6 Summer 2023 6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Word search solution Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 44

8 Winter 2024 8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Am-I-fc-Am-I-Freedom-Camping-Check-Sheet-5.webp Am I freedom camping? Bette Cosgrove Infographic created from the quiz by Leanne Edwards from Quirky Camper s You may be surprised to learn when you are and aren’t actually freedom camping, and subject to freedom camping laws. Where and how to legally freedom camp is limited by the both law and bylaws to encourage responsible camping. You can freedom camp anywhere on public land: where there is no bylaw to prohibit it, and your vehicle has a current/valid warrant, ie. it is a certified Self-Contained Vehicle [SCV], in a tent (or temporary structure) where there is no bylaw prohibiting it, in a non-self-contained vehicle where it is specifically allowed (with or without added restrictions). Freedom Camping Act 2011: ckw.nz/FC-lawRegulations : ckw.nz/scv-regs Not many score more than half. How well can you do?16 = all correct] Your score and model responses are revealed when you submit your answers. No personal data is collected by this self test. Do the test: ckw.nz/fc-yes-no Sadly, the test is currently unavailable. We expect it to be back online soon. Editor, 11 Oct 2024. Article and "Is it Freedom Camping" survey: ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Infographic ©2024 Leanne Edwards & Bette Cosgrove 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

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Camping the Kiwi Way, 7, Autumn 2024 Editor Table of contents • Editorial • For councils and government Come camping • Stop and Stay Contribute • About Cover image: Coddiwompling ©2024 Bette Cosgrove GO TO Celebrating Summer By Campers for campers Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Visitors ©2024 Gary Hitchcock Visitors ©2024 Gary Hitchcock Snoozing in the shade ©2024 Gary Hitchcock Shady walks ©2024 Gary Hitchcock Enjoying the shade Gary Hitchcock Great place to enjoy the shade. Orton Bradley Park. n Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. Gary Hitchcock ©2024 Gary Hitchcock Banks Peninsula, Canterbury. ©2024 Gary Hitchcock GO TO Celebrating Summer Camping ground. Not affected by law changes. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 9 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

11 autumn 2025 11 autumn 2025 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Otaki-river. mouth. Fishing. ©2025 M Richardson Late summer fishing M Richardson Late summer fishing at the Ōtaki River Mouth free camp. February 2025. ©2025 M Richardson Up Up 11 autumn 2025 , p 15

