8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Autumn Gold Mountains have their own fingerprints Outdoorsman Dave The mountains have their own fingerprints and by understanding what the contour lines represent, may help you to determine the terrain ahead of you or where you might actually be on a topographic 50 map next time you are lost! ©2023 Outdoorsman Dave facebook.com/outdoorsman.dave Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 38

4 Winter 2023 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping as a young family Tim and Natasha Fordham Up Our story begins in December of 2022 shortly after the birth of our second child, we decided that now was as good of a time as any to dip our toes into the world of caravanning. With our budget set, some research done, we began searching. Luckily it didn’t take long before we found a promising lead worth looking at, so we bundled the kids into the car and went for a drive to go and have a look. We very quickly fell in love, so legal tender was exchanged and we were on our way home with our very own new/old poptop that we affectionately named “Bingo.” So now what? Where do we go? So after a quick google search we ended up spending two nights out at “Te Wera Lodge” halfway in the middle of nowhere on the Forgotten World Highway, State Highway 43. Over the almost three days we stayed, we quickly figured out we were woefully under-prepared, beginning with three failed attempts and one almost successful divorce, at putting the awning up and ending with a long shopping list of utensils and activities to keep in our little camper. Most importantly we all enjoyed it enough to give it another go. Fast forward six months with countless adventures with friends, family joining us on a few occasions, and a week-long trip around the bottom of the North Island. Moving forward we want to add bunk beds for the kids, heating for winter adventures and a few more comforts for our cozy home away from home. We’re all looking forward to more camping adventures and creating core memories as a family. Up Up Fast forward six months: countless adventures with friends and family. 1/0 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Solution to the Small town New Zealand: Find the words Puzzle BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Puzzle solution Have you found the names of these small towns? Do you know if they are located in the North or South? After you have identified all of the towns in the grid there are 24 remaining letters. Working from left to right and top to bottom you will discover a three-word phrase! Download pdf of the solution Up Up Up Have you found the names of these small towns? 1/0

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Autumn Gold Ngawi Dave Adamson Ngawi, a great spot. Interesting way to launch boats. Bulldozers are essential. Wairarapa. ©2023 Dave Adamson Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 27

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption 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 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Skippers Canyon Quite happy to have taken the tour. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. ©2024 Trisha Fisk Skippers Canyon Quite happy to have taken the tour. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. ©2024 Trisha Fisk Skippers Canyon Quite happy to have taken the tour. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. ©2024 Trisha Fisk Skippers Canyon Quite happy to have taken the tour. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. ©2024 Trisha Fisk GO TO Autumn Gold Skippers Canyon Trisha Fisk Quite happy to have taken the tour and not my truck up Skippers Canyon. I think she’d have handled it, but not thanked me. Tour with Nomad was great. Able to look at the sights. Just WOW. Loved it. There is a DOC camp at the end, but a lot of history and a lot of it ugly. Think there might be some restless spirits in there. Central Otago. ©2024 Trisha Fisk Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 7

