7 Autumn 2024 7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Day 1, Nelson Lakes Bikepacking the top half of the Rainbow + Sedgemere Track + bottom half of the Molesworth. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Rainbow Rd My favourite part of the Rainbow Road. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Riding a ford Teaching Miro the ramifications of being a half bike length back on ford. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1 Also loved the grasslands and views into the mountains. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Past the skifield turn-of Past the skifield turn-off, the fords became proper 4WD worthy. ©2024 Simon Kennett Still heading up the Wairau. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Hells Gate! Hells gate! ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Big country Miro's first time riding in such big country and she really nailed it. ©2024 Simon Kennett Night 1, Sedgemere sleepout Sedgemere sleepout -- big sky action, so some of us slept out of the sleepout. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 1, Elevation St Arnaud to Sedgemere sleepout. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 2, Sedgemere sleepout The gang... ready to see what Day 2 had in store. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 2, Sedgemere Track Sedgemere Track is only open for six weeks of the year... perhaps the hottest six weeks of the year. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 2, Sedgemere Track Mind you, I wouldn't want to be here during the coldest six weeks of the year. Super-exposed as well as 1000 msl - this place must be brutal in winter. ©2024 Simon Kennett Hunting the shade Even as early as 9:30am, we were hunting out shade for our first break. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 2, Brutal climb By mid-afternoon it was starting to bake. Luckily we found a nice spot for a dip in the river, soon after this brutal wee climb. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 2, Rock formations. More groovy rock formation in the Acheron valley. ©2024 Simon Kennett Into the wind After turning into the wind at the Acheron Accommodation House, we really were getting fan-baked. Mercifully some cloud cover formed half an hour later, and we were able to function normally again. ©2024 Simon Kennett Jollies Pass Jollies Pass was the most technical part of the trip, so naturally Kerei (on his gravel bike) blazed off the front. James (on his week-old MTB) rode at a sensible pace. ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 3 Elevation Sedgemere sleepout to Hanmer (via Molesworth and Jollies Pass). ©2024 Simon Kennett Day 3, Hanmer Capped the trip off with an excellent day of R+R in Hanmer with Kerei's family. So good! ©2024 Simon Kennett all it takes is a small, perfectly formed bikepacking trip A small, perfectly formed bikepacking trip Simon Kennett Haven’t done a huge amount of biking this summer, but sometimes all it takes is a small, perfectly formed bikepacking trip to rekindle the love. So it was, two weeks ago I set off with Miro, Bronnie, Claire, James and Kerei to do the top half of the Rainbow + Sedgemere Track + bottom half of the Molesworth. Photos ©2024 Simon Kennett Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 15

11 autumn 2025 11 autumn 2025 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption The calm before the storm. Fortrose. ©2025 Heather Auckrum The calm before the storm. Fortrose. ©2025 Heather Auckrum The camp site. Getting ready to take the dogs for a windy walk. ©2025 Heather Auckrum Noel being blown along the beach. ©2025 Heather Auckrum The sandbar where the remains of an old shipwreck lie. ©2025 Heather Auckrum Heather and Loki watching the ducks. ©2025 Heather Auckrum The sun came out, the wind eased and everyone relaxed in hot summer sun. ©2025 Heather Auckrum all kinds of weather On the first day it rained and blew Heather Auckram The togs never saw the light of day at this weekend’s camp at Fortrose. The camp site. Getting ready to take the dogs for a windy walk. On the first day it rained and blew so hard the vans were shaking on their rims! Then the sun came out and the wind eased and it became so hot we put hats and sunglasses on — but still no togs appeared. Noel being blown along the beach. Heather and Loki watching the ducks. The sandbar where the remains of an old shipwreck lie. The sun came out, the wind eased and everyone relaxed in hot summer sun. Southland camping can be unpredictable, but we hardy campers love it in all kinds of weather! February. ©2025 Heather Auckram Up Up 11 autumn 2025 , p 9

