10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption Tokomaru Bay ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Tolaga bay ©2024 Bette Cosgrove GO TO Springing 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

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Adrienne, Jean & Carolyn Between them they have over 240 years of camping experience. Adrienne, Jean & Carolyn. ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Sisters, Carolyn and Adrienne ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Passed down camping grear. Passed down camping gear: food safe, table, basin. The caravan behind was built by Adrienne’s father (it appears in Issue 2 and is profiled in Issue 5.) ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Three octogenarian campers Bette Cosgrove Between them they have over 240 years of camping experience. Adrienne, Jean & Carolyn. Jean Roger, 88yrs old. I grew up in UK, in South End on Sea. Being born across the road from the beach, I lived alongside thousands of holidaymakers. They arrived in NZ in 1957 and couldn’t afford holidays so they went camping. 62 years ago, and with our infant son Peter, we first went camping as a family. We shoved all the stuff in the work Vanguard station wagon and loaded paint sheet, broom handles, nails as pegs, ball of string, with a grey blanket safety-pinned on as a screen. Slept in the back of the vehicle. They had to disengage the horn because 3 yr old Peter slept across the front seat, and would put his foot on the horn in the night. Sisters, Carolyn and Adrienne Adrienne Leslie, age 86 My earliest camping memory was at age 4, October 6, 1943, with Ngati Porou on the marae at Ruatoria in the historic presentation of the VC medal to 2nd Lt Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, posthumously, at a massive hui of 7,000 people presided over by Sir Apirana Ngata. We slept on the whare floor with all the local kids. There were 1200 children at the event. Her Father, Thomas Houston, Govt Inspector of Health who spoke fluent te reo, pointed out his Excellency, the Governor-General, Sir Cyrill Newall and the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Peter Fraser in the back of big black cars. I remember amazing kapa haka and waiata performed by hundreds of beautiful dancers. I remember I was told it was one of the most important events I would ever attend in my life … and it was in fact reported at the time as one of the largest and most fully documented Māori gatherings ever held. This ceremony doubled as a tribute to the magnificent part played by the Māori Battalion in all the operations of the Second New Zealand Division, as well as acting as a form of public mourning for the fact that no bodies had been returned to New Zealand. † For Adrienne it was unforgettable The war was on so no tents, and couldn’t get anything. Carolyn Moore, aged 82 Began camping at age 5 or 6. We went with Mum and Dad in a borrowed tent, and camped on the Buller at Gowan Bridge, because Mum ’n Dad loved dry-fly trout fishing. Our tents were mouldy and leaked like a sieve and we had to pack up and leave. Absolutely miserable; and have had many miserable camps over the years. We slept in the car half the time. We never went into campgrounds, finding river bank sites, on football fields, a pickers hut near Motueka, so always wild camping. All over NZ. We always had a spade to dig holes. One for the long drop, and one for the rubbish. Lake Mavora was a three week stint in the rain, most memorable. Camped alongside the river, outside the old homestead which is gone now. As an adult they took their infant son camping. Drove the Jowett Javelin, which I still own. We loaded up with a Farmers green and brown canvas tent, cot, high chair, and travelled up to the far north at Taipa. The tent was handed down from our parents-in-law who had used it at little Oneroa on their land in Waiheke. We eventually graduated to a caravan. Their legacy has been passed down through the generations, to great-grand children in the family, who now camp at All Points Camping Club. Passed down camping gear: food safe, table, basin. The caravan behind was built by Adrienne’s father (it appears in Issue 2 and is profiled in Issue 5.) † www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/ngarimus-vc-hui-ruatoria-1943 Grandad's grandad's Caravan (Issue 5) Freedom camping (Issue 3) GO TO Celebrating Summer river bank sites, a football field, a pickers hut, wild camping all over NZ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 37 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Autumn 2023 ISSUE 3 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Want NZ? See Westport Tui Want Switzerland? See Queenstown. Want NZ? See Westport Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 16

