7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Tucks Bay © 2024 Darryn Phayer Tucks Bay © 2024 Darryn Phayer Tucks Bay, the overflow part of the Long Bay Campground, Coromandel © 2024 Darryn Phayer Tucks Bay map © 2024 Darryn Phayer Sundown Tucks Bay © 2024 Darryn Phayer Tucks Bay © 2024 Darryn Phayer better than any Top 10 Tucks Bay, Coramandel Darryn Phayer Not quite freedom camping, but the weather was bad where we intended to stay (at Little Waikawau Bay, Thames Coast) so home for the night became Tucks Bay, the overflow part of the Long Bay Campground, Coromandel. It’s basic tent sites, composting toilet. The lady gave us a discount as they had no powered sites left in the main camp. Nice little drive through the bush, about 1km from the main campground. Its more of an old-school camp site, better than any Top 10. n Photos © 2024 Darryn Phayer Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 7

5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Winter adventures Shoshanna Shand Winter doesn’t mean the end of camping adventures! Instagram ©2023 shoshannah.nz Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 2

5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Cooking 1.webp Cooking 2-F.webp So many outdoor enthusiasts Cooking with Fire Cooking with fire Jonathan Collins NZ Fun Adventures was pleased to see so many outdoor enthusiasts join with us for this, now annual, event in our events calendar. Cooking with Fire or bbq outdoors was all it took to encourage families, pros and 1st time outdoor cooks to give it a try. We had some of the people camp with us for the weekend as well which is always a great way to get to know people in our group. Our very own celebrity master chef Lance was a great asset to have on site as well to help the cooks expand on their own meals and techniques. We look forward to seeing what everyone brings to the table for the next round. Hit us up on Facebook if you want to know more, and check for new events, there is plenty planned through to the end of the year. Or contact Jonathan Collins who would love to invite you along. NZ Fun Adventures ckw.nz/fb-cookingwithfireoutdoors ckw.nz/fb-nzfacamping Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 13

6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption fire-fenz-logo-64.png fire-blanket_mw.webp ​ Fire safety: Caravans and sleep-outs Fire and Emergency New Zealand Caravans and sleep-outs are great fun, but they also carry a much greater risk of fire than a traditional home. These tips will help keep you safe: Every caravan should be fitted with a long-life photoelectric smoke alarm. Never leave children alone in your caravan. Keep matches and lighters out of their reach. Have a fire extinguisher or fire blanket near the exit and make sure you know how to use it. Always ensure there is adequate ventilation. Lighting and heating Use proper lighting units or torches. Don’t use candles as they may start a fire . Used fixed heaters only. Make sure furniture and fittings are at least 1 meter from any heaters. Oil column heaters or fan heaters with a cut off switch are the safest. Appliances and gas cylinders Check electrical appliances for frayed cords and other damage. Caravans should also have a current Electrical Warrant of Fitness. Caravans and sleep-outs often use gas cylinders to fuel cooking. Make sure you read our tips on using gas cylinders safely to reduce your risk of fire [ see p24 for BBQ tips Ed]. Always ensure there is adequate ventilation when using a gas cylinder in or near a caravans or sleep-out. Smoke alarms Because caravans and sleepouts usually only have one door and few window openings, it’s especially important to make sure you have working smoke alarms installed, and that you’re testing them regularly. Caravans and sleep-outs are often small, so it might be necessary to install a smoke alarm near a cooking area. To avoid false alarms, use the silence feature to put the smoke alarm into a ‘hold’ status when you’re cooking. Press the button before you start cooking to silence the alarm for a pre-set period of time, between 8 and 15 minutes depending on the brand. S ource: ckw.nz/caravans © Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) More: Fire blankets More: Lithium-ion battery safety More: Do you need a permit for your BBQ? (Gas & charcoal) Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 14

