Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption sometimes it's about enjoying things simply Small kayak camping Andy Baldwin I see a lot of really big setups on Facebook, so I thought I'd share my 'small' kayak camping setup for the weekend. You don't really need a lot to have a good time camping. On this occasion I didn't even bother with a cooker, just pre-prepared cold food, a tent and a sleeping bag. I think sometimes it's about enjoying things simply. Life can be complicated enough. Read about kayak camping at Blumine Island. http://ckw.nz/blumine Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 10

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The South Temple Valley ©2024 Tony Kissell Temple Stream DOC Campsite ©2024 Tony Kissell The view from my tent, North Temple Stream ©2024 Tony Kissell The South Temple Valley, there is a DOC hut a 3 hour walk up the valley ©2024 Tony Kissell Looking down on Temple Stream with Lake Ōhau under morning mist in the background ©2024 Tony Kissell ideal for beginners or young families Temple Stream Tony Kissel A nice relaxing weekend at one of my favourite spots, Temple Stream DOC Campsite. ckw.nz/doc-temple The Temple Stream DOC Campsite. Looking down on Temple Stream with Lake Ōhau under morning mist in the background The South Temple Valley, there is a DOC hut a 3 hour walk up the valley. The view from my tent, North Temple Stream. There are few good tramping tracks that are ideal for beginners or young families. Nice to see people out and about on them. ◊ ©2023 Tony Kissell Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 21

7 Autumn 2024 7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Setting up at Campfest. Bulls, Rangatikei. ©2024 Tracey Davis. Setting up at Campfest Tracey Davis Setting up at Campfest, Bulls, Feb 24. ©2024 Tracey Davis. (Rooftop tents will not be able to get a green warrant. Ed) Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 2

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption spring-four-camping-2_H.webp spring-four-camping-1.webp spring-four-camping-3.webp GO TO as the seasons change We are the only ones here, apart from the sandflies… Four of us went camping. Linda Butler 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 Up Up Summer 2025 , p 7

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing some of my favourite freedom camping sites SH 32/41, West of Lake Taupo On the road less travelled, down double-digit highways, which wind alongside the mighty Waikato and follow the western and southern shores of Lake Taupo, I find some of my favourite freedom camping sites. You loop off SH1 before Tirau onto Horahora Road to travel from Arapuni to Whakamaru. The Waikato River Trail has multiple camping and cycling options. Every one is unique and beautiful, with free camping. The route links into SH32 to get around Lake Taupo via SH41 to Tūrangi. Little Waipa and Arapuni are top spots at the northern end. Back country dairy lands follow the mighty Waikato south on roads that have very little traffic compared to the central, SH1 route. This rich dairy farm country offers splendid scenery along the river, with massive stations like Hodderville just south of Putāruru proving that we can grow some of the best grass in the world. It’s a calming pallette of blue and green as far as the eye and sky can reach. It’s common to wake up in one of the many riverside campgrounds to see thick mists rising while gliding swans and ducks split the silken surface of the wide, dark water. Jones Landing is a particularly peaceful, smaller site. There is a playground, shelter, gas barbecues, boat launch, toilet and shower facilities, recycling bins and everything available for day visitors and campers. The sites link beautiful walk and cycle trails. Camping permits are free of charge by applying online for a maximum of four weeks stay. Short-term stays of up to two consecutive nights are ok for all vehicles, tents, bicycles without a permit. A top spot for water sports, kayaking and paddleboarding is the largest site, Whakamaru Reserve at the southern end. There’s tons of space alongside the lake behind the dam. All are water-view sites providing for all types of camping. From here you can head towards Kinloch and Acacia Bay to reach one of the most stunning free DoC camps in the North Island — Whakaipo Bay — on the northern edge of Lake Taupo. Whakaipo Bay We try to spend a night at the Durhams Point Reserve on the way there. It’s a compact sheltered camp ground with a few lovely, more private sites. Then leaving Whakaipo head back west to the beautiful SH32 around the western shores of Lake Taupo to meet SH41 for the Kuratau to Tūrangi section. You’ll see a variety of landscapes on this route from ancient volcanic rock outcrops, and forestry, to native bush fringes around the lake at Pukawa and steaming geothermal activity at Tokaanu. It’s always a joy to take this loop off SH1 before tackling the Desert Road to head south. n Photos ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Next: SH45 Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 5

