 1814, First Christian mission established. Explore the magnificent golden sand beaches and bays! Marahau Beach accommodation directory, New Zealand. The Top of the South Maps website shows cycling trails in the Nelson Tasman region in a mobile-friendly web app. The monument was built in 1942, as part of the 300th commemoration of the first recorded meeting (18/19 December 1642) between Maori and people of another race. Guided and freedom kayak trips. A portrait in the Nan Kivell collection (National Library of Australia) is currently on loan for a few months to the Groninger Museum in Groningen, Holland. Here’s a contents list for the September 2020 issue of the Abel Tasman-Discovery Miscellany: And you can read the complete issue–CLICK HERE, (please email tasman1642.nz@gmail.com if you’d like to be on the distribution list), April 2020 Abel Tasman / Discovery Miscellany:  Click HERE to read it, Henry Van Zanden, who lives in Sydney, has written several books relating to early European voyages in the context of Australian history, published under his Australia Discovered imprint–website: australiadiscovered.com.au. The model, clearly partly based on the Dutch images, resembles voyaging canoes seen in Moana in at least some ways. Skydive Abel Tasman's 20,000 foot tandem jump is $599, although jumps from lower altitudes start from $279. COVID-19 update, find out more Plans for the 375th anniversary in 2017 include three large information panels at the memorial, to explain the events and background. Disney’s Moana may determine how the voyaging canoes of Polynesians are perceived by most people for years to come. See: skydive.co.nz How to get there: Motueka is a 30 minutes drive from Nelson. Over four days, 16-19 December 2017, the community of Golden Bay/Mohua marked New Zealand’s earliest recorded meeting between Maori and European, which took place in 1642, in the bay that 5000 people now call home. Blok seems to have had more exposure to the elements than SAC. Golden Bay/Mohua welcomes ambassador Rob Zaagman and Monique Zaagman to this year’s commemoration of First Meeting Day (or Abel Tasman 374). The panels are being developed by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, which is responsible for the 20 national monuments (12 in New Zealand, 8 overseas). The dutch explorer Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642. An academic text published online less than two months ago is titled Mass Migration and the Polynesian Settlement of New Zealand. [36] Check out the departure schedule with our the Abel Tasman Water Taxi timetable and map. At night we name every star Explore the depths of New Zealand in its purest form and plan a trip to one of NZ’s iconic location for sightseeing. The Anaweka Waka is reportedly made of New Zealand Matai and was last used according to radiocarbon dating around 1400CE. The golden sands, the clear blue water, the myriad of greens in the forest create what many people say is the “picture of perfection.” This is The Abel Tasman National Park. There are countless ways to experience the Abel Tasman so we thought we’d give you a taste of our most popular walk - The 3 Day Classic Freedom Walk. Whether you’re into walking, trail running, mountain biking, or just exploring, the aim of Nelson Trails is to provide you with detailed information and local knowledge to help you get out and enjoy the region’s outdoors. The Coastal Track can be enjoyed as a half-day, full-day or multi-day hiking adventure. Geoff Irwin’s reconstruction of the Anaweka Waka,  part of which is now in Takaka, shows it rigged with what academic’s call an Oceanic Sprit. In one important section, Heeres’ essay Abel Janszoon Tasman: His life and labours, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600571h.html#life he argues  Gilsemans was probably the expedition’s primary draughtsman (page 107): “As ‘supercargo’ in the Zeehaen we find Isaack Gilsemans. Jocelyn gave us great tips on what to do around the area, where to eat, etc. The Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest but most popular national park, and the Abel Tasman Coastal Track is renowned as one of the country’s Great Walks. CLICK HERE for a summary of the presentations and discussion. It covers Abel Tasman’s whole life and voyages of exploration, starting within the context of European history, Dutch exploration and commercial expansionism. Click HERE to read it. Amaze yourself with a skydive over New Zealand's most epic scenery. Sailing a north-east course, the expedition arrived in Tonga on 21 January. While the Abel Tasman coast is generally warm and dry in summer, the weather can change quickly. Map of Abel Tasman National Park area hotels: Locate Abel Tasman National Park hotels on a map based on popularity, price, or availability, and see Tripadvisor reviews, photos, and deals. Look into it, using the link above; I will return to it. Find the most current and reliable 7 day weather forecasts, storm alerts, reports and information for [city] with The Weather Network. 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