1 Spring 2022 1 Spring 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Business services Editor Any relevant business can list here; it is free. Anyone can recommend a business to add to the list. No endorsement is implied. North Island RV and Camper Business Services South Island RV and Camper Business Services These listings are maintained by NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd. To list your business make a recommendation make a correction or alert them to an error, please email admin@nzlifestylecamping.com Up Up 1 Spring 2022 , p 33

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping PGDB Here is the infographic from PGDB, the one's in charge. Go to their website for more information. www.nzscv.co.nz Infographic: ©2024 PGDB Freedom camping & self-containment 2 Where are we at with self-containment and freedom camping? 2 Who can freedom camp from now until 7 June 2025? 4 Getting your camping vehicle certified 8 Am I freedom camping? 8 What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping 10 Planning a toilet for the freedom camping green warrant? 12 Venting a toilet cassette: why, what, when and how 14 Keeping up with the self-containment changes 16 Composting and coddiwompling ︎ Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 8

Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference to quality of life. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Yaktrax Matt King Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference to quality of life. One of the better $40 I’ve spent. Thanks Hunting and Fishing. A few decent pegs into the ground. Easy install, easy stow. (But don’t let that mallet stray off the pegs.) ©2023 Matt King Up Up Up One of the better $40 I’ve spent. Click on the gallery for a full size view YAKTRAX YAKTRAX YAKTRAX YAKTRAX 1/3

8 Winter 2024 Winter 2024 ISSUE 8 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Where-we-MNR_2659_H.webp ©2024 M Richardson GO TO Autumn Gold assume the new laws apply everywhere Where are we at with self-containment and freedom camping? M Richardson If you do not want to freedom camp you do not need the new green warrant. The existing blue standard and blue warrant is still acceptable for all other places that require certified self-containment (so far). ■ The new government is not making any of the changes it championed in the Select Committee stages of the amendment to the Freedom Camping Act. ■ Green warrant cards for freedom camping are being issued, as long as you meet the eight new requirements. See PGDB diagram and link, p8 ■ There are still insufficient testers across the country for the number of vehicles that need warrants in the available time. Search the list here (put in your region first). ■ Costs for getting a 4-year green warrant vary from $200 to $300, including the $120 PGDB levy. ■ The NZMCA has indicated that it will not be issuing green warrant cards until or unless the venting requirements for cassette toilets are lifted. They intend to issue non-green cards for those who do not wish to freedom camp (or pay the government levy) which will be sufficient proof of self-containment for NZMCA parks and events and, presumably, their park over properties. ■ The peculiarities around the venting of toilet cassettes is still required for a green warrant. There are indications that this vent rule will be changed to exclude cassette and compost toilets but this won’t be confirmed until later in the year, if you can trust the politicians. ■ Aside from the venting issue the other peculiarities around self-containment managed by the Plumbers and Gasfitters Board are going to remain part of the regulations. There is no process or willingness to revise any other rules. The Minister has declared he won’t look at any revisions of the law as a whole until June next year at the earliest. ■ Rental companies must have green warrants by Dec 7 this year if the tourists are to be able to use these vehicles to freedom camp. The rest of us already-certified travellers, have until 7 June 2025. ■ From June next year the law demands that the Government must review any effect on homeless vehicle dwellers. ■ Money from international tourist’s levies, that could have been used to improve facilities for freedom campers has instead been spent on Councils to fund bylaw changes, provide enforcement and ambassador programs, plus fund the new PGDB vehicle certification system. The bulk of these funds was paid by MBIE to the regions with the strongest restrictions (and least provision) for freedom camping such as Queenstown Lakes District. ■ Those with fixed toilets and a blue warrant card issued before 7 Jun 2024 will be able to continue to freedom camp until 7 June 2025. ■ There is no indication that the government will extend the available time beyond 7 June 2025 as the Act allows. ■ Only those certified before 7/7/23 with a portable toilet can freedom camp: no-one else with a portable toilet can freedom camp on council-controlled land. ■ Regions vary in their enforcement of the new legislation. Some regions simply choose not to police the certified vehicle restrictions. Some don’t yet have the bylaws in place to apply restrictions, prohibit areas or offer freedom camping areas for non-self-contained campers. ■ It is safest, from a getting fined point of view, to assume the new laws apply everywhere, and to check the region’s website and their signs very carefully for their current rules. n Image: ©2024 M Richardson Freedom camping & self-containment 2 Where are we at with self-containment and freedom camping? 2 Who can freedom camp from now until 7 June 2025? 4 Getting your camping vehicle certified 8 Am I freedom camping? 8 What you need for a green warrant for freedom camping 10 Planning a toilet for the freedom camping green warrant? 12 Venting a toilet cassette: why, what, when and how 14 Keeping up with the self-containment changes 16 Composting and coddiwompling ︎ Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 2