4 Winter 2023 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up NZ Lifestyle camping Gary Stoneley Up NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification authority NZ Lifestyle Camping supports a national network of more than 160 self-containment testing officers throughout NZ and is committed to supporting the NZ leisure camping industry. You do not need to be a member of a club or organisation to get your self-containment certification, but must have a vehicle that is fit for the purpose of habitation. A full listing of available self-containment testing officers can be found at www.nzlifestylecamping.com and in current issues of this Camping the Kiwi Way magazine. NZ Lifestyle Camping’s network of testing officers adhere to the requirements of NZS 5465:2001 the NZ Standard for the self containment of motor vehicles. The standard is available on the Standards NZ website. To arrange a self-containment check please contact one of the testing officers listed. Note: NZ Lifestyle Camping has a standard fee of $45 to cover costs of issuing the required documentation and maintaining our national network. It is also expected that the testing officer will charge for their time. We remain committed to supporting all types of campers throughout NZ. We recognise that changes to self containment may cause problems for many campers, and that there may be further changes down the track. You can join NZ’s national camping club We highly recommend that campers support and join NZ’s national camping club, All Points Camping Club of NZ allpointscampingclub.org . For only $35.00 (1st year) members receive a wide range of national discounts and savings including travel, insurance, sporting and home products. Self containment changes in brief Currently self contained ■ If your vehicle is currenlty certified, this is valid... ■ ...until it expires, or until 7 June ‘25, whichever comes first. ■ This is true whatever kind of toilet you have. Not currently self contained ■ It is now illegal to camp free on any council-controlled land unless it is clearly designated for non self contained vehicles. ■ Many local authorities do not yet have areas for free camping even though they are now required to do so. New or renewing this year ■ If your vehicle is to be certified self contained between now and 7 Dec ‘23, you must have a permanently fitted toilet. ■ You get a blue warrant. ■ Your certificate will expire 
7 June 2025. New regulations: 7 Dec ‘23 ■ From 7 Dec this year all new self containment certificates will be issued under the new regulations (requiring a permanently fitted toilet). ■ You get a green warrant. ■ Valid for four years. ■ It will cost more. From 7 June 2025 Self contained ■ A self contained vehicle must be certified under the new regulations. A green warrant. Not self contained ■ If you do not have a self contained vehicle, or are unable to meet the new requirements it is expected that local authorities will designate camping areas for non self-contained vehicles although these may not be conveniently located. ■ You will not be subject to self containment costs. Where you can camp has changed The changes in the act are not just about what is in your van or motorhome, it is also about where you can camp. The new act now requires certain kinds of self containment in certain places, but has no effect on other places. We have made a chart showing who can camp where: ckw.nz/camp-where We will keep this updated as the many confusing aspects of this new act are clarified. MORE We answer your questions : ckw.nz/FAQ ckw.nz/official-fc-changes ckw.nz/fc-change-pdf (download the official pdf) Up Up 1/0 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) editor@campingthekiwiway.org

