Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption water_water-hog-attached_H.webp GO TO as the seasons change opinion, observation and a discussion topic Water water everywhere Marty Ireland Water Water everywhere not a drop to spare… poetic licence in the slight quote change. On a recent club camp I did a wee survey of the parked vehicles, caravans, motorhomes, buses and others to observe the water supply and disposal systems. A roll-away Filling an on board tank. Of 19 campers, there were 10 using a hog with rollaway, 7 with full on-board water and waste tanks, and 2 with a mix of supply and disposal. Water hog I did this with the personal experience of using a 50l water hog for supply and rollaway disposal tank, and having a daughter visit our caravan and use the fresh water rather wastefully. Upon chastisement, I proceeded to show her where the water was coming from, where it was going and the efforts to supply and dispose. Using a manual supply system of hog and rollaway tank makes one appreciate the efforts to do so and water-conservation thinking does kick in. I understand 1litre of water is 1kg so a full hog or rollaway tank is 50kg, nearly a dead body weight to move around when setting up, disposing and carrying as onboard cargo. The benefit of a hog is the flexibility to fill and dispose on demand, the ease of how and where to do so and not having to move your vehicle when you are set up for an extended stay. Those with inbuilt tanks have to consider whether to fill up before they go or onsite and/or consider whether their vehicle can approach, use, and exit from the dump or water service — access is not guaranteed. The weight of carrying onboard must be factored in, and maybe how the vehicle travels and tracks with that weight. Caravans have to consider the weight of water, as its location affects the stability and safety while driving (many carry the water in their tow vehicle for this reason). Onboard tanks are likely to carry more than a hog or rollaway, giving a longer, uninterrupted stay, and there is no need to actually carry the water, as the water is delivered via hoses. No right or wrong here, just a personal decision of what works best for you, be it your travel plans and systems, or your camp set up. 🏕️ Do your own personal survey next camp, observe, ask and learn. Photos from the internet Up Up Summer 2025 , p 10

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing DOC update DOC How to be a low impact camper Get the most out of your stay at a DOC campsite, minimise your impact and respect people, wildlife and places. Image: Camping on the Whanganui Journey © Laura Honey | DOC ckw.nz/doc-camping Time to get out and explore Tairāwhiti “We’ve got some beautiful spots on our doorstep waiting to be explored,” says DOC Senior Ranger Moira Lee. “Te Kuri Walkway in Gisborne, Cooks Cove Walkway in Tolaga Bay, and the DOC campground in Anaura Bay are all open for visitors. IMAGE: Anaura Bay © Moira Lee | DOC ckw.nz/tai-rawhiti-24 | ckw.nz/east-coast-24 DOC Northland readies for a busy summer DOC is gearing up for a busy summer, with thousands of campers expected to flock to popular Northland campsites. Northland’s DOC campsites have always been a favourite for summer holidaymakers, offering unique experiences from coastal views to tranquil bush settings. We encourage people to plan ahead and book early where possible, especially during peak times and be aware of the rules in place to protect these special places. No dogs. Image: Mimiwhangta Campground with campers © DOC ckw.nz/doc-northland-24 Lighting fires on public conservation land Find out when and where you can light fires at huts, campsites and in the backcountry on public conservation land. Image: Christina Wray | Creative Commons ckw.nz/doc-fires Meat the G.O.A.T Wild goat meat is one of the most lean and high-protein meats. In the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition DOC teamed up with Cazador restaurant to share some tasty wild goat recipes. Image: DOC © Cazador restaurant cazador.co.nz | ckw.nz/goat-recipes Leave Denniston relics where they lie DOC has a simple message for locals and visitors to top West Coast tourist destination and Tohu Whenua site Denniston — “leave Denniston relics where they lie.” Image: Denniston relics © DOC` ckw.nz/relics Celebrating 10 years of West Coast Marine Reserves The main intent of marine reserves is as areas for scientific study. But they have also been celebrated as places to enjoy the natural environment, and as a kind of insurance against the impacts that people can have on the sea. They are a place where fish and other sea life can grow, sustaining local habitats and breeding stocks. Each of the reserves has unique features. ckw.nz/wc-10yrs | ckw.nz/wc-marine | Image: ©DOC Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track becomes New Zealand’s 11th Great Walk Hump Ridge Track is a 3-day loop over sub-alpine tops and around rugged coastline in southern Fiordland. It opened as our 11th Great Walk on 25 October 2024. Image: ©DOC ckw.nz/11th-great-walk | ckw.nz/hump-ridge-24 | ckw.nz/hump-ridge-book Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 44

