4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0

​ ​ BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Magazine-front-v2-TH.webp Editorial Miriam Richardson An El Niño summer It seems we are having an El Niño summer. Hotter, windier, dryer north and east, wetter in the west; dramatic temperature swings, and extreme, possibly damaging winds. This weather demands our attention as we head into our prime summer camping season. Are the roads ok? Will the wind be ok for driving? Will it be safe near that tree, that branch, with this wind forecast? Should I carry extra water? What is the fire risk? These are questions for every trip, but El Niño gives them a sterner edge. Having reserve supplies of all kinds in case you get stranded (fuel, meds, water &c) might be becoming basic commonsense. Radio is your emergency friend where mobiles won’t work. The government gives us some tools to help: NZTA highway conditions ckw.nz/road Met Service weather warnings ckw.nz/weather NIWA fire weather ckw.nz/fire Radio frequencies ckw.nz/radio Caught in the middle For those caught in the middle with their campervans and self-containment, you have tough choices, with freedom camping dodgy at best. Councils are just learning how to enforce the new, inadequate law, some traditional places are off limits as necessary new bylaws havent had time to go through. It’s confusing and disappointing on many fronts. So we just have to throw our hearts over, and find the best way we can to enjoy our country, our summer, our camping. All creative solutions to the conundrums are welcome — do please share it with us all. Encourage the small towns to love us Park considerately. Leave the space tidier than when you arrived. Spend some money, visit their attractions, walk and bike their tracks, appreciate their views and share their joy. They could well build and shape a positive free-camping future for us all if we inspire them to do so. Tiaki mai. Kindly sponsored by All Points Camping Club of NZ and NZ Lifestyle Camping 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 GO TO Celebrating Summer ​ ​ Up Up ​ , p 4

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​ ​ BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption 12-23-CKW-toc.webp Table of contents Editor Table of Contents 2 The freedom camping law needs to change 4 Editorial 4 Self-containment certification: Which one is yours? 4 What to do? Upgrade? Wait? 5 Well worth the walk 6 Mavis and all her DIY 8 You have to be here… 10 Who is advocating for NZers who go camping? 11 Biking the Waikato River Trails 12 Dehydrated dinners 13 There’s no need to rush this Summer 14 Fire safety: Caravans and sleep-outs,Smoke alarms, Fire blankets 14 Lithium-ion battery safety 15 LiFePO4 are a safe choice for a motorhome or caravan 15 EWOF certifications 16 Van tour of the op shops 18 RV Fridge Basics 20 Ten tips for a successful family camping trip 22 Car journeys with kids 23 NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification 23 8 days a week and 8 years to celebrate 24 Do you need a permit for your BBQ? 25 Sharing the summertime 27 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush 31 DOC update 32 Word search: Tent camping 33 Nothing but blue skies… 33 Stop and Stay: Battle Hill Farm Forest Park 34 Reefton Horahora Domain 35 EVENTS, Camping 36 EVENTS, Festivals and Shows 38 The end of the road 39 RV & Camper Business and services 39 North Island 44 South Island Hi, I’m Fran and I have lived on the road a long time. It’s a great life. ©2023 @Franziska RV and Tiny House Living NZ GO TO Celebrating Summer ​ ​ Up Up ​ , p 3

Click on image for full view and caption Featured content Table of contents Editor 2 Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system 4 Editorial 4 The packdown 5 Celebrating Summer 6 Self-containment warrant cards 8 So you want to freedom camp: How to manage the transition period 10 What is ‘self-contained’, anyway? 12 Enforcement of freedom camping rules 14 ‘I am not freedom camping’ cards 16 Do your bit: Task of the week 16 No more freedom camping for these responsible campers 17 Ten tips for hitting the road full time 18 Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West 18 Charly the campervan 19 SMALL TOWN: Taihape: the perfect stopover 20 Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health 21 7 days a week 23 Kiwi camping with a difference 25 Hidden gem: Waipu 26 My caravan that floats 29 Make caravan fridges work as claimed 32 Recipes for camping 33 DOC update 34 Living an endless summer 34 The perils of a coiled power supply cord 35 Camp au naturel 36 Whanganui vintage camping 36 Waihopai camp and the Marlborough Wine and Food Festival 37 Three octogenarian campers 38 Stop & stay — with your dog 39 — Land of the Lotus 39 — Scottland Motorhome Park 40 Events — Camping 41 Festivals and Shows 42 Game: DOC campsites 1: In the north 43 RV & camper business services 52 All Points Camping Club of NZ Articles in this issue on the freedom camping law changes: Predictable problems with the new CSC green warrant system Editorial Self-containment warrant cards: Which one is yours? So you want to freedom camp Enforcement of freedom camping rules I am not freedom camping' cards Do your bit: Task of the week No more freedom camping Kaikōura: the freedom camping Wild West Hey NZ Govt? You are messing with my mental health 7 days a week Celebrating Summer ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer ​ ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 3 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