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 Camping the Kiwi Way Camping the Kiwi Way, 9, Spring 2024 Editor Featured Steampunk — from North to South and back again: "It's a chance to get dressed up andsome have fun page 5 The re-build of my Toyota van: I woke up to the smell of the sea and the sun rising. I was bitten by the lifestyle. Page 7 Towing your caravan — tips, tricks and weights: If you are new to towing it is not hard to master. Page 13 Buyer beware: The caravan was only 9 years old. We pawed over the photos, checked questions asked… Page 21 The making of the Black Moa™ A new cassette toilet for small spaces. Page 25 Government and councils: articles of interest Self containment: articles of interest About this issue Table of contents 2 Self-containment warrant cards: which ones are valid? 2 Freedom camping and self-containment: where are we at? 2 More for councils and government 3 Featured in the Spring issue 4 Editorial 5 Steampunk— from north to south and back again 7 The re-build of my Toyota van 8 The West Coast in winter 9 Solar basics for dummies 11 Converting your camper van: The Cruzar Campervan story 13 Towing your caravan — tips, tricks and weights 15 A night in an arboretum 16 Cautionary tyre tale 17 A winter day on Farewell Spit 19 On the shoulder of a god 19 It was freezing 20 Buying used caravans: What you need to look for 21 Buyer beware 22 HOBBIES Home roasted coffee beans 23 Developing an innovative camping toilet solution: Fix-a-Potty™ 24 Kiwi ingenuity & insults 24 Fix’n’Rail 25 A new cassette toilet for small spaces: The making of the BlackMOA™ 26 Challenges for local councils 27 North Island hot pool safari 30 RECIPES Making the most of your pressure cooker 31 RECIPES Girdle scones (aka griddle scones) 32 GAME DOC campsites 3: Central NI Fill in the spaces 33 The Aratiatia Dam 34 Stop and Stay City dwellers: your first camp away Stop and Stay 35 Stop and Stay Parua Bay 35 Stop and Stay Waikawa Bay 36 EVENTS Come camping 37 EVENTS Festivals 38 DOC update 39 Getting your camping vehicle certified 40 All Points Camping Club of NZ Self-containment & freedom camping 2 Self-containment warrant cards: which ones are valid? 2 Freedom camping and self-containment: where are we at? 23 Developing an innovative camping toilet solution: Fix-a-Potty™ 24 Kiwi ingenuity & insults 24 Fix’n’Rail 25 A new cassette toilet for small spaces: The making of the BlackMOA™ 26 Challenges for local councils Government and councils Articles of interest for those working in government and those in local and regional councils Self Containment and freedom camping 2 Self-containment warrant cards: which ones are valid? 2 Freedom camping and self-containment: where are we at? 23 Developing an innovative camping toilet solution: Fix-a-Potty™ 24 Kiwi ingenuity & insults 24 Fix’n’Rail 25 A new cassette toilet for small spaces: The making of the BlackMOA™ 26 Challenges for local councils Camping in action 7 The re-build of my Toyota van 8 The West Coast in winter 15 A night in an arboretum 27 North Island hot pool safari 33 The Aratiatia Dam About this issue ISSUE 9, SPRING 2024 ISSN: 2815-8261 (Print) | ISSN: 2815-827X (Online) ©2024 All Points Camping Club of NZ Inc Editor: Miriam Richardson | editor@campingthekiwiway.org PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY All Points Camping Club of NZ Inc & NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd ORDER OR SUBSCRIBE Printed copies including postage: $44 for a year (4 issues) Subscribe $13.50 for a single copy Subscribe ADVERTISING For sizes and prices see ckw.nz/advertising | editor@campingthekiwiway.org Front cover: Steampunk, ©2024 Margaret Earle. More on p5 SHARE YOUR STORIES If your group or club is promoting NZers enjoying our great outdoors, we would like to share your stories. Tenting, caravanning, motorhoming, van camping, bike camping, hiking and more. Camping photos and stories. Club stories and photos. Upcoming events that include camping. Opinion pieces on camping issues. Photos 1mb or more in size. Email words and (separate) images: editor@campingthekiwiway.org CONTRIBUTIONS CLOSE Nov 1 for the Summer issue Feb 1 for the Autumn issue But , for late-breaking articles talk to the editor. Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 1