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption A coiled power supply cord A coiled power supply cord Magnetic Field Around a Wire Whenever current travels through a conductor, a magnetic field is generated. ©2024 nationalmaglab.org The perils of a coiled power supply cord Arthur How It has come to my attention that some caravanners are connecting a 230 volt power supply, via a lead, that is “coiled on a reel”, which is not completely “uncoiled” from the cable drum. This is not good practice, as the cable, when supplying power to a caravan or any appliance, is carrying voltage & current, which will create a “magnetic field” around the cable conductors. When a cord or cable, is coiled on a drum, the magnetic field is stronger and more intensely concentrated, which in turn, can cause a “transformer effect” and load up the cables which then run at a higher temperature, stressing the insulation of the 230 volt supply cable to the motorhome/caravan (or appliance). Image and text: ©2024 nationalmaglab.org Magnetic Field Around a Wire Whenever current travels through a conductor, a magnetic field is generated. A magnetic field is created anytime current runs through a conductor. A fact famously stumbled upon by Hans Christian Ørsted around 1820. MORE: ckw.nz/magnetic-field Image and text: ©2024 nationalmaglab.org Completely unwind the cable from the cable drum when you plug it in to power to avoid this overloading, cable stress and it running at a higher temperature. Arthur How is a Registered Electrical Inspector and does EWOF inspections in Foxton, Manawatu. FIND YOUR LOCAL EWOF inspector. GO TO Celebrating Summer don't do it Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 34 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 Baking in the Omnia stove-top oven The Omnia is a great Swedish invention, like the Trangia camping stoves. ©2024 Megan Hieatt Pizza in the Omnia Megan Hieatt I just tried making pizza in the Omnia Oven. It looks and smells good, just have to wait for it to cool down and stop bubbling! I pricked and precooked the base for 5 min and cooked the pizza for 15 mins. The base was a simple 1 cup flour 1 tsp BP and salt, and mixed with water and rolled out to fit into the Omnia ring. The oven was preheated to 200ºC when I cooked the base and dropped to about 125ºC when I put the pizza in, with my gas ring on full bore. The Omnia is a great solution if you don’t have an oven, it works on the gas ring. So far I’ve made roasts, scones, and scalloped potatoes, and now pizza! The Omnia is a great Swedish invention, like the Trangia camping stoves. I had to sacrifice having a proper oven and glass-topped hob due to the weight compared to the Spinflo I now have, so the Omnia means I can still have that functionality. GO TO Celebrating Summer a great solution if you don’t have an oven Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 32 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 Editorial Miriam Richardson When I began assembling this issue I came up against a dilemma. If I focused on the many wonderful summer camping stories, the government might be able to use this magazine to say the slipshod new freedom camping self-containment laws and regulations were not spoiling things for New Zealand campers. Sadly, the changes are bringing restriction, distress, anxiety, and insoluble dilemmas for many of us ( p20 ). To give a balanced picture, I have included the serious stuff, putting it on the left pages while we celebrate summer on the right-hand pages. Match your side to your mood. Many campers, who will soon be barred from freedom camping, have used this summer to enjoy it while they can. Until their self-containment certificates run out or the government’s deadlines arrive, they can continue to freedom camp. Some regions are failing to follow the law during the transition period, which has given campers a needlessly stressful time. ( p18 ). ( Check p6 to see what