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10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Tokomaru Bay ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Tolaga bay ©2024 Bette Cosgrove welcoming campers for summer Camping in Tairāwhiti this summer Bette Cosgrove This remote and extraordinarily beautiful part of the Pacific Coast Highway is fully open and welcoming campers for the summer season. The ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, which completely cut off Te Tairāwhiti along the North Island’s east coast have largely been cleared or repaired along SH35. It is a very special part of Aotearoa New Zealand so try to take your time, enjoying camping in the Gisborne district. Permit applications are open for Raumati/Summer camping period with most sites reopened. Koha is appreciated when applying for a camping permit. You reserve spots via an online booking service that ensures areas are not overcrowded. Making a fair financial contribution to help service these sites is encouraged. About: ckw.nz/camp-tai-rawhiti | Apply for a permit ckw.nz/permit-tai-rawhiti Tokomaru Bay Basic expectations of responsible campers Remember to apply for a permit before you go camping. Tents and non-self-contained and self-contained vehicles are allowed. Take all rubbish and recycling with you when they leave. There is no rubbish collection from any of the seasonal camping areas. #packinpackout #leavenotrace Your dog is allowed at your camp site, but for the safety of other campers they must be under your control. You must pick up and dispose of dog droppings. Drinking water is not available at any camp area, you must bring your own. You must have gas for cooking. No open fires. You must have a chemical toilet — one toilet for every 8 people. ◊ Tolaga Bay Images ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 9

11 autumn 2025 Autumn 2025 ISSUE 11 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption The caravan train at Kekerengu ©2025 Linda Butler GO TO Here & there last summer STOP and STAY The ‘caravan train’ at Kekerungu. Linda Butler The ‘caravan train’ at Kekerungu. Linda Butler More next issue… ©2025 Linda Butler Up Up 11 Autumn 2025 , p 11

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Athenree Hotsprings The two pools, swim (left), and soak (right). Note the mosaics on the walls. Photo: Athenree Hotsprings Athenree Hotsprings Note the huge murals on the walls. Photo: Athenree Hotsprings Athenree Hotsprings mosaics Kowhai and tui. Athenree Hotsprings mosaics Nikau, birds, and beach. The waves are mirrors, and change with the light, Athenree Hotsprings mosaics Shag, drying its wings. Closeup of one of the murals. Awakeri Springs Main pool The main pool is half covered by a canopy, so you can choose to be under cover or not. Child pool, behind, under the second canopy. Photo Awakeri Springs Awakeri Springs Walking over from the campsite. The valley is surrounded by trees. I had the pool to myself when I got up early to watch the dawn and listen to the dawn chorus from the warmth of the pool. ©2024 M Richardson Parked up at Awakeri Springs Togs and pool noodle hung out to dry ©2024 M Richardson Waikite hot springs One of the covered pools. Photo: Waikite hot springs Waikite hot springs: the open air pool Photo: Waikite hot springs Waikite hot springs, the cooling down race. ©2024 M Richardson Waikite hot springs: the walk to the spring The walk to the spring, is along an easy track and magical, through shifting drifts of steam which feed lush moss and ferns. Photo: Waikite hot springs The water bubbles up at the Waikite hot spring. I had to wait for gaps in the steam to see and photograph the boiling water as it rises from underground into the stream. ©2024 M Richardson Okoroire Hot Springs The path from the hotel, past the campground, down to the pools. Photo: Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel Okoroire Hot Springs My favourite pool is this one where you stand, surrounded by ferns, and feel the bubbles come up through the sandy floor and break on the surface around your chin. I haven’t come across another pool like it. Okoroire Hot Springs A hotter, shallower pool, with the paddling pool on its left, Okoroire Hot Springs Paddling pool with a foot-massage stone floor. Okoroire Hot Springs aerial view The first top dot is the actual campground. The second dot on the right marks the entrance to the campground. The third dot is the Hotel, where you have to check in, get the campground gate key and buy the pool pass key. Photo: Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel Waingaro Springs You can see the driveway at the bottom, This view is basically the view from the driveway, wher you can look down on the pools. The pool at the back in this photo is the hot one where you pick your temperature by where you sit. The left pool is large, adn you can swim lengths. The bottom right pool is the children's pool. Photo: Waingaro Springs Waingaro Springs From the campground, showing a campsite, the