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption AutumnGold-H.webp Gregs Eye at Rays Rest Friday evening and Saturday morning at Rays Rest. It never disappoints. © 2024 Greg Lokes. Off the road Got run off the road last weekend. Luckily no real damage due to the skills and help from some awesome West Coast farmers. The guy towing a caravan was hogging the road coming towards me around the corner and refused to move. But anyhow… onwards and upwards. ©2024 Vanessa Parkinson Fire circle Fire circle on a still Autumn night. Magical. ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Mt Somers: musterers hut ©2024 Linda Butler A wrap A wrap. Time to start heading back south after weeks cycling. Bike packed for this afternoon’s bus trip. ©2024 Stephen Wood My stew is bubbling My stew is bubbling on the fire and I’m contemplating getting a bit more level. I’m on a bit of a lean and my carrot went rolling off the bench LOL. Franzisca ©2024 RV and Tiny House Living NZ Skippers Canyon Quite happy to have taken the tour. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. ©2024 Trisha Fisk Glendhu Bay, Lake Wanaka. ©2024 M Richardson Moving camp When you decide to move camp to a sunnier spot mid morning. Just pick it up and go.… ©2024 Beverley Stoneley Lake Wardell Free camping near Twizel. ©2024 M Richrdson Fantail Martin got the winning photo of the birds last weekend. Fantail. ©2024 Martin Butler Clydesdales at Erewhon A fabulous Clydesdale wagon ride one winter at Erewhon, Canterbury High Country. ©2018 M Richardson Dansey’s Pass The top of Dansey’s Pass (935 metres) looking out toward Oamaru 50 kms in the distance. ©2024 Tony Kissel Beautiful vintage buses and trucks Lots of beautiful vintage buses and trucks in the morning mist ©2024 Rv and Tiny House Living N Folding electric bike n the middle of nowhere Just met a 75 year old lady on an electric folding bike in the middle of nowhere. She was biking to her nearest town to get a prescription. Only thought to get a photo after we stopped and talked. With my cycle-touring load, I wasn’t going to catch her! Northland. ©2024 Stephen Wood To the top of the Ahuriri Valley A nice walk to the top of the Ahuriri Valley, I had the place to my self. Started to snow behind me as I was walking out. Ahuriri Valley, Omarama, North Otago. Photos ©2024 Tony Kissel Only getting in 123 Watts Well some days it makes no difference at all how much solar you have on the roof. We have just under 3000 Watt of solar on the roof and only getting in 123 Watts. Very overcast day here in Methven. ©2024 Allan Henderson Beautiful phone Take phone to a beautiful lake-edge perch. Engage with phone. Return to van. Drive away. 
It takes all kinds. Lake Wanaka. ©2024 M Richardson Longslip Station Well, how’s this for a welcome back into the Mackenzie Basin! — Longslip Station, Lindis Pass. ©2024 Shellie Evans. autumn-rugby-5_H.webp Campers enjoying a local rugby game at Mt Somers. ©2024 Linda Butler Ballooning Today was an early start to ballooning in Canterbury. ©2024 Tony Knights Hakataramea Pass David Liddall ©2024 David Liddall GO TO Autumn Gold AUTUMN GOLD Editor Read the Autumn Gold stories here: Autumn Gold Image: ©2024 Andrew Morton Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 7

Winter 2025 ISSUE 12 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO CHILLY CHILLY CHILLY OUT THERE New Zealand Lifestyle Camping Gary Stoneley NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification NZ Lifestyle Camping operates as an independent national network for self-containment certification to support the NZ vehicle camping industry. You do not need to be a member of a club or organisation to get your self-containment certification through NZLC but must have a vehicle that is fit for the purpose of habitation. NZ Lifestyle Camping’s network of more than 150 testing officers continues to offer self-containment in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers, self-containment regulations. We are committed to supporting all types of campers We also offer alternative certification (low cost option) for those who do not freedom camp or for staying at host properties and events. This is suitable for vehicles with portable toilets and tiny homes as evidence of self-containment. FYI: We do not recommend freedom camping while you await your final documentation and window card. Without these you are at risk being fined. NZLC Fees $63: Green (for ‘freedom camping’) warrant and certificate. ✚ Testing officers charge for their time. ✚ $120 government freedom camping levy. $48: Blue ( not for ‘freedom camping’) warrant and certificate. ✚ Testing officers charge for their time. $20: reissue of lost warrant card. Free: an email copy of a certificate. To find or arrange a self-containment check please contact a testing officer near you: nzlifestylecamping.com North Is: ckw.nz/cert-north South Is: ckw.nz/cert-south NZLC provides both blue and green self-containment warrant cards and documentation through our national network of testing officers. New blue warrant cards remain recognised throughout NZ but not for ‘freedom camping’ ( see the detail ). We wish everyone safe travels l We encourage you to ‘Leave no Trace’ when camping. Kind regards, Gary Stoneley, NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd 027 246 9778 4 For further information check our website NZ  LifestyleCamping.com ◼️ Choose from an independent national network of more than 150 self-containment testing officers ©2024 NZ Lifestyle Camping Up Up 12 Winter 2025 , p 39