your particular blue warrant allows you to do, and for how long.) Check out page 8 for suggestions on how to manage over the transition period, if you want to freedom camp. The new laws bring in a raft of new offences: I thought we might need to actually know what they are, so you will see them in “ordinary” language on page 12 . Since it is now an offence to “prepare to freedom camp” as evidenced by “parking”, consider having a notice for your dashboard to let enforcement officers know what you are intending to do ( p14 ). Once they get trained in mind-reading we wont need these notices, but until then… Can you do your bit to shake up the powers-that-be? If commonsense was going to prevail we wouldn’t have a problem now. We need to apply political pressure to persuade politicians to be sensible. See page 16 for some options. Many voices may bring action, while lone voices will be ignored. Add your voice, if you can. At the same time as pondering the challenging thought of taking political action (shudder) to protect freedom camping, take heart from the many wonderful stories from summer campers. All over the country people have been out and about and enjoying the dry and the heat, tolerating the wind and the wet, and making the most of it. Read all about it. Read on… Tiaki mai. This magazine is brought to you by All Points Camping Club of NZ & NZ Lifestyle Camping Articles in this issue on the freedom camping law changes: Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system (p2) Editorial (p3) Self-containment warrant cards: Which one is yours? (p6) So you want to freedom camp (p8) What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? (p10) Enforcement of freedom camping rules (p12) I am not freedom camping' cards (p14) Do your bit: Task of the week (p16) No more freedom camping (p16) Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West (p18) Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health (p20) 7 days a week (p21) Celebrating Summer (p5) GO TO Celebrating Summer How to inspire without sweeping things under the carpet? Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 4 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 Sea Lion As there were expectant mother sea lions on the sand, waiting to give birth, we took shelter from the sun with a stroll through the trees on The Old Coach track alongside the estuary. ©2024 Heather Auckram The Catlins To avoid the volumes of holiday traffic on SH1, we took the slower-paced Southern Scenic Route from Fortrose and were glad we did. ©2024 Heather Auckram Tautuku Bay As we approached Papatowai the road wound through bush covered hills and came out at the must-stop Florence Hill lookout. The view is picture perfect; golden sands of Tautuku Bay, white surf, the expanse of a blue Pacific Ocean. ©2024 Heather Auckram DOC camp The DOC camp is a bush framed camp tucked behind the local store. ©2024 Heather Auckram Escape to Papatowai Heather Auckram After the chaos of Christmas our frazzled nerves needed restoring. We threw a few supplies into the campervan and headed for the healing calm of Papatowai. To avoid the volumes of holiday traffic on SH1, we took the slower-paced Southern Scenic Route from Fortrose and were glad we did. There was pure scenic magic round every bend; farms, quaint cottages, sea, wetlands, bush, sealed and unsealed roads and hardly any people. As we approached Papatowai the road wound through bush covered hills and came out at the must-stop Florence Hill lookout. The view is picture perfect; golden sands of Tautuku Bay, white surf, the expanse of a blue Pacific Ocean. The DOC camp is a bush framed camp tucked behind the local store. Dogs allowed. You need to book online and there are no designated sites. The next day started with blue skies and went from hot to hotter. As there were expectant mother sea lions on the sand, waiting to give birth, we took shelter from the sun with a stroll through the trees on The Old Coach track alongside the estuary. It’s the original route the horse-drawn coaches took after coming off the beach. The Lost Gypsy Gallery and the local store both make great food, with the store having fuel and supplies too. I could get no wifi signal on the Spark network. I simply had no choice but to just enjoy the disconnection from the world beyond the hills and just breathe. Absolute bliss. Thank you Papatowai from a fully restored human. n Photos ©2024 Heather Auckram GO TO Celebrating Summer absolute bliss DOC. Not currently affected by law changes Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 