motels on the left, and looking down on the pools. ©2024 M Richardson Waitangi Soda Springs You can see the ramp and the steps leading you down into the heated stream. Photo off the internet. Waitangi Soda Springs THe sides of the stream are mown, and the banks have been edged. Photo from the internet. Wairakei Terraces This is a very upmarket pool. Lots of landscaping, and nicely done. There are so many pools you can pick your pool for both the temperature and for the view. Photo: Wairakei Terraces My six favourite hot pools. So far. North Island hot pool safari Miriam Richardson Wintering in the North Island, I decided to explore hot pools, building my own short-list of pools for an annual safari each winter. The variety of hot pools is a NZ treasure. There’s a free website that documents them all, free, commercial, private: nzhotpools.co.nz . I need company to explore the free ones, so most of these are campground pools. Here’s my six favourites, so far. Hot tip for hot pools: Scour the op shops for spare togs and towels. When you are having a dip multiple times a day in winter, it’s a blessing to have dry togs to put on. And yet another dry towel. Tip 2: always carry a water bottle with you. (Probably not glass.) Tip 3: a pool noodle lets you relax and float in the middle of the pool. Athenree athenreehotsprings.co.nz On the edge of the farther reaches of Tauranga harbour is Anthenree, a campground with two hot pools, one for soaking, one for swimming. The soak pool is 38.5–40˚C, the larger pool is cooler so you can swim lengths. There is fantastic mosaic artwork on the walls — you have to soak longer just to admire them all. The pools are closed overnight for cleaning, so no dawn- or star-watch soaking, but the public can’t join you until 10am. Its a an excellent and very pleasant campground with mature trees, an estuary view to the west, and has a small shop. There are powered and unpowered sites, tent sites, cabins and all the other facilities you expect in a campground. There are limited dog-friendly sites. They offer some off-season discounts. ■ Awakeri awakerisprings.co.nz Nestled in farmland a short drive from Whakatane, Awakeri has a lovely park with mature trees. The pools are partly covered (think both sun and rain), and there is a separate children’s pool (think peace). The changing rooms have heated-water floors, which feels so good, it’s worth changing there instead of walking across in your togs from the campervan. There are also cabins, motels, and tent sites, and a small shop. Its bit boggy in winter (choose your site with care). The main pool, 37–39ºC, has bore water with all its goodness, plus, sadly, chlorine (not that I noticed it) — you have to book a private pool (extra fee) to go chlorine-free. The main pool is big enough for swimming. The temperature varies depending on how far you are from the inlet. I loved soaking in the dark and watching the stars come out, and listening to the dawn chorus from the warmth of the pool. ■ Togs and pool noodle hung out to dry Waikite hotpools.co.nz Well off the main road, surrounded by farmland is the Waikite hot springs. You can walk up the valley to see, through the steam clouds, the boiling water bubbling up. Above the pools is a long shallow cooling-down race (right), bringing the water to people-safe temperatures, 36–41˚C. There are a range of pools with different temperatures, different views, and different covers. You can be under the sun, in the shade or protected from the rain. I love the range of pool choices here. There is a cafe. There are powered and unpowered overnight parks and tent sites. The prices have skyrocketed recently, so do you research as you make your plans. The water feels fantastic. Being able to choose your pool and your view is lovely. The depths within some pools vary, so you can pick a perfect spot: having some skin in the cool air can extend your soak time. There is a large, swimmable pool, as well as soaking pools. The walk to the spring, is along an easy track (above) and magical, through shifting drifts of steam which feed lush moss and ferns. I had to wait for gaps in the steam to see (and photograph, left) the boiling water as it rises from underground into the stream. ■ Okoroire okohotel.co.nz My favourite pool (above) is the one where you stand, surrounded by ferns, and feel the bubbles come up through the sandy floor and break on the surface around your chin. I haven’t come across another pool like it. The Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel and pools are on the banks of the Waihou river, not far from Matamata, in the Waikato. A pathway (below) wends its way from the hotel, past the camp to the springs , which have been dug into the river bank, and are surrounded by ferns and trees. Buy a key card at the hotel to get through the locked gate. There is a changing room. The pools, vary in heat and depth, and includes paddling pools (bottom, to the left of the pool), which has a foot-massage stone floor. Like other natural