There are new penalties and some exemptions. Are you homeless, or making a lifestyle choice? Who gets fined and how they are notified. The law is vague. Councils and enforcement officers have to make it work. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Freedom camping under the new law Miriam Richardson There are new penalties and some exemptions There are now fines of $400–1200 for freedom camping or preparing to freedom camp, in the wrong place. The homeless are exempt from most (but not all) of the new penalties. Note 1 Are you homeless, or making a lifestyle choice? The legislators were keen to prevent people who have chosen to live on the road from claiming to be homeless (and exempt), so changed the definition of ‘homeless’ for the purpose of this act. Homeless doesn’t mean not having a home to go to, it means being ‘unable to live in appropriate residential accommodation’, with the definition of ‘residential accommodation’ being revised to include ‘accommodation in a dwelling house, flat, hotel, motel, boarding house, or camping ground’; and, no stone unturned, ‘camping ground’ is redefined to include ‘any site at which a fee is payable for camping’. Unless you are ‘unable’ to live in a motel or camping ground etc, you are not ‘homeless’, and not exempt from this act. Note 2 It is also now an offence if a person makes ‘preparations’ to freedom camp in the wrong place. This is defined as ‘setting up a tent’ or ‘parking a vehicle’ to use to freedom camp. Short term parking, day-trip excursions, and recovering from driver fatigue are not ‘freedom camping’. Note 3 Who gets fined and how they are notified Fines can be levied either on the person accused of doing wrong or the vehicle owner. Further, even if you never actually receive the notice of an offence, you are still liable. Enforcement sends an email and you are ‘served’. Note 4 The law is vague Are you ‘unable’ to stay in this campground? The homeless definition does not define what ‘unable’ means. 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 camp ground enough) (what about night 2)? The camping ground is not open when the person arrives in a town? The law does not define ‘appropriate’ accommodation. Personal circumstances will determine what counts as ‘appropriate’ but does the camper’s judgement count? What counts as ‘preparing’ to freedom camp? Putting out a chair? Drying a tea towel? Using an awning? Everything that is part of camping can also be part of an exempt day-excursion. Councils and enforcement officers Councils are tasked with translating the vague law into working rules for their officers to apply in real life. Is this vehicle: parked, day-tripping, freedom camping or is the driver recovering from driver fatigue? Is this person homeless? Is this person preparing to freedom camp? It so hard (impossible?) to evaluate intentions. If homlessness depends on what is available, then the enforcement officer will need to assess local accomodation in relation to this person and this vehicle. Is local accomodation available, appropriate, affordable for this traveller? Is a local, paid, parking site / camp ground able to take this particular vehicle? Can it take this length of vehicle? Are there parking or driving hazards: is the driveway wide enough without scratching the vehicle, will it fit under the trees (without damaging panels and vents on the roof), are both the driver and vehicle able to negotiate the gate, a bend on the drive? Is the ground firm enough for the weight of this vehicle (at this time of year, in this weather, after tonight’s rain)? Councils will need procedures for responding to alleged offences, as campers and councils work out how to bring the new laws into real life. Notes Note 1 (Section 5, 2a, FCA † ) (FCP † ) Note 2 (Section 5, 3b, FCA † ) Note 3 (Section 20, 2b, FCA † ) (Section 5, 2, FCA † ) Note 4 (Section 27 A, 2, FCA † ) † FCA: Freedom Camping Act 2011 † FCP: Freedom Camping (Penalties for Infringement Offences) Regulations 2023 Up Up Up Issues in making this real 1/2