2 Summer 2022 2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Evaporation can lower the temperature as much as 15°C Camping without a fridge: chilly bins and cooler bags Graham Leslie I am no expert, but here are my tricks for keeping food and drink cool or fresh when camping. In the old days, people used “meat safes” or “safes” which were insect-screened, ventilated boxes or containers located in cool, draughty places. I have no experience with these aand can’t comment about them. My experience is with chilly bins or Esky cooler bags. Without a fridge it is hard to cool things down, so when using a chilly bin or Esky it is important to get everything as cold as possible before you add them in. For instance, we would pre-freeze our drinks in plastic bottles and our meat etc. and these would slowly thaw during our trip. We also pre-froze 3 litre juice bottles filled with drinkable water for a few days before we left so they were really frozen solid. They provided a good reservoir of coldness and when they melted we drank the cold water. When restocking your chilly bin try to get pre-cooled or frozen food to go in it. The coldness in your chilly bin can be extended by: Keeping it in a cool shady spot (this may require shifting it around your camp as the sun moves around). Having it full of cold stuff so there is less room for warm air to circulate around inside it. Avoid opening and closing the bin any more than you need to. Don’t leave things like milk out of the chilly bin longer than necessary as they will warm up. As said previously, without a fridge it is really hard to cool things down, but there are a few tricks. First some science. When something changes from solid to liquid (like ice to water) or from liquid to gas (like water to water vapour) it sucks in heat from the stuff round it. This is effectively how refrigeration and heat pumps work. You can also sometimes see this as condensation or cold patches on the outside of a gas bottle as when the gas inside is drawn off it converts from liquid to gas. Trick 1: Party ice Use a bag of party ice, a chilly bin and salt to cool your drinks or to chill some freshly caught fish to take home. Empty the ice into the bin with your drinks or fish and add some salt and maybe a little bit of water (or use sea water). The salt makes the ice melt faster. The ice needs energy /heat to melt, which it sucks out of your fish or drinks. This cooling is more rapid than just packing stuff in ice. Trick 2: A damp cloth A damp cloth wrapped around what you want to cool will provide cooling as the water evaporates off the cloth. For water to evaporate it needs to go from a liquid to a gas which requires heat which it sucks out of the surrounding objects. This is increased with more air flow. Think about how cold you get wearing wet clothes on a windy day even when the day is warm. This is basically how cooling towers work. Another variation I saw in Egypt was roadside drink stations that looked a bit like large shady rural letter boxes (roof but no sides) with unglazed earthenware jars full of cold water. They were not glazed and were semi-porous so the outsides were always damp and evaporation was happening to keep the water cooler. A couple of other things to be aware of For some foods like milk and butter the light is as much a problem as the temperature and so keeping them in a dark place is important. Cooling drinks in a stream will only work if the stream is colder than the air which often it is not. Our skin is normally about 33°C so most often the air and stream water are going to be cooler than us and we will be shedding heat to them. As water is a better conductor of heat it will feel colder than the air even when this may not be the case. So sometimes putting your drinks in the creek will actually warm them up if they are already at air temperature. Happy Camping Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 25

2 Summer 2022 2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption electrics-lithium-rivers_m.webp Lithium-iron batteries in RVs Collyn Rivers Lithium-iron batteries in RVs – they are safe to use. They deliver a lot of energy and pack a lot of power but need specialised knowledge to use safely and reliably. Here’s the how and why for the LiFePO4 (lithium-iron) variety. Collyn Rivers. Read here: ckw.nz/lithium Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 23