7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Summer in NZ Alan and Joyce call Alberta Canada home. This particular trip to New Zealand extends from early November to early April. ©2024 Glyn Wooller an endless summer travelling across hemispheres to avoid the cold Living an endless summer Glyn Wooller, Waikato River Trails Delightful to chat with Alan and Joyce on a glorious summer’s day at Little Waipa reserve. Joyce was setting out the table and chairs in a sunny spot overlooking the Waikato River after a chillyish night with temperature inside the caravan at a brisk 11º. Alan and Joyce call Alberta Canada home. Alan, originally from west Auckland, left as a young man. Since meeting 13 years ago in Canada they have lived an endless summer travelling across hemispheres avoiding the colder climates. Prior to retirement Joyce worked in construction financing and Alan as a surveyor largely in the oil industry. Alan’s work through Canadian winters is one of the contributing factors to their love of the endless summer lifestyle. This particular trip to New Zealand extends from early November to early April. Joyce recalls her first trip to New Zealand in a Honda Oddessy which included a trip to the Central Otago Rail Trail. Visits now are in the comfort of the Winnebago caravan. Most recently Alan and Joyce have been to other camping reserves along the Waikato River Trail in Whakamaru and Mangakino. Time on the trail is largely via walking although there is a bike on the rack which Alan will take out from time to time. This is not their first visit to Little Waipa reserve, Alan and Joyce have stayed many times. What they enjoy about the Riverside Trail between the reserve and Arapuni Village is the peaceful environment, picnic tables, the Huihuitaha boardwalk, wildlife and refreshments at the Rhubarb Café. Alan and Joyce until recently lived in a busy urban environment. Now living in a small village with a population of less than 200 people they thrive on the lack of noise pollution. The peaceful reserves along the River and the Waikato River Trails resonate with the tranquility Alan and Joyce love so much. Next destination for this lovely couple prior to heading back to Canada is the Coromandel. To Alan and Joyce, all the best with your travels. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 34

4 Winter 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Whaanga Rd was not too difficult to negotiate in our 6m campervan. Waikato west coast road trip Greg Lokes We headed to Raglan along some back country roads. We lunched in Raglan and then headed out to Manu Bay to see some surfing action followed by a quick visit to the spectacular Te Toto/Raglan Gorge. Looking down on the Ruapuke Beach school campground From there we headed along Whaanga Rd to Ruapuke Beach where we overnighted at the fantastic old school camping ground. Ruapuke Beach Whaanga Rd was not too difficult to negotiate in our 6m campervan, if you’re comfortable with the potholes and corrugations on the drive from Manu Bay to Raglan Gorge then you should be fine with the rest of it. Ruapuke Beach Greg’s photography on Facebook: ckw.nz/gregs-eye PHOTOS: ©2023 Greg Lokes Up Up 4 Winter 2023 , p 26

1 Spring 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Advertising Editor Your advertisement on these pages? 1 page $180 1/2 page $100 1/3 page $70 (1 column) 1/4 page $60 Book your space now and provide the ad by 1 NOV for the Summer issue. Detail: ckw.nz/advertising editor@campingthekiwiway.org Up Up 1 Spring 2022 , p 42

8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Close the gate Dave Adamson Them: Please close the gate. Me: OK, job done. Mt Lees Reserve. Manawatu. ©2024 Dave Adamson Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 28

2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Tapotupotu Tapotupotu DOC campsite Tapotupotu Tapotupotu Matauri Bay Matauri Bay ​ Hitting the Northland beaches — Stop and Stay Gary Stoneley Check out our Stop and Stay listings for recommended places to stop and stay on your travels around the top of NZ. Only the best. www.stopandstay.org Heading up to the top of the North Island to see Cape Reinga is on most people’s bucket lists. For those who enjoy a bit of camping, finding that perfect spot to stay is an added bonus. Finding two such places is something special. Tapotupotu DOC campsite Situated only a couple of km’s south of Cape Reinga the Department of Conservation, Tapotupotu camping area is well worth the drive down into the secluded bay. Very popular over the Christmas and January period it is recommended that you book through DOC if you are wanting to stay during that period. For the bulk of the year you can just roll up to the camp and choose your spot. The camp is located on the foreshore of a small bay and lagoon suitable for swimming. For hikers there is the coastal walkway to explore. To get to the camp it is an easy drive down a short winding metalled road, suitable for all vehicles. Camping sites are flat with several different areas. There are multiple, vault toilets on site but you need to take your own drinking water. ckw.nz Tapotupotu Campsite Camp near a lagoon suitable for swimming and kayaking. Visit Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua only 5 minutes drive away or 3 hours via the walking track. Instead of driving up to the Cape and back in one day why not stay overnight at this special place and see the cape at first light or sunset. Standard DOC charges apply.potu Erratum: In our printed magazine we incorrectly showed this camp asTaputaputa, another Northland campground. taputaputa.nz Matauri Bay Holiday Park Thirty kms north of Keri Keri is Matauri Bay. It’s a steep, tarsealed road down to the campground and reserve but a relatively easy climb back out, even with large vehicles. A large, flat, campground with all amenities plus store and gas station is situated in a wide sandy bay. Which is a shell collector’s paradise. A very picturesque bay, the water is warm, safe and popular for swimming and with a moderate surf. The location, view and peacefulness is such that it is hard to pack up and leave when it’s time to go. Prices are very good, including full facilities, and non-powered sites are just slightly more than DOC camp fees. For a bit more you can have a powered site. This camp comes highly recommended as fantastic value for money, beautiful surroundings and terrific hosts. matauribayholidaypark.co.nz Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 37