2 Summer 2022 Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up A DIY tool to unscrew the top of the cassette John McMurdo Up This tool takes some of the pressure off the plastic lugs. In the flap from the top of the cassette, drill two holes, slotted to make a keyhole shape. They are at 70mm centers on our cassette; yours might differ. The stick is a piece of broom handle, 300mm long. Cut a slice out of it. This isn’t necessary but makes it fit more closely. Partially screw in two screws to match the holes you drilled in the cassette flap. Use this stick as a lever to turn the flap without putting too much pressure on the lugs , which are only plastic and easily broken. Up Up Cassette opener tool The cassette opener tool in action, taking the pressure off the plastic lugs. Handle, shaped a bit The stick is a piece of broom handle, 300mm long. Cut a slice out of it. Add the screws. Cassette flap with holes See the holes drilled in the flap of the cassette. Cassette opener tool The cassette opener tool in action, taking the pressure off the plastic lugs. 1/3

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Marlborough A&P Show © 2024 Marlborough A&P Show Festivals Editor Central Hawke’s Bay Spring Fling Festival Now to 3 Nov, Hawke’s Bay Whether your passion lies in food, gardens, history, markets, or outdoor adventures, there is something on the calendar for you. ckw.nz/hb-spring-tickets ckw.nz/hb-spring-pdf The Bay of Islands Walking Weekend Thu 10–13 Oct, Bay of Islands Walk in footsteps of some of our first European explorers. Walk the islands and the remote and hard to access spots. Breathtaking scenery, amazing flora and fauna, rich in history and culture. Book your campsite in Russell or nearby. ckw.nz/walk-fest24 Martinborough Community Market - Labour Weekend Sat 26–28 Oct, Martinborough Support local artisans, discover unique treasures, and connect with the community. ckw.nz/martin-market Foxton Spring Fling Sun 27 Oct, Foxton Market stalls, live music, food. Camp with All Points Camping for the weekend. facebook.com/foxtonspringfling Taranaki Fringe Garden Festival Fri 1–10 Nov, Taranaki A ten day adventure into the homes of garden gurus throughout the Taranaki region. ckw.nz/tara-garden The Queenstown Writers Festival Fri 1–3 Nov 2024, Queenstown Novelists, poets, short-story writers, children’s writers and non-fiction writers talk about books, share their stories and lead writing workshops. qtwritersfestival.nz Otaki Camping Expo & Craft Market Sat 2 Nov, Otaki, Kapiti Hosted by Otaki Hunting & Fishing and the Otaki Market. facebook.com/otakihuntingandfishing Marlborough A&P Show 2024 Sat 9 Nov, Blenheim Check out the sheep, cattle and horse riding. Enjoy dog trials, wood chopping, the Terrier Race and the Grand Parade. marlboroughshow.co.nz Nelson Motorhome, Caravan & Outdoor Show Sat 9–10 Nov 2024, Nelson Motorhomes, caravans, campers, e bikes, boating & industry related suppliers and manufacturers. Plus fun, food and great displays. Book your site at the Tahuna holiday park. nelsonmotorhomeshow.co.nz Winton Open Day Winton Town Centre, Sat 16 Nov, Winton, Southland Live music, Santa, street stalls, displays, kids entertainment, street parade and much more. winton.co.nz Cross Hills Gardens Country Fair 2024 Sat 16 Nov, Kimbolton, Rangatikei 200 + stalls and live music, set in 18 acres of the most beautiful private gardens. crosshillsfair.co.nz Rhythm & Alps 2024-5 Mon 30 Dec–1Jan, Wanaka A three-day music festival held in the picturesque Cardrona Valley between Queenstown and Wanaka. It’s a community, and a celebration of life, music, and camaraderie. On-site camping. rhythmandalps.co.nz Later Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival Sat 15 Feb, The Cliffs, Carterton, Wairarapa Celebrate the start of the grape harvest— enjoy the best wine, food and entertainment we have to offer. Motorhome (SC), available, or book at the local camp. wairarapaharvestfestival.co.nz Campfest 2025 Fri 21–23 Feb, Bulls Domain A social gathering to bring together campers from all walks of life who are proud to enjoy and promote the benefits of camping. We also have craft and trade stalls, workshops and entertainment. campfestnz.org South Island Motorhome Show Sat 22–23 Feb, Ashburton, Canterbury Social campers are welcome and encouraged to make weekend getaway of this fantastic annual event. southislandmotorhomeshow.co.nz George Begg Festival 30 Mar–2 Apr, Invercargill The party vibes of the 1960s and 1970s for petrolheads, party people and families. georgebeggfestival.nz Vero International Festival of Historic Motoring 2026 Sunday 15–21 Mar 2026, Nelson An international rally that celebrates veteran, vintage, and classic vehicles. Its every 4 years. There will be vehicle rallies and public events across Nelson Tasman through the week. more on eventfinda ◼️ Images from event websites. Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 37