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Fill in the spaces GAME: DOC campsites 4: Lower North Island Rhonda Marshall Over this and the previous three issues you can now find a total listing of 112 DOC campsites in the North Island. This issue shows the final 25 to complete the set. We will continue our journey by moving into the South Island in the Autumn issue. In the grid, fill in 13 place names from the list of DOC sites. One site will run vertically as indicated by the shading and the others fit horizontally across the grid. Army Road Atene Skyline Boielles Bucks Road Cameron Catchpool Valley Clements Clearing Corner Creek Everetts Glenfalls Holdsworth Kakapo Kiriwhakapapa Kuripapango (Ox Bow) Lake Tutira Lawrence Mangatainoka Mangatutu Hot Springs Otaki Forks Pohangina Base Putangirua Pinnacles Simpsons Domain Te Iringa Waikeri River Mouth Waiohine Gorge Solution game-issue10 .pdf Download PDF • 486KB game-issue10 .png Download PNG • 579KB Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 40

Coromandel , Hector’s dolphins, Kaimai tracks, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, The Heaphy Track, Pike29 Memorial Track , southern tracks, Hump Ridge Track Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up DOC update Up DOC Photo: Stingray Bay, Coromandel. © Piotr Zurek | Creative Commons Above image: Stingray Bay, Coromandel. © Piotr Zurek | Creative Commons Coromandel seaside campsites reopen for summer, but… …there are changes after Cyclone Gabrielle. Some have reduced capacity and some have reduced facilities. In an effort to reduce the stress on the gravel roads some sites have reduced capacity. Port Jackson down to 185 people (from 250), Fletcher Bay down to 200 (from 300), and Fantail Bay 60 people (previously 80). Booking is advised. Port Jackson and Fletcher Bay are now a “backcountry standard” instead of a “standard”. It seems they chose “backcountry” so they can charge a fee (the “basic” campsite with the same facilities (or lack thereof) is free). There are warnings: DOC recommend 4WD for the remote camps, making sure you have, and know how to change, your spare wheel. Carry spare fuel. Watch weather forecasts as weather may compromise the roads. Conserve water. Be aware of and obey fire bans. Carry everything you need: don’t assume you will have access to anything, including food, water, fuel or emergency supplies. ckw.nz/doc-coro | ckw.nz/doc-camps-fees Have you seen Hector’s dolphins in the Firth of Thames? Two Hector’s dolphins have been spotted in the Firth of Thames, prompting DOC to call on people to report more sightings of the animals. It’s just the third time in 60 years the species has been spotted here.  Image: Hector’s dolphin. Steve Smith | © DOC ckw.nz/doc-hectors Kaimai tracks Some Kaimai tracks are reopening, while others stay closed to protect the kauri from Kauri Disease. ckw.nz/doc-kaimai Karangahake Gorge, in Kaimai Mamuka Forest. Stefan Marks | Creative Commons Book in and protect the Tongariro Alpine Crossing Visitor numbers on the Crossing are putting consistent pressure on the conservation and cultural values of the area, as well as the infrastructure. Booking is not compulsory, but please do. Tongariro National Park has Dual World Heritage status for its cultural and natural heritage values. ckw.nz/doc-tongariro Image : Steep descent from Red Crater to Emerald Lakes on loose rock | © DOC The Heaphy Track has reopened Over 11,600 bednights have already been booked between October and June ‘24. ckw.nz/doc-heaphy Heaphy track. Jono | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Pike29 Memorial Track opening in February The Pike29 Memorial Track is opening on 17 February ‘24. The 11.6km dual mountain biking and walking track will connect the Paparoa Track Great Walk to the Pike River Valley. There is also an easy 15-minute walk from the Pike Valley carpark leading to twin bridges within the forest. The track rises 880m from the Pike River Valley floor to the Paparoa Range ridge line, making it a challenging walk or ride in a spectacular landscape, from alpine scrub through to luxuriant forest. As you walk it you are introduced to the story of what happened at the Pike River Mine. No dogs Carpark to Paparoa Track intersection, 11.6km, 3-5 hours. Once the memorial work is completed, vehicle access to the start of the track will be via Logburn Road (which leads into Pike Valley Road) off Atarau Road northeast of Blackball. ckw.nz/doc-pike29-about | ckw.nz/doc-pike29 Image: Pike29 Memorial Track near junction with Paparoa Track. Stewart Nimmo | © DOC Many Southern tracks open, but caution advised Tracks, bridges and huts have been affected by the Sept ’23 and Feb ’20 weather events. Where there are large washouts or bridges down, DOC has closed tracks until repairs or remediation can take place. Other tracks are still open but require extra caution. Always check the weather forecast, look at the DOC website or contact their nearest visitor centre for up-to-date information on track conditions. ckw.nz/doc-southern Image: A slip which caused a dam to form above Freeman Burn hut in Fiordland. | © DOC Hump Ridge Track upgrade to a Great Walk is delayed The track is already open and in use, managed by the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Charitable Trust. Bookings are still open during construction, with public access given priority ckw.nz/hump-ridge-book . The hope is to reach ‘Great Walk’ status in October ‘24. The Hump Ridge track is 61kms and takes about three days. It is an alpine environment with soaring limestone tors, uphill sections through coastal forests, expansive beaches, historic viaduct bridges, old timber settlements, and the longest tramway sleeper walk in the southern hemisphere.  ckw.nz/doc-hump-ridge Image: Southern rata in bloom at the Hump Ridge Track. | © DOC Up Up doc-coro-stingray-bay-hero_mw.webp doc-bridge-karangahake-gorge-1920_mw.webp doc-tac-summer-1920_mw.webp doc-coro-stingray-bay-hero_mw.webp 1/8