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption a-short-trip-52-wimbledon_8.webp a-short-Route52-book-cover.webp a-short-trip-52-waihi-falls_1.webp a-short-trip-52_3.webp a-short-trip-52-akitioSch-_2.webp a-short-trip-52_10.webp a-short-trip-52_4.webp a-short-trip-52_9.webp a-short-trip-52_6.png GO TO as the seasons change A short trip to some big country — Route 52 Christine Batt In early September, a travelling companion and I headed from Palmerston North for a few days exploring with my caravan along Route 52, on the east coast. The inspiration for the trip came from seeing Simon Burt talk at the Featherston Book Town about his newly published book, “Route 52. A Big Lump of Country Unknown” in which he records a number of trips into the area, with his caravan in tow. route52.nz Heading to the Tararua District from Palmerston North with the caravan was easily managed over the new Te Ahu a Turanga – Manawatū Tararua Highway, which is a sensational piece of engineering, and thank goodness for a slow lane to accommodate slow towers. The worrying bit of road was the Dannevirke/Weber Road, which was fearsomely described by Simon Burt , who had badly damaged his caravan when he went through there. It was my caravan that was being towed and I was more cautious than my companion, but with a lot of encouragement I agreed to give it a go. What an anti-climax! The expectation of hitting the bad bit never eventuated, and when we asked the locals, it transpired that the road had been extensively repaired 4 years before. The benefits of caravans vs camper vans is an ongoing discussion and we decided to maximise the caravan and car potential by basing ourselves at the POP at the Wimbledon Tavern and taking the car out for day trips. The Wimbledon Tavern (top) is an icon of NZ rural pub style , and has a round pool table, which is one of a kind. Hosts, Susan and Eric, were welcoming and informative and accommodated us for 3 nights, 2 of which we enjoyed delicious pub food. We would have eaten at the pub each night , but in early September, it was closed on Mondays. The first day trip was a round trip, recommended by Eric, with the first leg being inland to the Waihi Falls. They were in spectacular flow — our reward for tolerating quite a lot of rain over the previous couple of days . From there we took the Waihi Valley Road to Pongaroa. The Pongaroa pub has a reputation for a very good seafood chowder but is also closed on Mondays in early September. We hungrily sat outside the pub and made use of the first good internet service since Dannevirke. After an admin catch up , we took the Coast Road to Akitio which is a lovely old-school coastal community with holiday baches, a boat club (below), Norfolk pines, thundering ocean and with freedom camping permitted on the foreshore. The return trip was via the River Road from Akitio and then the Glenora Road (narrow and gravel) and out to Ti Tree Point, then back to the caravan for the second night, and very welcome food. The next day was another exploration, generally north of Wimbledon. First stop was Herbertville and a walk to Cape Turnagain, where in 1769 Captain Cook realised that he had completed a circumnavigation of the North Island and turned to head North again. We realised we were running low on petrol so headed for Pōrangahau which, enquiries assured us, has a pump, but no 96, so that lead to a reasonably big detour to Waipukurau. This was well worthwhile as the Two Taniwha Street Food container-shop served delicious sliders accompanied by beer. We were a bit fixated with finding food by this stage. Now fed, and not yet done with exploring back roads and coastal communities, we took advantage of the trip to Waipukurau to head out to the evocatively named township of Blackhead and then along the coastal roads back to Wimbledon. This is certainly beautiful and remote part of the country, and our flying trip, which covered many kilometres, left a real appetite to head into this fascinating area for longer stays. Keep in mind: The area is being heavily impacted by pine forests, and the small communities that would have previously managed through the custom of locals are struggling as people are replaced with trees. Because of limited internet coverage, maps are essential. The Kiwi Maps Rural Road Maps 250 series, maps 7 and 8 covered the whole trip, and much more country waiting for the next adventure. My map reading skills were very rusty — a shortcoming that was commented on more than once. In preparation I suggest that you read Simon Burt’s book, buy the maps, listen to the Warratah’s song about Cape Turnagain and stock up on food and petrol, or at least enough to get you to Waipukurau for a slider and a beer. 🏕️ Photos: ©2025 Christine Batt Up Up Summer 2025 , p 5