11 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing I asked others what they like to cook when they are camping Favourite and quick camping meals Margaret Earle At the All Points camp at Foxton Beach School over Labour weekend I asked others what they like to cook when they are camping. Here’s some of their suggestions. These include some great ideas for making a quick meal on the first night of a camp. Dinner in less than 15 minutes John gave me three suggestions of quick meals for two people. He makes these on the two-hob burner in his campervan. ◗ Cook some rice and heat a can of stewed meat and veges. ◗ Cook some rice and serve with canned tuna and heated frozen veges. ◗ Chicken stir fry: ◗ Slice up a chicken breast and sprinkle it with 1 teaspoon of chicken stock. ◗ Fry the chicken in a little oil. ◗ When the chicken is cooked on the outside, add ¼ to ½ a jar of sweet and sour sauce and some frozen veges. Heat until the chicken and veges are cooked. ◗ Serve with cooked rice. First night salmon risotto This is a quick and tasty dish that Bette often makes on the first night of a camping trip. It uses a single burner. For 2 adults: Packet of smoked salmon Bag of fresh spinach leaves Juice of 1 lemon 2 tomatoes, chopped Celery, chopped (optional) 2 packets of pre-cooked rice Grated parmesan cheese ◗ Put all ingredients in a pot and heat them through. Serve. Apfel Pannenkoeken (Dutch apple pancakes) These pancakes are a tradition is Bette’s family and she often makes them for breakfast when she is camping. ◗ Make your favourite pancake mix and add diced fresh apple. Cook as thick pancakes in a small frying pan. Try serving them with coconut yoghurt or lemon curd. Camping mini pizzas Nicky suggested a range of toppings that you can add to English muffins to make mini pizzas. ◗ Halve an English muffin and toast on both sides ◗ Place topping on the inner side of both halves ◗ Grill until topping melts. You can cook them on a BBQ as well as under a grill. Topping ideas: Chopped onion, tinned cream corn and grated cheese. Tomato paste, pepperoni salami (or bacon) and mushrooms. Tinned spaghetti and grated cheese. Ham, pineapple and grated cheese. Meat lovers — 2–3 types of meat (such as ham, salami, chorizo sausages, bacon) and grated cheese. …. or use whatever is in your cupboard and fridge. Meat loaf from the freezer. Pre-cooking and pre-freezing makes cooking easy Cheryl often pre-cooks and pre-freezes food before she leaves home. ◗ Make a stew the day before that can be reheated on the first night of your camp. ◗ Make a meat loaf or bacon and egg pie at home. Cut it into slices and freeze it in snap lock bags (to avoid any leaks). These can then be kept in your camping fridge for a few days or a freezer for longer. You can heat the slices or eat them cold as part of a dinner or lunch. Meat loaf also makes a good sandwich filling. Corn fitters Wendy uses the following recipe for corn fritters when she is camping. ◗ Beat together: 1 tin of creamed corn 1 tin of whole corn (drained) 2 eggs Chopped bacon (optional) 1 tsp baking powder & flour (or self-raising flour) ◗ Add 1 tsp baking powder and sufficient plain flour to make a thick batter. Alternatively, you can use self-raising flour and omit the baking powder. ◗ Heat butter or oil in a frying pan. Place large spoonfuls of batter into the pan and cook until golden. Flip and cook on other side. Remove from pan and continue making corn fritters with the remaining batter. Caroline suggested making a corn stack by placing cooked bacon between 2 corn fritters. Things you might not have thought of taking camping ◗ Small containers of jelly and fruit. These can be served with tinned cream rice for pudding. ◗ A container of grated carrot and beetroot. This can be used for salads or sandwiches. You can also add grated cheese to the mix. Don’t be alarmed when the beetroot turns the mix purple!!! ◗ A small portable smoker. This is a great way to cook steak, fish, chicken or mussels and isn’t a fire risk. ◗ One or two small containers of microgreens. These will provide you with a supply of fresh salad veges. ◗ A bean sprouter. You can buy sprouting jars and lids as well as stacking sprouters. Transporting basil seedlings in the caravan sink ◗ Herb seedlings. These can be added to salads and lots of other dishes. Basil is our favourite as it is great with fresh tomatoes. n Soil-sprouted seeds on my dashboard. ©2024 M Richardson More: micropod.nz Soil-sprouted seeds on the dashboard. ©2024 M Richardson Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 39

