10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption The bridge at the road-end of the Hollyford Valley, Fiordland ©2024 Graham Leslie The bridge at the road-end of the Hollyford Valley, Fiordland ©2024 Graham Leslie Sand dunes at Kawhia ©2024 Graham Leslie Family bushwalk, Punakaiki, West Coast. 2006 ©2024 Graham Leslie Alice and her brother Tom playing in the surf at Kawhia, 2009 ©2024 Graham Leslie Ahh. A step. Little things, like small steps up to a kitchen, gravel paths or high bench tops can make it impossible for someone who uses a wheelchair or a walking aid to access camp facilities independently. ©2024 Graham Leslie Alice and her brother Tom camping at Morison’s Bush ©2024 Graham Leslie Arriving at Morison’s Bush ©2024 Graham Leslie My set up at All Points camp at the Whanganui Vintage weekend ©2024 Graham Leslie Alice cooking dinner on the BBQ at Ohiwa. ©2024 Graham Leslie GO TO Springing Making a campsite accessible involves more than installing accessible toilets Making camping more accessible for everyone Alice Leslie The All Points Camping Club promotes ‘inclusive camping’ or making camping available to all who want to camp. This includes enabling families with young children, disabled people and older people to have positive camping experiences. Many campsites advertise their facilities as ‘accessible’ but from my experience this is often not the reality. Little things, like small steps up to an accessible bathroom, gravel paths or high bench tops can make it impossible for someone who uses a wheelchair or a walking aid to access camp facilities independently (and sometimes even with assistance). Likewise, campgrounds often have hidden challenges for people who have sight or hearing impairments. Many disabilities such as autism are invisible. Making a campsite accessible involves more than installing accessible toilets. Camping has been a huge part of my life Kia ora, I’m Alice. I’m an adult wheelchair user and camping has been a huge part of my life since I was a baby. As I get older the need for accessible campsites is becoming more important so I can carry on camping. Growing up I was very fortunate to have a great family and good friends to help me when access was tricky. We had a running joke in the family that some things are accessible; others are inaccessible and many things are ‘Alice accessible’. This is because I rely (or have relied) heavily on the able-bodied people around me to do things like lift my wheelchair over obstacles or push my chair on difficult surfaces. Much of my camping experience has been at our whanau’s favourite spot — Morison’s Bush in the Wairarapa. I have camped here in tents under large manuka trees on the banks of the Ruamahanga River for the last 30 years. Along with my brother and cousins I played on the grass and riverbank and swam in the river. I am very comfortable camping here as I know what to expect even although there are minimal facilities. We bring our own portapotti and toilet tent. Being able to get out into nature and go places that I would not physically be able to reach on my own is such a joy and privilege. Ninety percent of my childhood memories are from spending time in nature, going on bush walks and camping. Camping and being in nature resets my mental health and I love getting away from the busyness of life and commitments. I am a person who loves being physical as much as I possibly can — wheeling in the bush, swimming in the sea or whatever else I can try. Having accessible facilities and camping areas can only enhance the experiences of nature-loving wheelchair users like me. In recent years my dad has built a removable sleeping platform that fits into the back of my car. Its not a big car but I’m small and the boot door opens sideways. We put a car tent over the back of the car and there is room in here for my wheelchair and portapotti. I now take my own camping vehicle to whanau camps at Morison’s Bush and also have joined in some All Points camps. Accessibility is more than removing physical barriers Disabled people come in all shapes and sizes and have different impairments and requirements. I am small as well as being a wheelchair user so it’s often hard for me to reach the soap or hand dryer in accessible bathrooms. Michelle contacted me to tell me about her accessibility needs. They are quite different from mine. She is autistic and has found