I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush Up Graham Leslie A lot of families have a special place they go to camp year after year, ours is Morison’s Bush. I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush, but I believe people were camping and picnicking there for many years before that. In some ways it is nothing special — just a grassy area under rugged old manuka trees in a big sweeping bend of the Ruamahanga River. It is between Greytown and Martinborough, at the very end of Glenmorven Road in the southern Wairarapa. But in other ways it is my family’s special happy place where we have camped together over the last 50 years. Mostly we’ve camped there for the long weekends in summer. View of Morisons Bush from the road in. 1973 My sisters Rhonda and Fiona cooking. 1998 Bringing inner tubes to camp after blowing them up at a local garage. 1970 & 80s In the 1970s we camped there as young teenagers with our parents. One time our father rigged a flying fox between the trees and set up a block and tackle swing to lift ourselves up into the trees to the flying fox. In 1986 when we were grown up, didn’t have much money, and almost no camping gear, we returned to Morison’s Bush for the New Year break. We brought our friends who at that time were solo mums with babies on their hips and a motley collection of other young adults. We arrived on several motor bikes, an almost-tidy Morris Minor and a very beat-up old Morris J4 van. Mrs Morison, the owner at the time, thought we looked a bit rough and warned us to behave. She didn’t realise it would be a very quiet camp with the need to get the babies to sleep and our relative poverty limiting our alcohol budget. We took the seats out of the vehicles to provide deck chairs. left 1988 Our old van with improvised awning and friend’s motorbike, next to the little caravan that was then Mum & Dads and has now been passed down, via us, to our son. right 1988 The old formica bench under the trees and the often explosive Anchor Kerosene pressure lantern in the near tree. Later we scored an old Formica bench top we set up on trestles for food preparation. We generally cooked on a campfire. Our tents were small. Later, one of the girls made us a toilet tent to go over a hole we dug for a toilet. Our favourite pastime was floating down the river on vehicle inner tubes. The best tyre was from a forestry log loader on which we could sit half a dozen people at a time. My parents and sisters also joined our weekends away, although they often liked to camp a bit separate from us. 1990s In the 1990s our children and their cousins were born and came to camp at Morison’s Bush as babies (our son was 5 days old for his first camp). With annual trips for Christmas, New Year, Anniversary and Waitangi weekends, Morison’s Bush became the place where we could reflect on how the kids had grown from last year. Slowly the camping gear increased with bits that were homemade or bought secondhand, and eventually caravans and campers were added to the mix. Being relatively close to Wellington, friends and their families often joined us for a day or days. As our children grew older, they invited their friends and eventually set up their own parallel camps. It was great when the young people did their own catering and we, the older generation, enjoyed nice food and drink amongst ourselves. 1993 Our baby daughter’s bath on her first trip to Morisons Bush. left 1995 Whanau set-up at camp. 1995 Christmas Day. above left 1995 Collecting driftwood for the fire was part of the routine then. No fires are allowed now. 2000s Now we are the grandparents, and we watch our grandchildren finding their feet at Morison’s Bush. The repeated visits over the years have marked the different stages of our lives. We have had multiple Christmases and birthdays and a wedding there. For us Morison’s Bush remains a special place and we hope to enjoy relaxing there for many more years. The land now belongs to Brian Tucker and he has been a good host and charges a small fee for camping. There is now a permanent fire ban, and unfortunately the Ruamahanga river is not so clean. A couple of long drop toilets have been installed. In the old days, almost everyone camped in tents but now there are more caravans and campers. You need to bring your own water and take away all rubbish. Pets are allowed but need to be kept under control. 2016 Still collecting firewood but the kids do the work. Still some green paint on the trailer. 2001 Christmas Dinner. above 2001 A hasty pack up as the river floods. 2007 A large dinning fly provides a good communal space. above 2011 Cards in the afternoon.   above 2016 Our niece’s wedding group shot. 2023 All Points Club camp, Waitangi weekend: returning for Waitangi 2024. right 2023 Grandad tries to have an afternoon nap All Points Camping is planning its second camp there from 2 to 6 February 2024 (p35); maybe I will see you there. n Up Up Click on the gallery for a full size view 1988 Bringing inner tubes back to camp atfer blowing them up at a local garage 1973 My sisters Rhonda and Fiona cooking sausages on the fire 2023 Allpoints Camp at Morisons Bush for Waitangi weekend and will return again for Waitangi Weekend. 1988 Bringing inner tubes back to camp atfer blowing them up at a local garage 1/32

