7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Bette's family camping back then. ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Bette's family camping now ©2024 Bette Cosgrove ​ Family camping… part of my DNA Bette Cosgrove Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 13

7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Xmas at Aniwhenua... ... with 6 others, all old friends from around the North Island. ©2024 Carolyn London Xmas at Aniwhenua ©2024 Carolyn London Xmas at Aniwhenua ©2024 Carolyn London Xmas at Aniwhenua ©2024 Carolyn London six others, all old friends Christmas at Lake Aniwhenua Carolyn London Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 15

7 Autumn 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption NZ Fun Adventures NZ Fun Adventures Camping: camping, locations, gear, group events, ‘how to’ and more. NZ Fun Paddleboarders Join for group paddles, learn about safety, gear info, get inspired and give it a go. Life of Van — NZ Van adventurers. Adventure Rex Inflatable T-Rex racing sound fun? Join the antics. NZ Adventure Women women’s-only outdoor group for all types of adventure. NZ Night Walkers A Wellington group —start one in your area Cooking With Fire Outdoors Small Boat Camping Oztent owners local NZ See how and why people love them. ​ Getting outdoors Jonathan Collins Get outdoors in a fun way, meet new people, try something new. NZ Fun Adventures Camping : camping, locations, gear, group events, ‘how to’ and more. NZ Fun Paddleboarders: join for group paddles, learn about safety, gear info, get inspired and give it a go. Life of Van — NZ: Van adventurers. Adventure Rex Inflatable T-Rex racing sound fun? Join the antics. NZ Adventure Women : women’s-only outdoor group for all types of adventure. NZ Night Walkers : A Wellington group —start one in your area. Cooking With Fire Outdoors Small Boat Camping Oztent owners local NZ : See how and why people love them. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 40

3 Autumn 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Want NZ? See Westport Tui Want Switzerland? See Queenstown. Want NZ? See Westport Up Up 3 Autumn 2023 , p 16