that there are definitely some camping facilities that are more or less accessible to her than others. Michelle points out every autistic person is different. She is really sensitive to sensory inputs and can get overwhelmed very easily with people, lights, sounds etc. Like me, Michelle loves camping because it can get her away from busy environments and explore beautiful parts of New Zealand. She told me she loves the peace and stillness of the outdoors, enjoys the fresh air and loves walking and cycling. Michelle enjoys camping in her parents’ small campervan because she struggles with changes and needs to have routine. With the campervan she can have the stress once, as she adjusts from her routine at home to van life. The campervan provides Michelle with a safe place wherever she goes and all her things are with her. She doesn’t have to move from the car to different accommodation, back to the car again, back to the accommodation or to new accommodation and so on. Campgrounds can be quite challenging for Michelle. She usually camps when it’s less busy, avoiding summer and other school holidays. Bathrooms are the hardest part of campground for Michelle. Her family can cook in their van and her travelling companions are the ones who go into the kitchen for drinking water or other things they need. But the bathrooms are unavoidable. With lots of people, hand driers, people talking, fans, harsh lighting and sometimes even music playing she finds using campground bathrooms can be overwhelming and distressing. Accessible bathrooms tend to be a lifesaver for Michelle. Sometimes the lighting is adjustable and there’s generally no background noise from music, hair dryers, hand dryers and voices. Just because someone doesn’t look disabled there can be valid reasons by the need to use accessible facilities and they don’t owe anyone an explanation or information about their disability. Being anxious about camping and facilities Throughout my life I have always felt anxious in the weeks before going away on a camping trip. This is because I don’t know what accessibility challenges I will come across in the new spaces I will be in and what adaptations I will have to make on a daily basis. Once I arrive at a place and have checked out the facilities then my anxiety tends to lessen. Michelle told me that because of an incident in a bathroom during her last camping trip she is really anxious about the bathrooms for her next camping trip. She is also anxious about the facilities when she arrives and she often gets a family member to accompany her to campground bathrooms. Evaluating the accessibility of camping facilities Over the years, I have used a wide variety of campgrounds around both the North and South Island. As a family we developed many workarounds to the challenges of less-than-accessible campground facilities. However, sometimes these were embarrassing for me, such as people coming into the toilet block when I had to leave my wheelchair in the doorway of a toilet cubicle because it wouldn’t fit through the door, so the cubicle door had to stay open. As a result of my 30 years of camping experience I’ve put together this list of nine things that can make a campground less-than-accessible for a wheelchair user. Where there is a lip or step up into facilities like kitchens and toilets. Doors that are too heavy or doorknobs that are too high to reach from a wheelchair. Benches, sinks and surfaces that are too high. Appliances and cooking facilities, like the oven or microwave, that are out of reach. Soap dispensers and hand driers that are installed too high to reach. Doors that pull in towards a wheelchair user are tricky. Steep ramps up into facilities. Facilities that are too far away from the area where people are camping. Spaces inside facilities that are too small or cramped to move around in a wheelchair. But as I have already mentioned, disabled people are not a homogeneous group and have differing needs. Physical access is only a challenge for some of us. It would be great to hear from other disabled people who camp about what they enjoy about camping and their stories of camping. ◊ Images ©2024 Graham Leslie More Rueben, Lynne and Charlie’s camping story Dannevirke campground goes accessible Making a campsite accessible involves more than installing accessible toilets Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 24