11 autumn 2025 11 autumn 2025 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption CampFest ©2025 Jo Ward ©2025 Andrew Morton Fog in Morrinsville. ©2025 Maggie O'Rouke The calm before the storm. Fortrose Fortrose, ©2025 Heather The camp site. Fortrose, ©2025 Heather Noel being blown along the beach. Fortrose, ©2025 Heather Heather and Loki watching the ducks. Fortrose, ©2025 Heather The sandbar Fortrose, ©2025 Heather The sun came out, the wind eased and everyone relaxed in hot summer sun. Getting ready to take the dogs for a windy walk. Fortrose, ©2025 Heather Caravan train, Kekerengu. ©2025 Linda Butler Lowburn I pulled into Lowburn free camp on the shores of Lake Dunstan and found a shady spot to park. © 2025 Heather Auckram Loki the dog in the shade. © 2025 Heather Auckram Loki dog and I took a welcome plunge in the lake before settling in for the night. © 2025 Heather Auckram St Kilda, Dunedin. A lovely spot looking out over the beach towards St Clair. Dunedin allows freedom camping in non-reserve parking places. ©2022 M Richardson Fishing at the Otaki River mouth. ©2025 M RIchardson summ-night-1_edited.jpg Nugget Point lighthouse. Here is a photo of the Nugget Point lighthouse. As we saw it today. March 6. ©2025 Dave Adamson The Pigroot, SH85, runs from Palmerston on the coast via Ranfurly to Alexandra in Central Otago. ©2025 Heather Auckam St Bathans. Parked at the free camp at the domain under a shady tree with a hot 32degree breeze blowing through the van. ©2025 Heather Auckam Loki dog enjoyed poking his nose into rabbit holes on the rugby field with the quirky goal posts. ©2025 Heather Auckam Loki dog enjoyed poking his nose into rabbit holes on the rugby field with the quirky goal posts. ©2025 Heather Auckam Otaki River mouth ©2025 M RIchardson Sailing through the Waiheke Channel on our way to the northern coast of Waiheke. The wind has finally turned to the south. Feb. ©2025 Graham Leslie Ray's lesson Waihora, New Year: Ray gave us a lesson on his new water bladder and water pump, which runs off his cordless drill. Interesting and tempting to purchase! ©2025 Linda Butler. Waihora. Canterbury, Waihora ©2025 Tony Knights Here and there last summer Up Up 11 autumn 2025 , p 5

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Steampunk HQ ©2024 Margaret Earle Steampunk gates ©2024 Margaret Earle Harbour Street ©2024 Margaret Earle In the machine ©2024 Margaret Earle In another machine The gusty wind on Saturday created several costume challenges. I gave up on my wig after less than a minute and spent much of the day clutching or chasing my hat — I hadn’t realised how aerodynamic it is. ©2024 Graham Leslie Mechanical botanical This year’s theme for the festival was ‘mechanical botanical’. ©2024 Margaret Earle Mechanical botanical parade ©2024 Margaret Earle Tea dwelling ©2024 Margaret Earle Steampunk HQ ©2024 Margaret Earle Steampunk the Thames St the Sunday market ©2023 Margaret Earle Steampunk the Thames Kids activities at the Sunday market ©2023 Margaret Earle Steampunk the Thames Waiting for the Saturday morning parade to start. ©2023 Margaret Earle Steampunk the Thames Saturday morning parade ©2023 Margaret Earle A chance to get dressed up and have some have fun. Steampunk— from north to south and back again Margaret Earle “What is Steampunk?” asked the woman I was chatting with on the verge of State Highway 1 south of Ashburton. We’d been waiting in a queue at roadworks for nearly an hour and so had got out of our cars to stretch our legs. While I was trying to think of a suitable answer, my partner Graham succinctly said, “It’s a chance to get dressed up and have some have fun”. A more precise description is “Steampunk is a quirky and fun genre of science fiction. It is often set in an alternate, futuristic version of 19th century Victorian England steam powered devices — the ‘world gone mad’ as Victorian people may have imagined.” Two New Zealand towns hold annual Steampunk festivals. Oamaru is known as the ‘Steampunk Capital of the World’ and has been the hub of Steampunk activities for about 15 years. This includes a festival over King’s Birthday weekend. The town of Thames in the Coromandel has also embraced the Steampunk genre and holds its Steampunk festival in November. Graham and I first went to Steampunk the Thames in 2018 when we saw it as a camping event on the All Points calendar. We put together really basic costumes, turned up and had a fun time. We have been to the Thames festival several times since and each year have added new things into our growing assortment of Steampunk costumes. This year was the first time we had ventured south to Steampunk in Oamaru. The fact that it is held in the middle of winter tended to put us off. But this year we had a family event in Dunedin around the same time, so it seemed like the ideal time to put our virtual toes in icy water and work out how to make our Steampunk costumes warm enough for June in Oamaru. We were lucky with the weather in Oamaru; it was very mild. However, the gusty wind on Saturday created several costume challenges. I gave up on my wig after less than a minute and spent much of the day clutching or chasing my hat — I hadn’t realised how aerodynamic it is. The other Steampunkers in Oamaru were friendly and made us feel welcome. This year’s theme for the festival was ‘mechanical botanical’. There were some inspired costumes depicting this theme in ingenious ways. During the festival there were a range of paid evening events and also free activities, a market and a parade on the Saturday morning. Going to a Steampunk weekend is fun even if you don’t dress up and join in. But dressing up makes it much more fun. You can put together a very basic costume — a hat you’ve bought from a second-hand shop with a pair of steampunk goggles and some dress up clothes. You can then add to this for future events. Going to a Steampunk weekend without a costume is a bit like going to the beach without your togs: You can have fun, but you don’t get to join in the swimming. Steampunk the Thames We are planning to head north in November for this year’s Steampunk the Thames. This is being held from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November. Steampunk the Thames All Points Camping has arranged to use Thames Sea Scouts as a campsite for the weekend. This site is suitable for all forms of camping. There is grassy space for tents, room for camping vehicles, a toilet, shower and kitchen as well as hall space. However, the camping area is not extensive, so it you want to join us at this event it is important that you RSVP in advance at rsvp: ckw.nz/steampunk-thames-rsvp about the event: ckw.nz/steampunk-thames ◼️ Images ©2024 Margaret Earle Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 5