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing Spring Fling Foxton Beach M Richardson All sorts of campers at the Foxton Beach Spring Fling camping weekend. All Points Camping. ©2024 M Richardson Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 21

No more sloppy grinds in the bottom of the waste bucket. No more looking for bushes to throw them under. BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up The Aeropress: quality coffee with an easy clean up Miriam Richardson I don’t remember how I learned about the Aeropress, but it arrived in my life as a very welcome blessing. No more sloppy grinds in the bottom of the waste bucket. No more looking for bushes to throw them under. No more last, pesky grounds to be got out of the French press without letting them get into my grey tank. In a house, you just flush them down the drain and think nothing of it, but not in a camper. The Aeropress is lighter, smaller and less breakable than a French press. It uses espresso grind, and paper filters. There is more flexibility in the taste of the coffee. The flexibility means some experimentation is needed to get exactly the taste you want. Each year there is a competition for Aeropress baristas who publish their “recipes”. The variables are: which coffee its grind size how much of it how much brewing water the water temperature • the length and the vigour of the stir • the length of the wait the length of the press. how much water you then add. You soon learn your own formula for a perfect cup. worldaeropresschampionship.com The process: Fit the plunger into the barrel. Add your coffee. Add the hot water. Stir. Wait. Put the lid (with filter) on. Put over your mug. Press the coffee through; this takes effort. Take the lid off, send the puck of coffee grounds into your bokashi bucket /compost bin/waste bin. Use a small bit of paper towel to wipe the last bits off the rubber (this will compost too). Top up your mug or leave it espresso strength. You can make more than one cup in one pressing, in which case, after the pressing, divide the concentrated coffee into two or more mugs. A dab of water on the filter keeps it in place. Have as little air in the barrel as possible; the air is hard to press through (after the stir, top up the water, so there is less air to press). Don’t use boiling water: after 2 years the barrel’s plastic degrades (just below boiling point is fine). Wash the Aeropress in hot soapy water. Filters come in a box of 500. I peel the filter off; if it comes off cleanly I reuse it for my second cup. The rubber seal is replacable; I replaced mine after 6 years. Extend the life of the rubber seal: only leave it under tension in the barrel while you are actually brewing. Be sure to buy the real thing. Voice of experience: cheap knock-offs don’t always work properly. Up Up Up Your perfect cuppa, and compact in the cupboard Click on the gallery for a full size view The parts Barrel, plunger, cap and filter. Ready for coffee and water The plunge is in the barrel. Tipped up ready to receive the coffee. The filter is in the cap. Ready to put away Washed off, the plunger in the barrel, pushed through sp there is not tension n the rubber end, and the cap arched on top. A light, small, neat thing to store in the cupboard. The parts Barrel, plunger, cap and filter. 1/10