4 Winter 2023 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Editorial: The good news Miriam Richardson Up The really good news came from the Westland District Council in January this year. In their peak Christmas/New Year season, there were about 170,000 camper-nights in their region, and only 47 infringements issued (0.03%). Small towns can take heart, as they welcome freedom campers to their area. Most campers are able to contain their rubbish and all waste products for 3 days and are able to stay and leave no trace (cycle campers and some car campers will plan their route around public toilets). We use to call this ability to contain waste ‘self-containment’ but we need a new word now our parliament has decided a toilet screwed to the floor is a necessary part of ‘self-containment’. Keeping the focus on leaving no trace, ‘tiaki — care for New Zealand’, is the way forward for small towns, campers of all kinds, and for regional and district councils, as they consider how to welcome visitors to their areas. Self containment changes in brief This issue is kindly sponsored by the All Points Camping Club of NZ and NZ Lifestyle Camping . Up Up Until Jun 6 2023 we called the ability to contain your waste for 3 days ‘self-containment.’ 1/1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) editor@campingthekiwiway.org

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

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing bring the tent, bring the kids The All Points Camping Club of NZ ALL POINTS CAMPING CLUB of NZ We are proud to sponsor this issue of Camping the Kiwi Way Brought to you by NZ’s inclusive, friendly, camping club, for your reading pleasure. Family membership to the All Points Camping Club gives you: ✶ Membership support ✶ Friendly, inclusive camping events ✶ Nationwide savings ✶ Lobbying support for campers’ rights. You don’t have to have a self-contained vehicle to join. You don’t have to be a member to come to our events. It’s more than just a club, it’s like one big family. Come along to one of our events near you.Bring the tent, bring the kids. Image: ©2024 Margaret Earle Join now only $35NZ’s national camping club Join here: www.allpointscampingnz.org ✶ When the benefits far exceed the cost you’d be crazy not to take it up. ✶ Our values: compassion, inclusion, support and encouragement Top image: Motukarara, Canterbury. ©2022 Linda Butler. Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 48

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Van freedom camping ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Van freedom camping Freedom camping Bette Cosgrove Freedom camping ©2023 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 26