5 Spring 2023 5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The Waiau Tavern Outdoors at the Waiau Tavern Our Lady of the Rosary Our Lady of the Rosary, Roman Catholic Church. Cost 350 and opened 1900. The Waiau River bridge The old The Waiau Lodge Hotel The Waiau Lodge Hotel The old entrance The grassed area for tents and overnight parking The Waiau Lodge Hotel Waiau-MNR_8569.webp The old Lodge's stone walls surround the camping area. The logo for the sadly, closed, motorcamp History The old jail The Tavern can unlock this for you. Old mobile cabin Mobile cabin The hauling end of the old mobile cabin The gig shed You can view the gigs any time. Church, now a museum The Cob Cottage Museum Old bricks, outside the cob cottage. Sign in the cob cottage museum A gem of a town STOP and STAY Small town: Waiau Miriam Richardson A small, North Canterbury, gem of a town, with friendly, welcoming locals, walks, exhibits, cycle rides, shops and free overnighting. Perfect for a couple of nights. Or more. Waiau, in the Hurunui district, is on State Highway 70, the Inland Kaikōura Route, that links Kaikōura with Hanmer Springs and Amberley. It is a short side trip off SH7, the Lewis Pass highway. Settled in 1860, it is the oldest settlement in the region and the local historical society has created an intriguing range of exhibits to interest and inform, including the original gaol, a shed full of carriages, and museum displays in an old sod cottage and an old church. Plenty to explore, even out-of-hours. Three sad events hit Waiau in the last 7 years. Waiau was near the epicentre of the 2016 earthquake, suffering considerable damage to buildings and roads. The Waiau Lodge Hotel, red-stickered after the earthquake, burned to the ground in 2021. In 2022 the beautiful local campground was closed, taking the dump station with it. Where you can stay The Waiau Tavern offers free overnight stays (including tents), in exchange for you enjoying the tavern’s fare. Dogs are welcome. The parks are in the grassed-over space where the hotel once stood or on hard stand by the tavern. There is a toilet, also used by the tavern patrons, and a water tap, available on request. To the north of Waiau there is a freedom camping spot in a lay-by beside the Wandle Bridge. Hurunui (weirdly) requires you to arrive after 8pm and leave by 8am. Mt Lyford Lodge, 22km north, offers powered and unpowered campsites on 3 nights of the week. Facilities The Waiau Tavern serves the 300-odd locals and visitors with drinks, marvellous food (both dine-in and takeaway), a lovely outdoor area, really friendly locals, pool, and overnight parking. The town also has a dairy /cafe, Brenda’s on Lyndon, the well-stocked Waiau Foodmarket, a hardware store and two fuel pumps (one with 24-hour access). There is free wifi in the township. Look for the sign on the public toilets for instructions. A recycling depot is across the river. Walking, cycling, swimming, exploring in Waiau There are two 30 minutes walks, plus there is the Waiau historical trail, a meander with many interest points. There are 3 bike rides from the township, one 90, two 60 minutes return, a mixture of sealed and gravel surfaces. Waiau is on the 260km Hurunui Heartland Cycle Ride between Kaikoura and Christchurch. The swimming pool is open in the warmer months and visitors can get a key to use it. Waiau is a small town that welcomes visitors, enjoys meeting them, and has things to do and a place to stay. Time your visit to join in, or come along and just enjoy it. Miriam Richardson Links Waiau: waiau.nz Waiau Tavern: ckw.nz/waiau-tavern Cycling in Waiau: ckw.nz/waiau-cycle Hurunui Heartland: ckw.nz/hurunui-cycle The Alpine Pacific Route Join in with these Waiau events Events at Waiau Restore rally 13–15 Oct. A rider event, open to all over 18yrs. Bikes, trikes, all welcome. Fireworks fundraiser. Waiau pig hunt is on at Labour Weekend (21–23 Oct).A fund raiser for the fire brigade. Hurunui garden festival 26–29 Oct. Gardens, workshops, events, tours, food. Waiau fireworks 4 Nov. Fab night out with lots of fun, family entertainment, stalls. Pay with cash. Amuri A&P show Every March since 1916, in Rotherham, the neighbouring township. 6–7 Apr. For competent riders of off-road motorcycles and ATVs. Set on breathtaking farms. Basic overnight camping. School fundraiser. The old hotel’s stone fence bounds the camping area. Below, the old hotel entry. Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 23

4 Winter 2023 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Group: Life of Van Bette Cosgrove Up Camping clubs & groups Since 2020 more kiwis have been travelling at home and discovering the delights of outdoor adventures and camping in their own regions. Wellington-based couple Chloe Wright and Jonathan Collins, passionate about tent camping experiences, found that sharing this on Facebook via the NZ Fun Adventures page attracted a growing number of campers who travelled and camped in vehicles, camper vans, trailer campers, or caravans. Being former caravanners, they decided to launch an ‘Life of Van – New Zealand’ as a platform for van travellers to share their tips and tricks, and find a positive community to support other vehicle campers. Life of Van NZ FB Page is a private group with a positive vibe, giving everyone from weekend warriors to van life veterans a place to connect. It focuses on celebrating the sense of freedom in van travelling, while encouraging that free spirit for those who might be new to van life. Look for Life of Van – New Zealand on Facebook ckw.nz/life-of-van Up Up 1/1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) editor@campingthekiwiway.org