6 Summer 2023 6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption 8-days-a-week_mw.webp 8 days a week and 8 years to celebrate Gary Stoneley NZ’s national camping club turns 8 We are celebrating! On the 31 December 2023 our inclusive, national camping club will be 8 years old. The All Points Camping Club was officially launched 31 December 2015. It’s been a journey and a half. A timeless classic, the Beatles 8 Days a week was released a few days before my 5th Birthday in1964. As an upbeat and lively love song telling of passion and commitment, above and beyond, the song mirrors the passion, love and energy that has been put into the club by our team over the past 8 years. From very small beginnings and a commitment to build an organisation that supports and encourages all NZ campers, while lobbying for our camping future the club has come a long way. At times it has seemed like 8 days a week. It’s not always fun behind the scenes. Politics, camping and individual personalities can be a volatile mix, but the end result has been a national camping club that all NZ campers can be proud of. It’s the passion and enthusiasm of our volunteer team and fantastic members from Northland to Southland and All Points in between that makes it worth it. So here’s a great big thank you to the All Points team for sharing your love and passion for camping 8 days a week, for 8 years. Happy Birthday! to the best, inclusive and most caring NZ camping family — All Points Camping Club of NZ — It’s our babe. Youtube | Spotify Gary Stoneley allpointscampingclub.org Membership costs $35.00 first year. Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 23

2 Summer 2022 Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up EVENTS — Festivals and Shows Up 38 EVENTS — Festivals and Shows EVENTS — Festivals and Shows These events offer an opportunity for people to overnight while they attend. Some are restricted to certified self contained vehicles, some restrict or ban pets. Check the event website for details. December ‘22 Sanctuary Sounds Music Festival 2–4 Dec: Takapau, Central Hawkes Bay sanctuary-sounds.co.nz January Revitalise 2–4 Jan: By Fiordland National Park Music, organics, healing, and sustainability — a revitalized vision for a better world. revitalize.nz Wairarapa Music in the Country 6–8 Jan: Near Featherston, Wairarapa Great live music, atmosphere and experience. tauherenikau.co.nz/music/ Egmont Country Festival 6–8 Jan: New Plymouth, Taranaki A relaxed weekend with music. ckw.nz/egmont-country-festival Motueka Country Music Festival 7–8 Jan: Motueka, Tasman ckw.nz/motueka-country-music-festival Marton Country Music Festival 13–15 Jan: Marton, Horowhenua martonfestival.nz Katikati Avocado Food & Wine Festival 14 Jan, Sat: Katikati, Bay of Plenty Great food, the best of wines, lively entertainment and more. katikatiavofest.co.nz Kumeu Classic Car & Hotrod Festival 20–22 Jab: Kumeu, Auckland Celebrate all things Classic Car/Hot Rod related kumeuhotrodfestival.co.nz Whanganui Vintage Weekend 20–23 Jan: Eclectic vintage themed events and attractions. whanganuivintageweekend.nz Wheels in Wanganui 22 Jan, Sunday: A family day out, raising funds for St Johns. FB: ckw.nz/wheelsinwanganui Festival 1 27–30 Jan: Karapiro, Waikato Music, art & community. Like the rhythm of a pulsing heart… ckw.nz/festival-1 Auckland Folk Festival 27–30 Jan: Kumeu, Auckland aucklandfolkfestival.co.nz Edendale Crank Up 28–29 Jan: Edendale, Southland One of NZ’s biggest annual vintage machinery event roars into action. edendalevmc.co.nz February Niagara Falls Bluegrass & Roots Festival 4–5 Feb: Catlins, Southland Musicians from throughout NZ converge on the Niagara Falls Café, for a weekend of toe-tapping goodness. niagarafallscafe.co.nz Burt Munro Challenge 8–12 Feb: Invercargill & Bluff Make an offering to the God of Speed. burtmunrochallenge.co.nz Waimakariri Country Music Festival 10–12 Feb: Rangiora, Canterbury countrymusic.org.nz Lions Club of Ashburton South Island Motorhome Show 11–12 Feb: Ashburton, Canterbury Buy, sell, or view vehicles; commercial and private sellers, camping equipment, food stands and fun!Social campers are welcome. southislandmotorhomeshow.co.nz Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival 17–18 Feb: East Taratahi, Wairarapa wairarapaharvestfestival.co.nz Mandeville Fly In and Steam Festival 18–19 Feb: Mandeville, Southland Be transported to an age of open cockpit flight and steam-powered railway journeys. experiencemandeville.nz Wings over Wairarapa 2023 24–26 Feb: Masterton 70 aircraft including vintage, military, jets, helicopters, aerobatic displays, and much more! Fantastic ground displays and activities for small and big kids alike. wings.org.nz March Selwyn Sounds 4 Mar, Saturday: Lincoln, Canterbury Brilliant music; fantastic food trucks selling delicious food from around the world. selwynsounds.co.nz North Canterbury Wine & Food Festival 5 Mar, Sunday: Waipara, North Canterbury Enjoy an eclectic range of food stalls, a diverse selection of North Canterbury wine, quality live music and family friendly entertainment. ncwineandfood.co.nz 121 Festival 2023 10–12 Mar: Tauherenikau, Sth Wairarapa A 3 Day Dance Odyssey fuels your creative expression through art, music, and culture. 