springs, the water temperature can vary. The pools are generally from 37–38˚C. The Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel controls the small campground down the road from the hotel (red arrows: grounds, entrance, hotel). This is not obvious from their website. Talk to them when making your plans. When I stayed, access to the pools was included with the overnight fee, but I believe now you must buy a day pass. The campground is a second string for the hotel, and rather basic. The ground was a bit soft when I was there in winter, and the big trees are lovely but not helpful for solar. ■ Waingaro waingarohotsprings.co.nz It was the people and the water that put this hotspring on my favourite list. A rolling rural drive 24 km to the east of Ngāruawāhia in the Waikato, brings you to Waingaro Springs, with hot pools, camp sites, a motel, and, next door, an old hotel that provides takeaways as well as meals and drinks. The facilities are old-school and tired, but the water is marvellous, and there is a pool where you can choose your heat by simply choosing where in the pool you sit. Perfect. Too hot? Move right. Need a hot hot top up? Move to the left. The long pool is cool enough to swim lengths. Temperatures vary from 37–41˚C. There’s a children’s pool, (and up the hill a looooong water slide. They say. I wasn’t tempted). I measure the water quality by its effect on my skin: this one is fantastic. I was there on a Friday night when local and not so local families gathered in the pools. My guess is that this is a regular gathering. Families brought food, and the covered area was perfect for cooking on the BBQ and gathering to eat. Some got takeaways from the hotel next door. There were babies, teens and grandparents and everyone in between. As the cars arrived, they would pause on the driveway, looking down on the pool, calling greetings, before heading for the carpark. People gathered and regathered in groups to catch up on the news, a shifting kaleidoscope of talk, that kept me, as a solo hot-soaker well entertained, and actually thrilled that such community hot-spots still exist and flourish. I will plan a future visit for Friday and Saturday night, in hope of more entertaining soaking. With a long vehicle, I had to go to the very top of the hill to find a park big enough, and the water pressure up there meant a slow fill. The parks look down on the pools (below). The only down side from my point of view was no internet or mobile coverage— that was a few years ago. Now, the maps indicate that 4g mobiles, and rural broadband via a 4g aerial have coverage. ■ Waitangi Soda Springs ckw.nz/about-soda This was the only totally natural spring I visited on my safari. Two thermal springs rise and join with a cool stream. You enter the stream to soak. Some of the stream bank edges have been walled, steps and ramps are provided, and the grassy banks are mowed. There is a toilet and a changing room. The water is not very deep, and the temperature varies, so you can pick your spot and your view to suit. It feels wonderful, the real thing. The springs have been used for hundred of years for healing, recreation and teaching. Night time gatherings provided the opportunity to teach the new generation about the stars and the seasons in the comfort of a long warm soak. The springs are still managed by the local iwi, and there is a small entry fee. There is no overnight camping at the springs, but there is a freedom camping area at the eastern end of Lake Rotomā, not far away. ■ Wairakei Terraces wairakeiterraces.co.nz This is a very upmarket hot pool venue. Just north of Taupo, it is beautifully landscaped to create a different view from every spot, and with a full range of temperatures, it’s not hard to spend a day meandering from pool to pool. It’s open until after dark (though closes earlier in winter) with a variety of lighting effects. Great water, great soak. I bought a ticket off grabone.co.nz , at not quite half the price of buying at the door, and for a soaking session it’s a good deal either way. As you cannot camp at this venue its a single session for the fee. There are changing rooms, a cafe onsite, and you can take a picnic lunch and a book with you, if you want to make a day of it (it’s a pity there aren‘t lockers). There is good parking, including for long vehicles, over the road. For a small extra fee you can take a walk around the geothermal terraces. There are couple of freedom camping spots not too far away, one at the Aratiatia Dam (see p33) to the north and the other at Reid’s Farm/Hipapatua to the south. ◼️ Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 27

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing tell-tale signs of a kea attack Kea attack Tony Kissel Setting up my tent this weekend I noticed about a dozen little holes in the roof. Then I remembered the last time I was up this way I was visited by a kea, on closer inspection there were the tell-tail signs of a kea attack. Fortunately I had a tiny amount of fabric glue in an Exped air mattress repair kit which was enough to fill the holes until a proper repair can be made. ◊ ©2024 Tony Kissell Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 17