4 Winter 2023 4 Winter 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Pegs for tough weather Miriam Richardson These pegs drag into the ground when the wind pulls. Here is a commercial (yellow) peg: Here is a DIY (metal) version (Notice the celever useof red tape and a red tag to make them easy to find in the grass.) This blue peg is also very streng. It uses a second peg to anchor it more firmly in the ground. Photos ©2023 Miriam Richardson Up Up 4 Winter 2023 , p 13

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption It is a fascinating area with lots of ore wagon tracks still in place ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye It is very steep and a lot of hard work. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye This track is only 500m long but can take one hour to ascend. That gives you some idea of how steep the terrain is. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye There is various mining equipment and building ruins to see on the way ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye There is various mining equipment and building ruins to see on the way ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye There is various mining equipment and building ruins to see on the way ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye It is a fascinating area with lots of ore wagon tracks still in place ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye Due to all the rain there were numerous cascades and waterfalls spilling across the trails and also multiple fast flowing streams to cross. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye There is various mining equipment and building ruins to see on the way ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye Due to all the rain there were numerous cascades and waterfalls spilling across the trails and also multiple fast flowing streams to cross. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye Due to all the rain there were numerous cascades and waterfalls spilling across the trails and also multiple fast flowing streams to cross. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye We climbed to the very top. ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye GO TO Springing We had a blast! Up, up the Waiorongomai Valley Greg Lokes After a cold morning out in the fog I headed back to the camper to thaw out my fingers and feet while having breakfast. At about 9 am Barb and I donned our tramping gear and went for a 4 hour hike along the bush trails that start at the Waiorongomai Valley carpark. We hiked to Butler’s Incline and climbed to the very top. It is very steep and a lot of hard work. We then descended the very, very steep New Era Branch Track, climbing down backwards in many places whilst hanging onto trees, roots and rocks. This track is only 500m long but can take one hour to ascend. That gives you some idea of how steep the terrain is. It is a fascinating area with lots of ore wagon tracks still in place along the hiking trails and various mining equipment and building ruins to see on the way. Due to all the rain there were numerous cascades and waterfalls spilling across the trails and also multiple fast flowing streams to cross. We had a blast! ◊ July 2023 ©2024 Greg Lokes FB: Gregs Eye ckw.nz/gregs-eye In the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park. DOC: ckw.nz/doc-waiorongomai NZ’s oldest known railway: ckw.nz/oldest-tramway Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 36

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing What a view to wake up to What a view to wake up to Dave Adamson What a view to wake up to this morning. National Park, Waiouru. ©2024 Dave Adamson Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 13