7 Autumn 2024 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption More for councils and govt, Issue 7 Editor In the Autumn issue 4 Editorial 6 Self-containment warrant cards 8 How to manage the freedom camping transition period 10 What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? 12 Enforcement of freedom camping rules 14 ‘I am not freedom camping’ cards 16 No more freedom camping for these responsible campers 18 Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West 19 small town: Taihape: the perfect stopover 20 Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health 21 7 days a week Camping in action 5 Celebrating Summer 34 Living an endless summer 37 Three octogenarian campers 40 Events — Camping 41 Festivals and Shows GO TO Celebrating Summer Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 2 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing Beautiful, free, handy. STOP and STAY Lake Poaka Miriam Richardson This is a free DOC camp between Twizel and Tekapo. It is a large flat area, with spectacular mountain views. There is a single long-drop toilet. You don’t need to be self-contained, and tents are ok. No dogs. No open fires. Max 4 nights See the gallery for more photos You turn off SH8 on the Lake Pukaki side of the Pukaki Canal onto the gravel access road, along the banks of the canal. Take it slow, it is rough and rutted. Ignore the first road down from the canal bank as it is very steep and soft. Carry on to the next, easy-access road, which brings you down at the western end of Lake Poaka. There are tracks which let you choose any location around the lake. Get your camera out. You can walk, swim or cycle. Handy to the Ruataniwha Conservation Park.Fishing depends on a permit, but if you are fishing the Pukaki Canal, it provides a handy camping spot. DOC: ckw.nz/doc-poaka | ckw.nz/doc-ruataniwha Photos: Autumn ©M Richardson Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 43

I’ve always dreamed of travelling around my own back yard in a van and I finally did! BUY PDF CONTENTS Spring 2023 ISSUE 5 Up Around my own back yard Maia Steiner I’ve always dreamed of travelling around my own back yard in a van and I finally did! I saved up and brought myself Wally (my van) in May 2022. I worked 6-day weeks to save up some travel money and left for my solo adventure on my 20th birthday! I got home a few days before Christmas and sold my van not long after, for the same price I brought it for. All in all it was an awesome trip I will never forget! Get out there and travel our awesome country! Photos ©2023 Maia Steiner Up Up Up My solo adventure began on my 20th birthday Click on the gallery for a full size view Watching the sunrise in Bluff Cruising on the open road. 
No where to be — everywhere to see. Heading for Te Anau. Me and Wally at Port Waikato! Watching the sunrise in Bluff 1/26

9 Spring 2024 9 Spring 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ©2024 Heather Auckram ©2024 Heather Auckram ©2024 Heather Auckram Coming from the icy deep south, we soon shed our coats for lighter sweatshirts. The West Coast in winter Heather Auckram Winter is a great time to visit the West Coast. One winter’s morning in June, my son and I spontaneously took the campervan on a road trip up the coast. Coming from the icy deep south, we soon shed our coats for lighter sweatshirts. The weather is much milder on the coast. Roads are wide and well sealed and road-marked and despite the clear skies and sunshine we only found a few patches of light frost! We never booked ahead. We just drove in to camping grounds and found a stunning place to park up. Many of the holiday parks have cheaper winter rates as it is outside peak tourist season. With no crowds to battle through, we meandered through mossy bush, saw glowworms, waterfalls, glaciers, hot pools, snow hilltops — and not a single tour bus. There are plenty of friendly locals and curious wekas out enjoying the winter sun too. We did cook, but we treated ourselves to delicious and reasonably priced food too. Highly recommended! ◼️ Images ©2024 Heather Auckram Up Up 9 Spring 2024 , p 8

7 Autumn 2024 7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Home for the next few weeks. Ruataniwha Conservation Park ©2024 Tony Kissel A swallows nest in the shelter, cute aren’t they? ©2024 Tony Kissel Fresh dusting of snow on the Ben Ohau Range this morning (11 Feb). All gone by lunchtime. ©2024 Tony Kissel Home for the next few weeks Tony Kissell Ruataniwha Conservation Park. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 13