3 Autumn 2023 3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption STOP and STAY Kekerengu Marty Ireland Camping with friends at Kekerengu on the Kaikoura coast, halfway between Blenheim and Kaikoura. Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 27

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Waitohi Bush Reserve ©2024 Gill N Colin Miskelly, Waitohi Bush Reserve Our ‘go to’ place when we need to charge our batteries (only 8 mins from home , lol). Gill N Colin Miskelly Waitohi Bush Reserve ©2024 Gill N Colin Miskelly, Two nights (again) at our local reserve Gill N Colin Miskelly Two nights (again) at our local reserve… Waitohi Bush Reserve … A great place to just unwind and listen to the bellbirds. Has 2 tracks that are a bit steep in places but some nice walks along the shingle roads if you’re not into the bush walks!! Our ‘go to’ place when we need to charge our batteries (only 8 mins from home , lol). ©2024 Gill N Colin Miskelly, South Canterbury GO TO Celebrating Summer only 8 mins from home Free camping here with a non-fixed toilet will be impossible after the law changes. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 13 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption surrounded by native bush and exotic trees STOP and STAY Dannevirke Holiday Park is making its facilities more accessible Margaret Earle Dannevirke Holiday Park is in the Tararua District just north of the Wairarapa. The campsite is surrounded by native bush and exotic trees. It is a quiet location with a large flat grass area for tents as well as 24 powered sites and 5 cabins. Two of the cabins include a shower and toilet and the others are basic cabins with beds. Keith, the Manager at the holiday park is an active member of All Points Camping. When I stayed at the holiday park earlier this year, Keith showed me the work being done to make the facilities more accessible. There is now an accessible toilet and shower. A ramp has been built to the deck outside the kitchen. Keith says that work is now underway to provide wheelchair access into the kitchen. The next stage will be to reconfigure one of the A-frame cabins so that it is accessible. Ramp to the camp office There is now an accessible toilet and shower (see gallery for more) The cabins can be configured in various ways to meet the needs of families. One cabin can sleep between 6 and 8 people. Two of the cabins can sleep 4 and the other cabins sleep up to 3 people. It is advisable to book the cabins well in advance as they are popular with people working locally as well as campers who are visiting the town. Keith told me that Dannevirke Holiday Park offers the ideal camping experience for families. During the summer they will be setting up a village green type environment in the middle of the grassed tent area. There will be a volleyball net, a badminton net and balls available to play rugby and football and well as some frisbees. Responsible dog owners are welcome at the holiday park. However, dogs are restricted to the campground boundaries because the campground is located beside a reserve. There is a dog park at the northern end of Dannevirke, opposite the Mangatera Hotel on SH2 (map: ckw.nz/dannevirke-dog-park ). All Points is holding a camp at Dannevirke Holiday Park on the weekend of 14–16 March 2025. This will be a family-friendly weekend with fun activities for all ages. The cost for club members will be $16/person/night for adults. Children under 5 are free, and those aged 5–16 are half price. ◊ dannevirkeholidaypark.co.nz Read Rueben, Lynne and Charlie’s camping story . Read Alice’s accessibility experience and advice. Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 26

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing Fun time with all Fantastic time at the Onearo campground Cheryl Roberts Fantastic time at the Onearo campground. Fun time with all. All Points Camping. ©2024 Cheryl Roberts Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 21

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Hakataramea Pass David Liddall Hakataramea Pass ©2024 David Liddall Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 17

5 Spring 2023 5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Mag-F-0923-CTKW.webp More for councils and government, issue 5 Editor In the Spring issue 4 Editorial 4 Freedom camping & self containment STATUS, Spring 2023 4 Freedom camping: who does what 10 Building a connected NZ camping and tourism industry 18 Update: Self-containment and freedom camping changes 26 This is the story of three types of self-contained vehicles… Camping in action 8 The Homestead, St Bathans 11 Lake Monowai campsite 12 Why not stop and stay a while? 15 Pros and Cons of full time family travel 23 Small town: Waiau 25 A small paint kit, a few good brushes… 30 Around my own back yard This is a quarterly magazine Read it online or get a screen copy ckw.nz/spring2023 Order or Subscribe Just this page via email The magazine by email. (free) n The magazine printed and posted: $44 annual sub (4 issues) $13.50 for one issue. To order or subscribe send us an email: editor@campingthekiwiway.org Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 2

