Fill in the blanks: South Island Lakes.

As this magazine goes to print we are waiting to hear the government select committee’s recommendation on the bill introduced by Stuart Nash MP.

I found the APC decal and first thing I did was to place it on the back of my camper van. Another thing I can tick off.

A weekend exploring the Waihopai Reserve in Marlborough.

Barbara Sanders’ Chameleon is ready for the road.

Our very first Fiat Ducato owners rally was held in Rotorua, late 2022. A chance for owners to help one another with problems, issues and share experiences and knowledge.

Mountain Mamas NZ is an online community of New Zealand-based mamas with a love of the great outdoors. We regularly share hiking trails, campsites, outdoor guides and inspirational posts on our social media and website.

By the sea, only twenty minutes from Blenheim, Rarangi is an easy flat drive.

On shanks’s pony, in kayaks, boats, bikes, cars, vans, caravans, pop tops, tear drops, motorhomes, we have spread out over the summer, loving our country.

The loveliest freedom camping spot before the Cook Strait ferries.

Camping on a NI bike trip: the teardrop, tarp, comfy chairs, a table and a BBQ.

A pop top.

An All Points Camping gathering at Murchison.

Useful information and comment and camping in practice.

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Are you a mainstream traveler, always following the main highways or are you a diversionist, taking that chance to detour from the main route to explore and maybe encounter something new or different? On our recent trip north we decided to veer from the main flow of traffic and take a left turn.

Gore Bay Camp is a small camp. The facilities are old, but usable. Such a great place to go for a weekend break close to our home in Christchurch.

After my ride from Canterbury to Southland, the next step was to continue my clockwise circuit of the Island.

I’m in Rotorua today (MTB Mecca) ready for tomorrow’s ride, the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop: 33km, 3hr. Another one of the 23 Great Rides of NZ. ckw.nz/great-rides ©2022 Andrew Morton

One of my first memories of camping was at ‘Spec Creek’. You won’t find it on a map — it was just some little creek on the side of the road, somewhere in Central Otago, where our car broke down. There was nothing there.

Nobody knows. The Ministry has made some guesses.

On my last roadie I met and chatted with four van loads of international tourists from UK, Australia and Germany who have been freedom camping around NZ in small (slider-type) hire vans from Escape or Jucy.

Do you struggle when you set up your camp or your caravan?

Is that e-bike right for you? Many New Zealanders are now moving to e-bikes and they definitely have health advantages while being cheap to operate and maintain.

Back in the days — Circa 2008. That caravan was damned heavy behind the bike.

Here are the issues to consider with the major legislative change which is currently proposed and going through Select Committee hearings.

The Minister of Tourism the opened the speaking with gossip of buckets covered in gladwrap being used as toilets in motorhomes.

It was a very wet, rainy camp with my dog in a dense bush.

It’s a thorny problem, deciding how to connect to the internet on the road — so many different choices, plans and options; so many unfamiliar concepts. Here’s a ‘simple’ guide.