9 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 ISSUE 9 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Photos: from event websites Kaiau Camping Fri, 4–6 Oct, Kaiaua, Firth of Thames Auckland and Waikato gather at 
Kaiaua’s freedom camp. There’s a 20-vehicle limit, so APC members and guests only. Dogs and tents ok. Photos: from event websites Kaitoke Week Day Camp Mon, 7–9 Oct, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt Welcome to our first camp during the week. Photos: from event websites Near the end of the whitebait season Fri, 11–13 Oct, Onaero, Taranaki All campers welcome including tents 
& bring a friend to Onaero Campground. Pets on leads. ckw.nz/whitebait Photos: from event websites Music, Movies, Birdsong: Terako Downs Fri, 25–27 Oct, Canterbury, Hurunui Music, movies and birdsong at Terako Downs. Bring your instrument or use our guitar for a jam session. Wine tasting. Relax. All welcome including tents. Photos: from event websites Spring camp at Foxton Beach Fri, 25 Oct–28 (Labour weekend) Foxton Beach Join us at Foxton Beach School. Tents and camping vehicles of all kinds. On Sunday join in the Spring Fling. Photos: from event websites Garden Marlborough Thu, 7–11 Nov, Blenheim Are you intending to spend time at Garden Marlborough, NZ’s premier Garden event? gardenmarlborough.co.nz. Stay at a local campground. Your local club rep, Martin Ireland, will have a catchup with you all at Dodson Street Beer Garden: rsvp to get the time and day. Photos: from event websites Steampunk the Thames camp Fri 8–11 Nov, Thames, Hauraki Come camping and join the fun at this 
year’s Steampunk the Thames festival. Photos: from event websites Making the most of the camping season in the Manawatu Fri, 15–17 Nov, Ashhurst, Manawatu All campers welcome including tents. Walking tracks, fishing, swimming, playground. Or relax and enjoy great company. Dogs on leads. Castle Claremont Fri, 15–17 Nov, Canterbury Yet another amazing location! Tents welcome. Enjoy the magical surroundings as you relax in the garden and enjoy the birds. ckw.nz/claremont Relax before the Christmas Rush just out of Wellington Fri, 29 Nov–1 Dec, Battle Hill, Porirua All welcome including tents and 
friends. No dogs. Catch up and make new friends. Families are welcome New Year Camp on the Kapiti Coast Sat, 28 Dec–2 Jan, Paraparaumu 
Beach, Kapiti Enjoy a New Year break on the Kapiti Coast. All welcome to the Sea Scouts including tents & prospective members. Or pop in for a chat and a cuppa. It’s a short walk to the beach and local shops. Come camping Editor For the latest camps see: allpointscampingnz.org/events ckw.nz/nzfunadventures-events Before we get to the camping events, remember our monthly meetups. Monthly meetups Catch up with local campers: share places, stories and plan new camps. GET THE LATEST: ckw.nz/apc-fb-events Wellington different each month, so find us on facebook. ckw.nz/apc-fb-events Canterbury 2nd Wed each month at 11am. Legends Room, Hornby Club, 17 Carmen Rd, Chch. Plenty of parking for larger vehicles. Join us for barista coffee, stay on for lunch or enjoy the variety of stores. Camping events Kaiaua camping Fri, 4–6 Oct, Kaiaua, Firth of Thames Auckland and Waikato gather at Kaiaua’s freedom camp. There’s a 20-vehicle limit, so APC members and guests only. Dogs and tents ok. ckw.nz/kaiau | ckw.nz/kaiau-rsvp Kaitoke Week Day Camp Mon, 7–9 Oct, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt Welcome to our first camp during the week. It is in the school holidays so bring the kids. Tents ok. ckw.nz/kaitoke | ckw.nz/kaitoke-rsvp Near the end of the whitebait season Fri, 11–13 Oct, Onaero, Taranaki All campers welcome including tents & bring a friend to Onaero Campground. Pets on leads. ckw.nz/whitebait ckw.nz/whitebait-rsvp Music, Movies, Birdsong: Terako Downs Fri, 25–27 Oct, Canterbury, Hurunui Music, movies and birdsong at Terako Downs. Bring your instrument or use our guitar for a jam session. Wine tasting. Relax. All welcome including tents. ckw.nz/terako | ckw.nz/terako-rsvp Spring camp at Foxton Beach Fri, 25 Oct–28 (Labour weekend) Foxton Beach Join us at Foxton Beach School. Tents and camping vehicles of all kinds. On Sunday join in the Spring Fling. ckw.nz/foxton | ckw.nz/foxton-rsvp Garden Marlborough Thu, 7–11 Nov, Blenheim Are you intending to spend time at Garden Marlborough, NZ’s premier Garden event? gardenmarlborough.co.nz . Stay at a local campground. Your local club rep, Martin Ireland, will have a catchup with you all at Dodson Street Beer Garden: rsvp to get the time and day. ckw.nz/garden | ckw.nz/garden-rsvp Steampunk the Thames camp Fri 8–11 Nov, Thames, Hauraki Come camping and join the fun at this year’s Steampunk the Thames festival. ckw.nz/steampunk-thames ckw.nz/steampunk-thames-rsvp Making the most of the camping season in the Manawatu Fri, 15–17 Nov, Ashhurst, Manawatu All campers welcome including tents. Walking tracks, fishing, swimming, playground. Or relax and enjoy great company. Dogs on leads. ckw.nz/ashhurst-camp ckw.nz/ashhurst-rsvp Castle Claremont Fri, 15–17 Nov, Canterbury Yet another amazing location! Tents welcome. Enjoy the magical surroundings as you relax in the garden and enjoy the birds. ckw.nz/claremont ckw.nz/claremont-rsvp Relax before the Christmas Rush just out of Wellington Fri, 29 Nov–1 Dec, Battle Hill, Porirua All welcome including tents and friends. No dogs. Catch up and make new friends. Families are welcome ckw.nz/b4-xmas | ckw.nz/b4-xmas-rsvp New Year Camp on the Kapiti Coast Sat, 28 Dec–2 Jan, Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Enjoy a New Year break on the Kapiti Coast. All welcome to the Sea Scouts including tents & prospective members. Or pop in for a chat and a cuppa. It’s a short walk to the beach and local shops. ckw.nz/new-year-kapiti ckw.nz/new-year-kapiti-rsvp Camps coming later Check here: ckw.nz/apc-events Morison’s bush, weekday camp TBC Wed, 5–Sun, 9 Feb, Wairarapa CampFest 2025 Fri 21–23 Feb, Bulls Domain, Rangatikei ckw.nz/campfest-25 ckw.nz/campfest-25-rsvp Havelock Mussel & Seafood Festival ‘25 Sat, 8 Mar, Havelock, Marlborough ckw.nz/havelock-25 ckw.nz/havelock-25-rsvp Easter camp, Patea 2025 TBC Taranaki ◼️ Photos: from event websites Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 36