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption A self-contained caravan at Waihopai. ©2024 M Ireland 7 days a week Gary Stoneley 7 days a week, NZ Lifestyle Camping works to support NZ campers and the commercial vehicle industry that require certified self-containment — to meet central and local government requirements. At a recent industry-wide meeting, there was a consensus that the new PGDB-administered self-containment regulations are not fit for purpose. There are substantial unnecessary costs on campers and the industry. The Government is being lobbied to urgently fix the issues. We recommend holding off on getting a new green warrant at this time unless it is essential for you to do so. The new regulations may be yet be amended or the legislation repealed. From 7 June this year we cannot give new (or renew) blue warrant cards that can be used for freedom camping. Check out where existing blue warrant cards work on PAGE 6 . If you have a fixed toilet, consider renewing your blue warrant before 7 June, so you can continue to freedom camp as long as possible. PROS and CONS: SEE p8 . The 4-year blue warrant card will continue to be recognised by most private and commercial host properties, at events, including club events and any land not managed by Councils or LINZ. If camping in an area designated for ‘all campers’ or ‘non self-contained vehicles’ by councils, the green warrant is no more effective than a current blue warrant. There are now thousands of private host properties throughout NZ, plus DOC campsites and council-managed reserves that welcome all campers: your blue warrant will likely suffice. NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd is continuing to certify vehicles under the current NZ Standard. There are a few plumbers issuing green certs under the flawed regulations. SEE p2 If and when we know that the substantial issues with the new regulations are resolved NZ Lifestyle Camping will move to becoming a certifier under the new scheme. In the meantime the pressure is on the Government to fix this. NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification With a national network of more than 170 self-containment testing officers, NZ Lifestyle Camping supports the NZ leisure 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 testing officers adhere to the requirements of the current NZ Standard, NZS 5465:2001, for the self-containment of motor vehicles. FYI: We do not recommend freedom camping while you await your final documentation and window card. Without these you are at risk of receiving a $400 fine. We remain committed to supporting all types of campers throughout NZ. For persons with camping vehicles containing portable toilets, a limited certificate can be issued which identifies your vehicle as self-contained for staying on all other land in NZ (commercial, private, club-owned) or at events requiring self-containment. To find or arrange a self-containment check please contact a testing officer near you: nzlifestylecamping.com | North I sland | South Island . Fees • NZ Lifestyle Camping has a standard processing and issue fee of $45 to cover the costs of issuing the required documentation and maintaining our national network. • This is as well as any fee testing officers may charge for their time. ( The new green warrant system will be more much expensive). We wish everyone safe travels. We encourage ‘Leave no Trace’ principles when camping. Kind regards,Gary Stoneley, NZ Lifestyle Camping LtdPh 027 246 9778 nzlifestylecamping.com LIFESTYLECAMPING.COM Articles in this issue on the freedom camping law changes: Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system (p2) Editorial (p3) Self-containment warrant cards: Which one is yours? (p6) So you want to freedom camp (p8) What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? (p10) Enforcement of freedom camping rules (p12) I am not freedom camping' cards (p14) Do your bit: Task of the week (p16) No more freedom camping (p16) Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West (p18) Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health (p20) 7 days a week (p21) Celebrating Summer (p5) GO TO Celebrating Summer substantial unnecessary costs Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 21 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Winter 2025 ISSUE 12 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption mains_H_2.webp GO TO CHILLY CHILLY CHILLY OUT THERE Think of the caravan outlets as a single multi box Mains electricity & your caravan, for dummies Wayne Rravelich I have been an industrial electrician since the mid-70s, 30 years ago I spent a couple of years re-wiring State houses, so I know how house wiring works. Since I retired about 6 years ago, I have been doing a lot of electrical work on caravans and motorhomes, so have a relatively fair idea on how they work. You do not need to be an electrician to understand the basics of caravan electrics. We are only going to discuss the mains supply power, the 240Volt stuff, the BIG stuff, the stuff that can kill you if you get it wrong. We will talk about how to use the mains power, not how to work with it, if you need something fixed, get a qualified sparky to have a look, never play with mains power. Down to basics. Your caravan has mains power outlets, the three pin wall socket just like in your house. That is where the similarity ends. They both supply 240Volt AC for your appliances BUT the supply of power is different. The house is supplied by a 16mm cable from the street that carries heaps of power. Your caravan is supplied by a fancy extension lead, 1.5mm or, more commonly, 2.5mm from a controlled caravan supply. The caravan lead will never carry the same amount of power as the supply to your house. Something to remember. 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 the controlled supply, and it will trip/ turn off. The caravan lead has a 16amp blue plug/socket and is controlled by a 16amp circuit breaker. This gives you about 3.5kWatts, a lot less than your home supply. You can still run you 2.5kW kettle, the 2kW fan heater, the hair dryer and the toaster, but not at the same time. TIP: Think of the caravan outlets as a single multi box. Don’t overload the supply. Boil the jug on the hob (don’t put the electric kettle on the gas ring, a friend did by mistake, and it was not a good outcome). Cook the toast under the grill or with a good gas toaster (see p33)and leave the hair dryer at home; you are on holiday after all. 🏕️ Wayne Ravelich is the APCNZ President and a retired sparky Up Up 12 Winter 2025 , p 17

