Thinking about your overnight park Do you park your camper facing outwards? (Quick evac if needed.) Or just how you feel?

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Camping The Kiwi Way, Summer 2023 • Well worth the walk. Wild. Magnificent. • Mavis and all her DIY: Here’s a brilliant idea… • Who is advocating for NZ campers? • Tips for a family camping trip. • 50 years camping at Morison’s Bush • RV & camper services

Getting your camping vehicle certified Choose from an independent national network of more than 150 self-containment testing officers. Getting your camping vehicle certified NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification. With a national network of more than 170 self-containment testing officers

Ngati Toa Domain:Stop and stay The loveliest freedom camping spot before the Cook Strait ferries.

Time to have your say on the “Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill” If passed this legislation will affect ALL campers and the camping industry in New Zealand for many years to come

50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush.

DOC update Recent news from the Department of Conservation. DOC update Recent news from the Department of Conservation DOC update Clean your gear. Works underway to reopen Morere Hot Pools. More than 10,000 wild goats removed in a national competition. Nature as therapy is the focus of a new guide. DOC report shows short adventures trending for travellers. Ōparara Basin waharoa unveiled. A sea lion/pakake mum swam 60 kilometres inland. Checking a week-old Albatross chick, Tairoa Heads. DOC update Coromandel , Hector’s dolphins, Kaimai tracks, Tongariro Alpine Crossing, The Heaphy Track, Pike29 Memorial Track , southern tracks, Hump Ridge Track

Gap year I am currently helping my daughter build her own camper as she wants to take a gap year and see our beautiful country. Crispian

Business services Self containment, RV service, building or modifications, gas, plumbing, electrics, and more.

Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system A gaze into the green crystal ball of hope for a consistent, reliable freedom camping vehicle certification system, reveals an extremely stormy and very cloudy future.

Lakelands Holiday Park, Whanganui, Stop and Stay Just a 10 minute drive from Whanganui, on the shores of Lake Witiroa, the park is a lovely spot with everything you need for a chilled-out family holiday.