​ ​ BUY PDF CONTENTS Click on image for full view and caption Magazine-front_th.webp Camping The Kiwi Way, Summer 2023 Editor Camping the Kiwi Way 6: summer 2023 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) Well worth the walk: A wild, magnificent, windswept, long and sandy beach at the northernmost point of the South Island. Mavis and all her DIY: Here’s a brilliant idea… while everything is stripped apart, why not… Who is advocating for NZers who go camping? Do you want the government to listen to your needs as a NZer who camps? Tips for a successful family camping trip . Make your trip that bit smoother. 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush … RV & Camper business services: North Island | South Island GO TO Celebrating Summer ​ ​ Up Up ​ , p 1

4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0

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BUY PDF CONTENTS 6 Summer 2023 Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Summer 2023 Up Editor Camping the Kiwi Way 6: summer 2023 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) Well worth the walk: A wild, magnificent, windswept, long and sandy beach at the northernmost point of the South Island. Mavis and all her DIY: Here’s a brilliant idea… while everything is stripped apart, why not… Who is advocating for NZers who go camping? Do you want the government to listen to your needs as a NZer who camps? Tips for a successful family camping trip . Make your trip that bit smoother. 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush I think it was 1973 when I first went camping at Morison’s Bush … RV & Camper business services: North Island | South Island Up Up ​ ​ Magazine-front_th.webp Magazine-front_th.webp 1/1

BUY PDF CONTENTS 6 Summer 2023 Up Table of contents Up Editor Table of Contents 2 The freedom camping law needs to change 4 Editorial 4 Self-containment certification: Which one is yours? 4 What to do? Upgrade? Wait? 5 Well worth the walk 6 Mavis and all her DIY 8 You have to be here… 10 Who is advocating for NZers who go camping? 11 Biking the Waikato River Trails 12 Dehydrated dinners 13 There’s no need to rush this Summer 14 Fire safety: Caravans and sleep-outs,Smoke alarms, Fire blankets 14 Lithium-ion battery safety 15 LiFePO4 are a safe choice for a motorhome or caravan 15 EWOF certifications 16 Van tour of the op shops 18 RV Fridge Basics 20 Ten tips for a successful family camping trip 22 Car journeys with kids 23 NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification 23 8 days a week and 8 years to celebrate 24 Do you need a permit for your BBQ? 25 Sharing the summertime 27 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush 31 DOC update 32 Word search: Tent camping 33 Nothing but blue skies… 33 Stop and Stay: Battle Hill Farm Forest Park 34 Reefton Horahora Domain 35 EVENTS, Camping 36 EVENTS, Festivals and Shows 38 The end of the road 39 RV & Camper Business and services 39 North Island 44 South Island Hi, I’m Fran and I have lived on the road a long time. It’s a great life. ©2023 @Franziska RV and Tiny House Living NZ Up Up ​ ​ 12-23-CKW-toc.webp 12-23-CKW-toc.webp 1/1

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4 Winter 2023 ISSUE 4 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Camping The Kiwi Way, Winter 2023 ​ Up Featured ‘ Let’s go south for a few weeks ’ ‘How many weeks?’ ‘Eight.’ ‘How about six?’ Greenies on the road : Managing food scraps. Winter's here : Some of our most glorious times camping have been in the winter season. Tips and tricks. Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022. Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track : We put it to a family-friendly test: with my toddler (and his dada) in tow, we set out. Self containment changes in brief RV & Camper business services : Self containment, LPG work, electrical work, motorhome work & more. Table of Contents 2 Small town friendly 4 Editorial: The good news 4 One hundred nights a year 4 Winter’s not going to stop Mavis 5 ‘Let’s go south for a few weeks’ 6 Why we chose our Swift Sprite Quattro caravan 7 I am on track 7 Eight degrees of harm 8 Halfway through my 73 days traveling 9 Greenies on the road: Managing food scraps 10 A stove jack 11 It was cold at Mavora Lakes. Plenty of snow around. 12 Winter's here... Tips and tricks 13 Pegs for tough weather 13 Quinneys Bush Family Holiday Camp 14 Get on ya bike 16 Two long blacks and a cheese scone 17 I did it! My very first solo camping and tramping trip! 18 Gold miner Wattie Thompson 19 Before the cyclone : Freedom Camping Eastern Hawke's Bay, Winter 2022 23 Winter at Nokomai Station 23 CampFest — Bulls, 2023 24 Kiwi Burn Hut Loop Track, Mavora Lakes : A family test 26 Waikato west coast road trip 27 Camping as a young family 27 Recipes for camping: Vege Nachos 27 Our morning view, heater on 28 Game: Fill in the grid 29 Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2023 33 Stop and Stay The Store cafe and camp – Kekerungu (Marlborough) Lakelands Holiday Park , Whanganui 34 NZers go camping: clubs & groups : Life of Van 34 EVENTS — Camping 35 EVENTS — Festivals and show s 36 Self containment changes in brief 37 RV & Camper business services 47 Coffee Time Up Up ​ 1/0