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Brew Barrel Already having a brew barrel to start a ferment, in went 6kg of sugar, a sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast, giving a total volume of 23 litres. Sit it on the dining table or kitchen bench if you have no dedicated room or area to do this. ©2024 Marty Ireland Making the ferment With ferment complete, stir in Part A clearing agent then 1 hour later, Part B and wait 24 hours ©2024 Marty Ireland Making the magic Now the magic happens in the still, fill it up to the set level, add some copper gauze some ceramic beads and a small amount of conditioner. ©2024 Marty Ireland ©2024 Marty Ireland Distilling Here is a heating kettle that boils and produces a steam that condenses in the fan-cooled coil in the head and drips out into a collection jug. ©2024 Marty Ireland Filtering This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre and is now ready to flavour. ©2024 Marty Ireland Flavouring There is a range of flavours available in a brew shop or Bin Inn. ©2024 Marty Ireland Finished product Cheers and bottoms up ©2024 Marty Ireland Cheers and bottoms up Home brew spirits Marty Ireland I have been home brewing beer wine and spirits for a long time. Like many hobbies and interests you can keep it simple or get into it seriously. My home brewing of beer and cider has been from a can or kit which has included stout, various ales and lagers, Hazy Ipa (opaque, juicy beers), and apple cider. Wine has been from a variety of fruits, vegetables, even coffee and ginger, however grapes are the natural best thing and it just happens without too much intervention. Spirits happened by chance when an entry-level air still called a Vodka Maker came up in a Buy Sell Swap paper for $150 ($300 new back then). Already having a brew barrel to start a ferment, in went 6kg of sugar, a sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast, giving a total volume of 23 litres. Sit it on the dining table or kitchen bench if you have no dedicated room or area to do this. 1: Brew barrel 2: A sachet of liquid carbon and a turbo yeast At room temperature this may take a week, more in cooler months, but a heat pad will achieve fermentation in 2 or 3 days ➊ ➋. With ferment complete, stir in Part A clearing agent then 1 hour later, Part B and wait 24 hours ➌. 3 Clearing agent Now the magic happens in the still, fill it up to the set level, add some copper gauze ➍ some ceramic beads and a small amount of conditioner. 4: Copper gauze 5: Distiller. In picture ➎ at left is a heating kettle that boils and produces a steam that condenses in the fan-cooled coil in the head and drips out into a collection jug. Unlike a more complex still (like a column still, such as Turbo 500 ($500–700), which need constant attention with temperature and flow, discarding the first 50mls etc, this one has a continuous run of 4–6 hrs and you are done. With an air still, like this one ➎, you just wait and collect the first 750mls then stop, which takes about 3 hours, and you need to do 6 runs for 23 litres of fermented product, so to be practical, I do 3 one day and 3 the next. 6: This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre This raw spirit is then run thru a carbon filter and diluted back to 1 litre ➏ and is now ready to flavour. There is a range of flavours available in a brew shop or Bin Inn ➐. A general spirit of whiskey, rum, gin vodka etc works out at about $15 a bottle, Irish cream, Khalua or Galiano around $22 ➑. Joining a local club and talking with other brewers will expand your set up, process and what you make. This hobby has been shared with many visitors , and of course fellow campers, so keep and eye out and we might share a tipple with you at a camp near you. Cheers and bottoms up. 8: The finished brew ©2024 Marty Ireland Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 33

7 Autumn 2024 7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Fortrose Photos ©2024 Sheryl Moffat Fortrose Photos ©2024 Sheryl Moffat Fortrose Photos ©2024 Sheryl Moffat Fortrose Photos ©2024 Sheryl Moffat Peaceful Fortrose Sheryl Moffat A beautiful peaceful place, Fortrose, in The Catlins. n Southland. ©2024 Sheryl Moffat Free camping here with a non-fixed toilet will be impossible after the law changes. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 9

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption On the cycle trail at Bannockburn Andrew Morton On the cycle trail at Bannockburn. ©2024 Andrew Morton Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 7