3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS 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

2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Katikati coastal estuary cycle way Cycling on a stunning Spring day around the Katikati coastal estuary cycle way #vangranz ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Folding bikes are a game changer in our van. An easy way to get around and always safely out of the weather, stored in our under-bed garage. A great transport addition to A Van Called Wanda. #vangranz ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Katikati coastal estuary cycle way #vangranz ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Katikati coastal estuary cycle way #vangranz ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Past the orchards, Katikati The cycle way loops back to the town through the kiwifruit, avo and grape vines. #vangranz ©2022 Bette Cosgrove ​ Katikati coastal estuary cycle way Bette Cosgrove Cycling on a stunning Spring day around the Katikati coastal estuary cycle way which loops back to the town through the kiwifruit, avo and grape vines. Heard the steady clicking and cracking noises from swift strokes of industrious horticulture workers clipping away at their pruning tasks. Folding bikes are a game changer in our van. An easy way to get around and always safely out of the weather, stored in our under-bed garage. A great transport addition to A Van Called Wanda. Bette Cosgrove #vangranz Photos ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 32

2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption coddiwomple_w_m.webp Beware of what you see though stories Instagrammable: making the most of instagram Bette Cosgrove Instagrammable(v) beautiful enough to share on the Instagram.com app So many travellers, campers, and vanlifers are recording their journeys on 'the gram' these days, sharing snippets of their lives, packaged neatly in squares or reels. Instagram, the social media platform, is a quick and easy way to document and share to your chosen followers or a keen public, just where you've been and what you've seen. ‘Reels ‘or ‘carousels’ of photos and video snippets with background music, are simple to create and can make even the most basic scenery shot look like a luxe travel promo for camping or travelling adventures. It also creates a simple visual diary for your trips away or life on the road. Instagram is an attractive and often addictive 'look book' to scroll through, filled with recommended places to visit and shared experiences. It's a good place to start researching if you want to go on a roadie or camping trip of your own. Beware of what you see though stories Instagram feeds can often glorify or sanitise the sometimes cold, miserable or cramped reality of vanlife or camping adventures. Always be conscious that the carefully curated shots of stunning vistas, natural beauty, and carefree living might be missing the full truth of everyday challenges that weather, environment, crowds and lack of home comforts can create. Where to start? If you're keen to discover new places to visit or freedom camp, in our gorgeous country, then a good place to start is to search Instagram using the #hashtag #Coddiwompling You're bound to find an INSTA account with adventurous Kiwis, just like you, to follow. They're intent on finding out-of-the-way places to share their life 'in squares' so that their followers get a head start on which top spots to add to their itinerary. Try these recommended accounts for starters : @vangranz @adventureswithrosy @wandawompling @coddiwomple_van @lifedonedifferentlynz @wee.white.van @shazgram What is a hash tag? And how do you use it? Take a word. Put a # (hash) in front of it. Its a hashtag. Add the hash tag to your photos on instagram, your posts on facebook, any blog post you put on the internet. Just type it at the end. #coddiwompling Now you can find your and other peoples stuff that share the same hash tag. Your photos and posts will stand alongside others who also add #coddiwompling to their photos. Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 31