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The fairy forest walk Martin & Diana Ireland We did the fairy forest walk at Dog Walk Stream, Hanmer, and lo and behold the fairies camp too! ©2024 Martin & Diana Ireland Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 41

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Simple is good Tony Dennerley Yep, simple is good. Tony Dennerley Photo ©2023 Tony Dennerley Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 10

2 Summer 2022 Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up EVENTS — Camping Up FRI, 02 Dec: Pāuatahanui Battle Hill (Wgtn) A Club camp — guests welcome but registration is required. Battle Hill is a historic site within a short distance of Porirua and nestled under Transmission Gully. Feed the eels, enjoy a farmland nature walk. Campfires yes, but dogs no, as it’s a working farm. Families with tents welcome. All Points Camping ckw.nz/battle-hill Sat, 10 Dec: Visit the true centre point of NZ Waiohine Gorge Camping Its 9km (return) with an expected fitness level required (good). If you can walk for 4–6hrs return and don't mind up hill sections then you should be fine. We are excited to visit a place that not many people know about or access. NZ Fun Adventures 
 FB: ckw.nz/true-centre WED, 21 Dec Mt Thomas Wooded Gully Camping Arthur’s Pass National Park, Canterbury Join our NZFA ambassador Craig Steele at this gem of a location for a couple of nights. 21–23rd. Booking required. DOC camp fees apply (or a DOC pass). ckw.nz/mt-thomas NZ Fun Adventures facebook.com/nzfunadventures THU, 29 Dec: Reporoa New Year Camp Taupo All Points Camping Club 7th Birthday and New Year camp. Club members and guests are welcome to join us. Please register.
All Points Camping ckw.nz/new-year FRI, 3 Feb: Morisons Bush Wairarapa Camp by the Ruamahanga River: tents, caravans or campers. Great for kids. 
Co-incides with the Martinborough Fair. All Points Camping ckw.nz/morrisons Fri, 17–19 Mar : CAMP FEST Bulls Domain, Rangitikei A weekend of camping, at CAMP FEST. 
All campers — tents, trailer campers, teardrops, caravans, motorhomes are welcome. All Points Camping
 route54.org/campfest 
 fun@route54.org FRI 31 Mar: Kimbolton Sculpture Festival Join us for an amazing weekend camping at the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival. 
The Festival day is Saturday 1 April. 
All campers — tents, trailer campers, teardrops, caravans, motorhomes welcome. All Points Camping ckw.nz/kimbolton For more camps keep an eye on allpointscampingnz.org/events ckw.nz/nzfunadventures-events (FB) Up Up For more camps keep an eye on allpointscampingnz.org/events & ckw.nz/nzfunadventures-events (FB) FRI, 02 Dec: Pāuatahanui Battle Hill (Wgtn) Fri 31 Mar: Kimbolton Sculpture Festival FRI, 02 Dec: Pāuatahanui Battle Hill (Wgtn) 1/2

An explanation in detail of every aspect of tow vehicle and caravan stability. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Why Caravans roll over… and how to prevent it Collyn Rivers An explanation in detail of every aspect of tow vehicle and caravan stability. The issue is not how your rig behaves in normal driving, it is what it will do in a strong emergency swerve, or hit by strong, high, side-wind, at speed. It gives you a simple way of assessing the likely stability of your own setup — and what you can do to make it very much safer. Book page: ckw.nz/why-roll Sample chapter: ckw.nz/why-roll-sample Kobo $13 AUD: ckw.nz/why-roll-kobo Nook $8 USD: ckw.nz/why-roll-nook Kindle $15 AUD: ckw.nz/why-roll-kindle Up Up Up A simple way to assess the likely stability of your own rig 1/0

This super affordable camp ground close to Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti is situated on a former farm and a significant historical site. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Battle Hill Farm Forest Park: A great Summer camping spot Up Bette Cosgrove STOP and STAY Pauatahanui, Paekakariki Hill Road, Wellington Regional Park This super affordable camp ground close to Wellington, Hutt Valley and Kapiti is situated on a former farm and a significant historical site. In a sheltered valley, it caters for everyone on a pay per person basis with online reservation and payment services at the gate. It’s a lot like freedom camping in that you simply register and park up wherever there’s a suitable spot, either near the stables, river or forest. There are plenty of natural spaces for everyone from pup tents to large RVs. There’s always a wide variety of campers enjoying this camping spot. We love the masses of eels to feed, day hikes and night walks to search for glow worms; there are safe fire-pits too and a little swimming hole for hot days. A basic flushing toilet block and water facilities are provided, with the only restriction being that no dogs are allowed. Big vehicles