Our first coffee morning was held at the Chrome Cafe in Katikati.

Camps we know about from November to March 2026.

Fire danger, weather, road conditions, local emergencies.

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Considering the forecast I got off lightly with no rain, (Mon–Thu) but there were 30km/h+ winds off Lake Wanaka so I did not put up my 270° Batwing awning this trip.
35,000 steps and some cold sunny days. Love spring road trips. Ice on the windscreen overnight. ©2025 Andrew Morton

I was going to walk to the end of the valley but I forgot to pack my tramping boots, the avalanche warning signs kind of put me off as well. Temple Valley. ©2025 Tony Kissel

Winter nights — wouldn’t you love to be cosy and snuggled up on a wild beach listening to the wind whip the waves?

We are the only ones here, apart from the sandflies… Still plenty of skin left for them to feast on tomorrow. Wooded Gully, North Canterbury. ©2025 Linda Butler

Penultimate winter camping weekend. Thanks Carterton District Council for a multi-use, free site. Expecting 1°C tonight.

Lake Ohau. A tad chilly in the mornings.

Happy until ‘severe weather’ hit at 5am this morning. Snow on mountains, not on my tyres, which is how I like it. -5.7°C.
Snow on Monday night, stunning days to walk 40,000 steps, up to the Mt John Observatory & back a couple times. Spring camping here I come.

Your stories are our stories. Take the photos, and tell us all the small stories as well as the big ones. Changing to 3 issues a year.

Find out which warrants are valid for freedom camping, Summer 2025/26.

NZ’s inclusive, friendly, camping club. Bring the tent. Bring the kids.

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Camping in winter. Brrrrr.

April is a spectacular time of year to be in this alpine landscape.

If the idea of camping via sea kayak appeals to you, meet other like-minded women kayakers in our WoW SK community

We would give the Taupō District council a 7 out of 10 for their updated Freedom Camping Bylaw.

Our goal was to increase our battery capacity to store more power, and we needed to look at how we charged them, and how to keep track of the power going into and out.

Taranaki

Extra backup power for low-solar days, or for those who do short journeys: portable power.

Oh no! After all the rain in the deep south the gravel track had turned to slush

The power points in the caravan work just like the ones in your house but if you load them all up at the same time you will overload it and it will trip/ turn off.

June 19. June 21. June 25.

Let’s show the North how it’s done!

We decided to have a camping train as there were 3 events being held during March at Havelock, Nelson and Greymouth.

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I have been working on our 17 foot caravan to bring it up to the new requirements for freedom camping. A big challenge was the toilet.

Find out what is valid for freedom camping