CAMPING THE KIWI WAY

Camping events this summer.

Events for people who camp. Some are restricted to certified self contained vehicles, some restrict or ban pets. Check the event website for details.

End of the road, top of the west coast, north of Karamea, one of New Zealand’s truly isolated places.

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There are new penalties and some exemptions. Are you homeless, or making a lifestyle choice? Who gets fined and how they are notified. The law is vague. Councils and enforcement officers have to make it work.

Useful information and comment and camping in practice.

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Uncertain times, but enjoy our country to the max.

Winter doesn’t mean the end of camping adventures! Instagram

The short version

The structure of the self containment system.

A caravan travels through five generations.

A 4-day camp adventure at Lake Tarawera Hot Water Beach, a long way from roads and power: how to manage the food?

The Desert Road On our first road trip with our new caravan. We made it successfully from Wellington to Whangarei.

I’ve been enjoying a few days away at one of my favourite spots, The Homestead Campsite near Saint Bathans.

Here are 10 tips for safe towing: caravans and their tow vehicles have much the same accident rates as other forms of motor transport, their main type of accident, jack-knifing, however, is different.

An explanation in detail of every aspect of tow vehicle and caravan stability.

To ensure a sustainable recreational camping industry related interest groups need to be more engaged and appreciative of the issues each group faces.

I can’t believe we are the only ones at Lake Pukaki tonight. So incredibly grateful to have captured these skies.

Our small family of 3 set up camp in a quiet and secluded paradise in the heart of Fiordland National Park

Introducing Stop and Stay, where to stop when travelling and camping in NZ — use it, share it, add to it.

These recipes come from the fabulous book New Zealand Backcountry Cooking by Paul and Rebecca Garland.

NZ Fun Adventures was pleased to see so many outdoor enthusiasts join with us for this, now annual, event in our events calendar.

We get heaps of people message us and ask about the pros and cons of travelling full time so we thought we’d put pen to paper and share the highs and lows of full time travel with kids

Sharing our best hacks which made life so much easier on a recent Matariki vanning trip.

There is a cassette toilet in that beautifully crafted cabinet.

The Government’s recent changes to Freedom Camping and self-containment certification are now being implemented. These changes mean that over the next 18 to 24 months new regulations may impact your freedom camping.

Do you park your camper facing outwards? (Quick evac if needed.) Or just how you feel?

We were looking for a freedom park for the night, but following the recommendation of friends we came here, through the big gates, to this pest-free reserve and we discovered it was so much more than a parking spot.

From North and South Islands see how many you recognise.