stick to the southern road access. MORE Pauatahanui, Paekakariki Hill Road, Wellington Regional Park. STOP and STAY Where to stop when travelling and camping in NZ — use it, share it, add to it. Stop and Stay is a free resource for NZ campers and travellers, brought to you by campers for campers. It might be a country pub for a meal, a rural property, a council reserve, a DOC camp; it might be a commercial campground or a unique day-stop or cafe. Please add your recommendations to the list. Anyone one can access the list or make recommendations. It’s free, too, for property owners to be on the list. Remember to always check with hosts first — phone numbers are provided on most listings, and keep in mind that some properties have restrictions. Dog-friendly properties are indicated on each listing, as are wheelchair accessible properties. STOP and STAY | Add a place to Stop and Stay Up Up battle_20230218_074430_mw.webp battle_20230218_125924_w.webp battle_20230217_191709_w.webp battle_20230218_074430_mw.webp 1/3

11 autumn 2025 11 autumn 2025 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Free camp on Lake Dunstan. ©2025 M Richardson freecamp_MNR_0430.webp ©2025 M Richardson Transitioning to the new laws Freedom camping: need to know, 2025 Miriam Richardson New law The national laws about freedom camping changed in 2023. The law applies to all public lands in the whole country, within 200m of a ‘road’. Every statement you make about the new law requires some buts and ifs . but: ‘all public land’ means land managed by district and local councils which can include land otherwise controlled by NZTA, LINZ or DOC. ‘Freedom camping’ means: “… to camp (other than at a camping ground) within 200 m of an area accessible by motor vehicle or within 200 m of the mean low-water springs line of any sea or harbour, or on or within 200 m of a formed road or a Great Walks Track, using either or both of the following: (a) a tent or other temporary structure: (b) a motor vehicle.” ckw.nz/FC-law Must be certified self-contained Everyone freedom camping must be certified self-contained (but: DOC, LINZ or local councils can, if they want to, designate places where those not-self-contained can camp). There is now an online national register of all new ‘green’ warrants. This can be checked by enforcement officers. (but: They are called ‘green’ warrants because the new cards are green; nothing to do with the environment.)(but: Some new warrant cards don’t stay green, they turn red due to inferior quality cards.) For both green and blue warrants you have to carry the actual certificate. There is now a national regulator to handle complaints about anything self-contained (but: not for the old blue card system).The Plumbers and Gasfitters Board (PGDB) has been tasked with administering the new regulations. There is now a levy you pay the government, to help pay for the new system when you get or renew a ‘green’ warrant. Currently it is $120. Transition period We are in a transition period from the old definitions of self-contained to the new. For freedom camping, all hire vehicles must already comply with the new rules. For private vehicles we have until June 2026 to transition to the new ‘green’ system. See p2 for the complete list of self-containment cards that comply during this transition. Stickers entitle campers to nothing, they are just advertising. You must have and display a valid warrant card (blue or green) and have the certificate with you. Fixed toilets The new system irrationally requires a toilet that is fixed in the vehicle. There are several mechanisms for fixing previously portable toilets in ways that meet the new regulations. This is a source of debate amongst the people who do the certification and on social media. The certifier has the final say, and PGDB has the job of addressing any complaints. Enforcement The national laws apply through the whole country, and local areas can make bylaws to restrict or ban freedom camping at some places. There is debate about how much and what kind of restricting they can do. Local areas can enforce the national laws and their local bylaws, and collect fines. Some are doing this, some are not. Some are doing it in certain places but not everywhere. There is no consistency: you have to check the local area websites and consult local signs (and hope for the best). Enforcement officers must carry id (you can ask to see it), and can inspect your warrant cards in the window, and your warrant certificate (but: not always), they can move you on (but: only sometimes). They cannot inspect your vehicle, out or in (but: Kaikoura thinks they can). There are commonsense laws and fines for things like discharging waste, but there are now other, less obvious offences such as ‘preparing to freedom camp’ (defined as parking in the wrong place/time), impeding or getting upset with enforcement officers (eg., abusive language, intimidation), displaying fraudulent warrant cards, refusing or giving misleading/false information. Penalties include being fined ($400 to $3,000) or having your vehicle impounded. Infringement notices only have to be sent — you are in trouble even if you don’t know and never receive them. Councils may waive fines if they choose, and the courts are the final arbiter of justice about penalties. Homelessness The homeless are not restricted by freedom camping laws or bylaws. Each council decides how to define ‘homeless’. Self-containment warrant cards: Which ones are good for what? Get your vehicle self-contained Official information from PGDB Up Up 11 autumn 2025 , p 2