6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Teardrop © Andrew Morton ​ There’s no need to rush this Summer. Is it better on the other side? Gary Stoneley #Notfitforpurpose #Self -containedvehicleregulations #Longandwindingroad The new self-containment regulations that the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board are trying to implement have more bumps, twists and turns than the North Island Saddle Road. Since 2017 and the closure of the Manawatu Gorge, with many millions spent, there has been slow progress for people wanting to travel across from Tararua / Hawkes Bay to the Manawatu. For many campers it is now a brief but expensive trek across the steep winding hills to get to the other side. On the other side there are always camping opportunities but weather is fickle in these parts and you never know what you are going to get. It is intended that the new Manawatu Tararua Highway will be operating in 2024 but there are still a few bridges to cross before that happens ( more ). The new self-containment regulations managed by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB ), soon to be implemented and running alongside the current standard, are a bit like this. Pushed by disgraced former MP Stuart Nash, with a fetish for portable toilets, it was rushed through the 2nd and final reading without a Select Committee report by Peeni Henare MP and Kiri Allen MP, by the Labour Party majority. The legislation was quickly followed by MBIE-drafted regulations that had not been tested in the industry. Fast forward to November and the PGDB are recklessly trying to implement flawed regulations and self-containment testing officer guidelines that have more holes than a kitchen sieve, because they have been legislated to do so . Somehow, even with all the technical experts, the MBIE Responsible Camping Team, with government ministers tasked to do due diligence, we have still ended up with new regulations that don’t actually work. Common sense would dictate that if you are bringing in regulations that affect the fit-out and construction of caravans, campervans and other vehicles you would actually do physical testing within the industry to ensure everything works out as planned. Um… no. The regulations weren’t tested and no, they don’t work. For the vast majority of motorhomes, caravans and other camping vehicles the planned new regulations do not follow international industry standards. And all due to the misguided assumption that vehicle campers using portable toilets just aren’t responsible enough to freedom camp. I estimate that the new highway across the Tararua ranges will be up and running with all bridges crossed well before the new regulations can be implemented, due to the many legal and technical issues. A technical regulation is binding in law but when it contains fundamental errors it cannot be implemented. At least travellers will soon be better off with the Manawatu Tararua Highway completed and looking forward to what’s on the other side. We can’t say that vehicle campers will be any better off with the new regulations that can’t be applied in the industry without millions of owners’ dollars being spent. So what are the failings in the new regulations? They only apply to council-managed land for free camping The new alternate regulation s (targeting vehicle campers without fixed toilets) primarily apply only for ‘free’ camping on council-managed land that is not a designated camping area, plus LINZ (South Island land). Where camping areas are designated or available for all campers, on private or commercial properties and other Govt land, clubs events etc. or where any payment (incl paid parking) is made, the new regulations don’t apply. Basically, outside of the ‘free’ council-controlled land the current self-containment standard with the blue card is fine. Cost If you are in a rush to move across to the new self-containment regime, and can find someone to do it, it will cost you the $120 levy to fund PGDB plus the cost of the testing. Strange and unnecessary venting requirements The majority of cassette toilets are industry designed as a sealed system and not vented externally. Under the new regulations the vehicle inspector/testing officer will be required to sign off that your waste water tanks, including your fixed toilet’s cassette, is vented directly to the exterior of the motor vehicle, and designed to prevent entry of birds and vermin. Though unnecessary, this can be done and tested. The alterations will cost an additional $600 + installation costs for each vehicle (for 50,000 NZ vehicles that is more than $30 million). Certifying that legionella has been prevented In addition, the testing officer, without scientific knowledge, will need to certify that your fresh water tanks/containers are suitably insulated or away from heat sources / direct sunlight to prevent legionella. This also applies to external and portable water tanks. Anyone gets legionella: the testing officers are liable. Who is brave enough to sign off on these? It is unlikely that any sane, self-containment testing officer will be happy to sign off on any self-contained vehicle in this situation, given that they are legally liable for any failings. Accordingly, it is highly unlikely that the new PGDB regulations will be able to be implemented in the foreseeable future. A long winding road yet For now there is no need to rush to get to the other side. With Government changes and a new Ministry of Regulation, it’s going to be a long and winding road for a while. There are still more bridges to cross yet, but it’s looking promising. Summer is here, for now, let’s all just get out and enjoy it. Gary Stoneley is co-founder of the All Points Camping Club of NZ and Managing Director of NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd . The regulations The regulations weren’t tested and no, they don’t work. More on Freedom camping and self-containment: The freedom camping law needs to change Self-containment certification: which one is yours? What to do? Upgrade? Wait? Editorial — Caught in the middle Who is advocating for NZers who camp? There’s no need to rush this summer NZ’s independent national network for certification Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 13

6 Summer 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption tiny-darkmoon-bivvy.facebook.katana_mw.webp ​ Fishing Darkmoon Angler Johnson Fishing. ©2023 Darkmoon Angler Johnson Up Up 6 Summer 2023 , p 10

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8 Winter 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Packing the van for Booktown Bette Cosgrove Packing the van for a weekend at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2024. Very excited for this annual event. Accommodation is SO hard to find so All Points Camping NZ have arranged a great place for us to camp in our vehicles — right in town, with koha to the local school. Everybody wins! ©2024 Bette Cosgrove Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 23

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 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption ​ Beautiful vintage buses and trucks Franziska Lots of beautiful vintage buses and trucks in the morning mist. Franzisca ©2024 Rv and Tiny House Living NZ Up Up 8 Winter 2024 , p 15

4 Winter 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Cure for a stubborn peg Cure for a stubborn peg © 2024 Heather Edmeades I can heave out even the most stubborn peg A cure for the stubborn peg Heather Edmeades I thought people might find this useful — I always struggle to pull pegs out (yes I use another peg, use the guy — I’m just lacking in strength) then I learnt how to splice, and was looking for something to make once I had done all the guys that needed replacing. It is an old steel peg that I bent into a ring using a hammer and vice. Super useful as it is easy to grip with both hands and use your legs to heave out even the most stubborn peg. ©2024 Heather Edmeades Up Up 4 Winter 2023 , p 18