This trip is the adventure I’ve dreamed of my whole life. Something different that will challenge me and possibly the closest I can get to Timbuktu for now, so I’m super excited. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up NZers go everywhere to camp Up Cheryl Tyler “This trip is the adventure I’ve dreamed of my whole life. Something different that will challenge me and possibly the closest I can get to Timbuktu for now, so I’m super excited. Over the next 3 months I’ll be travelling from Dakar in Senegal, West Africa to Cape Town in South Africa on a motor scooter.” “Etosha National Park: the guard at the gate started his spiel with ‘there are lions around so stay in your vehicle…’ Then looks at us on our bikes and says ‘go that way and don’t stop until you get to the end’.” © 2023 Cheryl Tyler Up Up tiny-Cheryll-guinea_mw.webp tiny-Cheryll-trip-map_mw.webp tiny-cheryl-posed_mw.webp tiny-Cheryll-guinea_mw.webp 1/3

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Featured content Table of contents, Autumn, issue 7 Editor 2 Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system 4 Editorial 4 The packdown 5 Celebrating Summer 6 Self-containment warrant cards 8 So you want to freedom camp: How to manage the transition period 10 What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? 12 Enforcement of freedom camping rules 14 ‘I am not freedom camping’ cards 16 Do your bit: Task of the week 16 No more freedom camping for these responsible campers 17 Ten tips for hitting the road full time 18 Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West 18 Charly the campervan 19 SMALL TOWN: Taihape: the perfect stopover 20 Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health 21 7 days a week 23 Kiwi camping with a difference 25 Hidden gem: Waipu 26 My caravan that floats 29 Make caravan fridges work as claimed 32 Recipes for camping 33 DOC update 34 Living an endless summer 34 The perils of a coiled power supply cord 35 Camp au naturel 36 Whanganui vintage camping 36 Waihopai camp and the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival 37 Three octogenarian campers 38 Stop & stay — with your dog 39 — Land of the Lotus 39 — Scottland Motorhome Park 40 Events — Camping 41 Festivals and Shows 42 Game: DOC campsites 1: In the north 43 RV & camper business services 52 All Points Camping Club of NZ Articles in this issue on the freedom camping law changes: Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system Editorial Self-containment warrant cards: Which one is yours? So you want to freedom camp Enforcement of freedom camping rules I am not freedom camping' cards Do your bit: Task of the week No more freedom camping Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health 7 days a week Celebrating Summer GO TO Celebrating Summer Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 3 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org