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption The power of freedom camping bylaws Bette Cosgrove Bylaws differ between regions of Aotearoa New Zealand, and do not exist in almost half of all council districts. Bylaws are created by local authorities — regional and district councils — to manage public land and facilities. Bylaws add to the current Freedom Camping Act 2011, which is the overarching national legislation. Bylaws used to restrict or prohibit freedom camping The Freedom Camping Act gives local authorities the right to manage and control freedom camping in their district. They can prohibit or restrict some areas, but they cannot apply a restriction across a whole region as the intent of the Freedom Camping Act is to make freedom camping a permissible activity. The Act allows authorities 3 reasons for making restrictions: in order to: protect an area; protect the health and safety of people who may visit an area ; or protect access to local authority areas. A bylaw also has to be the most ‘appropriate’ and ‘proportionate’ way of addressing the perceived problem and it must be consistent with the Bill of Rights Act which protects NZers rights and freedom to travel to public areas of our land. http://ckw.nz/bill-rights The Act allows bylaws to be enforceable, with a maximum fine of $200. Of the 68 district & regional councils which have bylaws? 38 have written and notified bylaws which can restrict or prohibit some areas of their public land from freedom campers staying overnight. 62 have allocated some freedom camping sites on public land. -- The other 6 have none, or only paid sites. 30 have no current bylaws, and generally allow freedom camping according to the Act. 31 have areas set aside for ‘non self contained’ freedom camping in a vehicle, but in many cases this means ‘not certified as self contained using the NZ Standard’. 50 councils have guidelines or bylaws restricting camping, -- 43 to ‘certified self contained’ vehicles -- 7 to a ‘self-contained’ vehicle.. 65 councils provide public toilets at campsites. -- 61 have toilets at every freedom camping site; -- 4 have some sites with and some without toilets. 3 councils do not offer freedom camp sites on their managed public land, contravening the Freedom Camping Act . Restricted areas Bylaws can state clearly that people may freedom camp in particular areas, but that there might be restrictions in place. Examples of some restrictions councils use: restricted to self-contained vehicles; restricted to a maximum of three consecutive nights in any four week period; restricted to designated carparks within a particular area; camping in a non-self-contained vehicle or a tent must occur within 100m of a public toilet. Self containment of vehicles as it may be used in bylaws If local authorities restrict freedom camping at a particular site to self-contained camping only, the following definition of self-contained vehicle may be useful: “Self-contained vehicle means a vehicle designed and built for the purpose of camping which has the capability of meeting the ablutionary and sanitary needs of occupants of that vehicle for a minimum of three days without requiring any external services or discharging any waste and complies with New Zealand Standard 5465:2001: Self Containment of Motor Caravans and Caravans, as evidenced by the display of a current self-containment warrant issued under NZS 5465:2001.” From a model bylaw, Local Government NZ Note that “self-contained vehicle” is not defined in the Freedom Camping Act and that this is not the only example of how it may be definedThe NZ Standard 5465 is currently a voluntary standard for self-containment of caravans and campervans, which is not monitored by any government agency or written into any national legislation. You may download one free copy of the standard here: ckw.nz/standard . Compliance to the Standard is not mandatory, although it is not included in current legislation, it is used in some bylaws as a (legal) condition of restriction. The NZ Standard 5465 is included in the new bill before Parliament — the Motor Vehicle Self Containment Legislation — which has not yet passed into law. All information shared here is correct at time of publication, by researching all 68 councils’ published information about Freedom Camping Bylaws or Guidelines See also What’s in a name? If the law changes Waiting on a law change Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 28