121festival.co.nz Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 2023 11 Mar, Saturday: Hokitika, West Coast A celebration of the West Coast's unique wild food and lifestyle, with premier entertainment. wildfoods.co.nz Havelock Mussel and Seafood Festival 11 Mar, Saturday: Havelock, Marlborough Enjoy fresh mussels, King Salmon, and Pacific Oysters, with great kiwi music and entertainment. havelockmusselfestival.co.nz CAMP FEST 17–19 Mar: Bulls Domain, Rangitikei A weekend of camping, craft and trade stalls, workshops and entertainment. See the camping entry on p38. route54.org/campfest Covi Motorhome, Caravan & Outdoor SuperShow 17–19 Mar: Auckland supershow.co.nz Repco Beach Hop 22–26 Mar: Whangamata, Bay of Plenty beachhop.co.nz George Begg Festival 30 Mar–2 Apr, Thursday: Invercargill The party vibes of the 1960s and 1970s for petrolheads, party people and families. georgebeggfestival.nz April Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 1 Apr, Saturday Kimbolton, Rangitikei An outdoor art and sculpture exhibition: sculpture from off the farm, about and of the land. All-day entertainment, country food, coffee, bar, free family fun, laid back music, lots of give-it-a-go things to do. Suitable for all ages (accompanied young people are free). See the camping entry . ruralart.nz Up Up Revitalise 2–4 Jan: By Fiordland National Park Music, organics, healing, and sustainability — a revitalized vision 
for a better world. Wairarapa Music in the Country 6–8 Jan: Near Featherston, Wairarapa Great live music, atmosphere and experience. Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 1 Apr, Saturday Kimbolton, Rangitikei An outdoor art and sculpture exhibition Revitalise 2–4 Jan: By Fiordland National Park Music, organics, healing, and sustainability — a revitalized vision 
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4 Winter 2023 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 Gary Stoneley Up As with previous Kimbolton Sculpture Festivals the Kimbolton Rural Art committee put on a fantastic one-day festival. Together with 200 other campers, we had the opportunity to camp in the paddock at the back of the festival from Friday through to Saturday. There’s nothing like being right on the spot where all the action happens. The festival is a mix of small to very large artworks, sculptures with mainly a rural theme, put together using all manner of bits and pieces from shearing blades to bike tyres. The artworks are always impressive and it’s hard to comprehend the hundreds of hours of work that are put into creating them. This year’s sculptures had a very high quality of finish and I wouldn’t be surprised if there weren’t more than a few tears of frustration and exhaustion mixed with the passion and satisfaction in completing a masterpiece. Terrybull, by Regan Cooper, winner, People’s Choice ©2023 Gary Stoneley As well as the adult-entry competition sculptures there were competitions for local students and schools. A large number of craft and food stalls were distributed around the venue with something for everyone. There was a busy and lively vibe throughout the day that continued until a blast of rain put a bit of a damper on the event. The weekend camping was hosted and managed by the All Points Camping Club of NZ with camping proceeds going towards sponsorship of the People’s Choice award. This year Regan Cooper’s winning sculpture ‘Terrybull’ (above) was well worthy of the $1,000 prize money. A great weekend, well-enjoyed by campers and festival attendees alike. We are looking forward to the next Sculpture Festival scheduled for April 2025. NEXT: April ‘25 Put it in your diary now. Up Up recycled and found materials, gems from the back of the shed, made into unique sculptures Terrybull, by Regan Cooper, winner, People’s Choice ©2023 Gary Stoneley The weekend camping was hosted and managed by the All Points Camping Club of NZ with camping proceeds going towards sponsorship of the People’s Choice award. Terrybull, by Regan Cooper, winner, People’s Choice ©2023 Gary Stoneley 1/7 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 Towards the top of the valley ©2024 Tony Kissel Trying to get my socks dry at Hagens Hut. Trying to get my socks dry at Hagens Hut. ©2024 Tony Kissel Top Hut Top Hut. No toilet but it did have a “poo spade” behind the door. ©2024 Tony Kissel Top Hut Top Hut, you wouldn’t want to be claustrophobic if you were on the top bunk. ©2024 Tony Kissel Down the Valley View down the valley from Top Hut. ©2024 Tony Kissel Towards the top of the valley The view towards the top of the valley from Hagens Hut. ©2024 Tony Kissel GO TO Autumn Gold To the top of the Ahuriri Valley Tony Kissell 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 Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 15

Seven things to fix • Use the current standard. • Remove the fixed toilet fetish. • Remove the offence “preparing to freedom camp” — who can determine intentions? • Make the delivery of offence notices fair. • Remove the revised definition of homelessness. • Ensure adequate facilities for all travellers. • Differentiate between citizens and tourists. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up The freedom camping law needs to change Up Miriam Richardson Return to the use of the NZ standard on self-containment for now. Initiate a revision process to bring it up to modern requirements, with all the checks and balances required for the proper making of standards. If freedom camping requires more than the general standards, make it an extra certification for just those things that are different. There are so many technical errors in the current regulations, trying to fix them all is virtually impossible on a clause by clause revision. Remove the need for two parallel systems of self-containment assessment. The new system only applies to freedom camping, and is needlessly restrictive, so a parallel system has to be maintained to cater for other places and uses. Remove the requirement for fixed toilets. It is the using of toilets that protects the environment, not their ‘fixedness’. Tent campers, campers with small vehicles, poptops, roof top and other kinds of campers often carry a portable toilet and a toilet tent when camping in places that do not provide toilets: this works; and works perfectly. Remove the offence “preparing to freedom camp” because it is impossible to ascertain what someone is intending to do later in the day. “Day-trip excursions,” which are explicitly allowed in the law, are identical in appearance to “preparing to freedom camp.” Parking in order to shop is also explicitly allowed, but it is identical in appearance to preparing to freedom camp, since “parking with the intention…” is the legal measure of an offence, and intentions are not visible, but parking is. Differentiate between NZ citizens and tourists. Citizens should have rights to access their own country, whether tourists do or not. Ensure tourists who exit NZ pay any fines they incurred while here. Require education about self-containment and appropriate behaviour to be delivered by businesses that provide campervans to travellers. Make the delivery of offence notices fair. Currently, the mere fact a council employee presses the send button in their email programme is sufficient to make a notice ‘served’. Electronic delivery has many obvious problems. You can’t respond to an alleged offence if you don’t receive the notice. The current law is not fair. Remove the revision to the definition of homelessness. This seems to have been intended to stop people who live in their vehicles being treated as ‘homeless’ when parked in freedom camping areas. NZ is short so many thousands of houses, anyone who can manage in a vehicle deserves to avoid legal arguments about whether they are homeless or not. The homeless person is forced into a legal battle with the council to add to their other woes. People can be or become homeless while living in a motorhome or bus. Physical and health challenges can reduce their capacity to manage the physical work required. As they search for accommodation or sit on waiting lists for housing, they are homeless, even though they still live in their tent, car, van, bus or motorhome. The law is vague: are you ‘unable’ to stay in this campground/motel/boarding house/hotel? What does ‘unable’ mean? • A motel or camping ground is too far away? What is ‘too far’? • Not enough money to pay? Is having 1 night’s worth of dollars for a campground enough?• … what about on night 2? • What if the campground is not open when they arrive in a town so they are ‘unable’ to stay there? Ensure there are adequate facilities for travellers Many councils spent money on enforcement that could have been spent providing facilities so no enforcement was necessary. Turn this around. Ensure there are enough public toilets in enough places to meet the needs of all the travelling public. It’s people in cars (who don’t carry a toilet) who are getting caught short, not those with portable and accessible toilets on board. More on Freedom camping and self-containment: The freedom camping law needs to change Self-containment certification: which one is yours? What to do? Upgrade? Wait? Editorial — Caught in the middle Who is advocating for NZers who camp? There’s no need to rush this summer NZ’s independent national network for certification Up Up Mt Cook_MNR_5721_mw.webp Mt Cook_MNR_5721_mw.webp 1/1

11 autumn 2025 Autumn 2025 ISSUE 11 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption camp-oven_H-Cooking over the fire including two camp ovens-e.webp Camp-oven - one with lid on and other with trivet-e.webp Camp-oven - with lid on an dother with trivet 2.webp Camp-oven lid close up-e.webp camp-oven_Both camp-oven ovens with trivets-e.webp camp-oven_Cooking over the fire including two camp ovens-e.webp camp-oven_Scout stew cooking in camp-oven over over fire-e.webp camp-oven_Sausages in camp-oven oven.webp camp-oven_Using camp-oven oven to keep sausages warm.webp camp-oven_Cooking with camp-oven ovens on the river bank.webp camp-oven_Lentil and eggplant stew with gnocchi.webp camp-oven_Stuffed apple dessert cooked by scouts.webp camp-oven_2001 Roast dinner from the camp-oven ovens off the fire-e.webp GO TO Here & there last summer By the way, roast potatoes cooked in a camp oven over the fire are particularly yummy. A camp oven is much more than just a pot Margaret Earle Early in our relationship, my partner Graham gave me a camp oven for Christmas. He thought it was a very practical gift as we were about to head off camping. However, I wasn’t impressed with getting ‘a pot’ for my Christmas present. Years later, I have quite a different view about camp ovens. We carry two camp ovens (two different sizes — 10 inch and 12 inch) in our caravan and use them for a multitude of cooking purposes. When we go away in our trailer yacht we take the camp ovens with us. Camp ovens are designed for cooking on a fire, but they can also be used on gas burners. You can use a camp oven to cook everything from stews and curries to roasts, bread, cakes and puddings. I’ve included a couple of recipes that I put together on our most recent trip from the ingredients I had available (p27). Both were cooked in my smaller camp oven on a gas cooker. Camp ovens are essentially large cast metal pots. Originally, they were made from cast iron but more recently have also been made from aluminium. Some camp ovens have legs you can screw into their base so you can set them in the embers of a fire. Alternatively, you can place your camp oven on a wire grate or rocks in the fire. Our camp ovens are New Zealand-made but there are similar imported products available which are probably just as good. The lid of a camp oven has a ridge around the edge so that embers from the fire can be stacked on the lid to help cook the top of a cake or bread. I recommend that if you are cooking something like a cake or bread that you use a trivet (a rack or upturned metal plate) to elevate the cake tin from the bottom of the camp oven. This will reduce the possibility of burning the bottom of the cake or bread. By the way, roast potatoes cooked in a camp oven over the fire are particularly yummy. When roasting, it is good to jam a small stick between the pot and lid to create a gap to let steam out. In the past as a sea scout leader, I had lots of fun showing our scouts the versatility of camp ovens. At our camps the scouts cooked mostly over fires. We introduced camp ovens so that the scouts had a large pot for cooking meals like stews and something in which to keep their food warm while they were finishing cooking their meals. Over time, I taught them to cook cakes and bread in the camp ovens and they also used them for awesome stews and desserts that they created themselves. Up Up 11 Autumn 2025 , p 26