Click on image for full view and caption Is it a tent? ©2024 Alex Koveskali It was a tent Alex Koveskali People should take heed to weather warnings up here in the McKenzie country. Strong winds early hours of this morning and rain. The winds stayed. It’s too big for a chair and it’s not moving in the water so I can only guess it’s another tent blown away, full of belongings. Folks tend to leave their tents and go sight-seeing for the day and this happens. Yep, it was a tent. A guy just pulled it out. Photo ©2024 Alex Koveskali ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer take heed to weather warnings ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 25 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

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Click on image for full view and caption Traction engine rides ©2024 Margaret Earle Traction engine rides My granddaughters particularly liked the traction engine rides and dancing to the music at the various stages around the central business district. ©2024 Margaret Earle Vintage and classic cars On Saturday the main street was packed with a display of vintage and classic cars and other vehicles of those eras. ©2024 Margaret Earle Vintage and classic cars On Saturday the main street was packed with a display of vintage and classic cars and other vehicles of those eras. ©2024 Margaret Earle The vintage weekend is an annual event held over Wellington Anniversary Weekend. Music at the various stages around the central business district. ©2024 Margaret Earle More music Music at the various stages around the central business district. ©2024 Margaret Earle Dancing to the music Dancing to the music at the various stages around the central business district. ©2024 Margaret Earle SteamRail Wanganui ©2024 Margaret Earle Wanganui Aeroclub ©2024 Margaret Earle Aeroclub We drove out to the Whanganui Aeroclub on Sunday morning to see the planes on display. My three-year-old granddaughter had lots of fun climbing into the cockpit of a top-dressing plane and a couple of others that were open to view. ©2024 Margaret Earle Aeroclub We drove out to the Whanganui Aeroclub on Sunday morning to see the planes on display. My three-year-old granddaughter had lots of fun climbing into the cockpit of a top-dressing plane and a couple of others that were open to view. ©2024 Margaret Earle Aeroclub We drove out to the Whanganui Aeroclub on Sunday morning to see the planes on display. My three-year-old granddaughter had lots of fun climbing into the cockpit of a top-dressing plane and a couple of others that were open to view. ©2024 Margaret Earle All Points camp at the Whanganui Intermediate School In January, 70 adults and 25 young people took part in an All Points camp at the Whanganui Intermediate School. ©2024 Margaret Earle A mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans We were camped in a mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans and many camped as family groups or groups of friends. There was a great sense of community during the weekend. ©2024 Margaret Earle A mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans We were camped in a mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans and many camped as family groups or groups of friends. There was a great sense of community during the weekend. ©2024 Margaret Earle A mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans We were camped in a mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans and many camped as family groups or groups of friends. There was a great sense of community during the weekend. ©2024 Margaret Earle A mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans We were camped in a mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans and many camped as family groups or groups of friends. There was a great sense of community during the weekend. ©2024 Margaret Earle A great sense of community at the All Points Camp. All Points camp at the Whanganui Intermediate School. ©2024 Margaret Earle Whanganui vintage camping Margaret Earle In January, 70 adults and 25 young people took part in an All Points camp at the Whanganui Intermediate School. They were camped in a mix of caravans, tents, motor homes and small vans and many camped as family groups or groups of friends. There was a great sense of community during the weekend. The Intermediate School is in walking distance of the many events held during the Whanganui Vintage Weekend. The vintage weekend is an annual event held over Wellington Anniversary Weekend. The first vintage weekend was held in 2012 and the following year the Whanganui Vintage Weekend Trust was formed to grow the event for the benefit of the Whanganui community. Over the course of the weekend a great variety of events are held. Many of these events are free or very low cost. My granddaughters particularly liked the traction engine rides and dancing to the music at the various stages around the central business district. We also visited the steamboat and tram museums on Taupo Quay. On Saturday the main street was packed with a display of vintage and classic cars and other vehicles of those eras. Lots of the activity takes place by the Whanganui River including a riverside market on the Saturday and a Riverside Shindig with live music and food stalls on Sunday. Some locals and visitors get dressed up in vintage outfits and we saw a few steampunkers strutting around as well. On Saturday night the town reverberated to the bands playing on the stages in the main street. We drove out to the Whanganui Aeroclub on Sunday morning to see the planes on display. My three-year-old granddaughter had lots of fun climbing into the cockpit of a top-dressing plane and a couple of others that were open to view. There were also planes taking off and landing on the nearby runway, including a vampire jet and a DC3. After the visit to the Aeroclub we dropped in at the SteamRail Whanganui workshop for a jigger ride. This is the fourth time All Points has used the Intermediate School to camp during at the Whanganui Vintage weekend. By using the school grounds we can keep the camping fees low. The money we raise is donated to the school. The Whanganui Intermediate school grounds are a big grassy site on two levels with a playground and a swimming pool. This year the weather was tropical — hot, sunny, humid, and even a torrential downpour on Saturday afternoon. The school pool was a great place to cool off. On the Sunday evening we had a communal dinner when many of us came together with our food, drinks, tables and chairs. Low-cost camping and community fundraiser. Holding camps to coincide with local community events is a great way to provide low-cost accommodation for out-of-town people who want to visit these events. Schools, scout halls and other community or group facilities are a practical option for these types of weekend. They have the sorts of facilities that campers require and it’s a great fundraiser for them. Come and camp with us next year for the Whanganui Vintage weekend and look out for other All Points camps organised to support local community events. n All Points Camping Club of NZ JOIN US: allpointscampingnz.org For only $35 (1st year) ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer Come and camp with us next year Private property. Not affected by law changes. Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 36 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Pick and pedal Gary Stoneley Up Up ​ Up Is that e-bike right for you? Many New Zealanders are now moving to e-bikes and they definitely have health advantages while being cheap to operate and maintain. E-bikes allow travellers to park up and get on their bike to explore areas they might usually not get to while keeping their fitness up and catching some good old vitamin D. E‑bikes, battery-powered bicycles, have evolved quite a lot from the early days but with prices ranging anywhere from a thousand dollars to upwards of six thousand dollars how do you choose the bike that is best for you and your budget? I’m not a hardened cyclist and neither is Beverley, my wife, but for several years we have considered purchasing e‑bikes. We have been to many shows and visited many bike shops, tried out our friends’ and show models and watched the prices fluctuate against our limited budget. When Covid-19 came along demand and prices of e‑bikes climbed considerably. It took us a while to decide what was right for us but in the end the purchases were an easy choice. How do you make the right choice, first time round, on purchasing an e‑bikes? What will you use it for? One of the most important things to consider is what you will use the e-bike for and how often, keeping in mind that this could change. If you are only going to use the bike around town then an urban e-bike with limited features will be more suitable than one designed for riding over gravel and travelling rural trails. Some bikes are only suitable for urban riding and generally come with smooth tyres and without suspension. Others are more of a crossover, good for urban riding but with chunky tyres, suitable for occasional off-road riding. How much power assistance do you want? My personal preference is for an e-bike that requires you to still do the hard work with a wide choice of motor assistance. Some e‑bike riders prefer a bike where you only need to pedal occasionally, with the hand throttle giving you all the power and speed that you need. Will you be transporting the e-bike from place to place or will it be permanently kept at one place? If transporting it, how much space do you have to store it on or in your vehicle? What kind of bike rack would the bike need? How would it fit on your vehicle? In some cases a folding e‑bike may be an advantage, so it can be put in the boot or camper rather than mounted on the back (do try it out before buying, to make sure the folded bike actually fits). How far do you want to ride in one go? How far you can go on a single battery charge depends on the size and quality of the battery and how much pedalling you do and how much the bike engine does. Ask the seller how far the bike’s battery should be able to go. Each bike and battery will be different. Also check out how long it needs to be plugged in to fully charge. How much are you prepared to pay? For a couple getting into e-bikes for the first time you could easily spend $2,500 to $10,000 on your first two e-bikes. In NZ bike shops most e-bikes start around $3,400. For smaller folding bikes, or purchasing online, they can be considerably less than $2000. Check out online and instore specials for a bargain or use a discount membership card e.g. All Points Camping Club / Torpedo 7 to get year-round savings. Our experience We bought our e‑bikes in two steps and got some terrific deals by shopping online, but there are risks in this and you need to make sure the bike you are ordering will be suitable for your size and weight. Bev’s lime green urban bike was the first purchase which we scored for under $1000 and was a test run before we spent more money. It came with mudguards, carrier and front basket with the option of three levels of power-pedal assistance or simple pedal-free power. The bike also came with good tyres for a bit of off-road use. After taking this bike away for a camping weekend, two of our friends decided to purchase this model. My e‑bike was purchased initially because I could not keep up with Bev on my mountain bike. After an online search we found an Australian electric mountain bike for $1400. Both bikes are proving their value and we now travel around with them exploring towns, cycleways and on trails rated as ‘moderate level of difficulty’. We have added a few accessories like cell phone holders and mirrors but for under two and a half thousand dollars we have purchased two new e‑bikes that meet our needs, improve our fitness levels and we still have money in the bank. We could have spent so much more and for a first time purchase. Perhaps next time we might buy that $5000 bike but for now we can cycle along merrily. When travelling, check local information for urban and trail cycleways. There is a Facebook group for motorhomers who go cycling (see p36). There are also a variety of cycling apps that you can download on your phone to find and track your next cycling adventure. ​ 1/1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 2 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

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 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

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 Christmas at Lake Aniwhenua Carolyn London ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer six others, all old friends ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 15 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Click on image for full view and caption The cat comes too ©2024 Warren B Smith The cat comes too Warren B Smith ​ GO TO Celebrating Summer only 6km from home... ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 16 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Click on image for full view and caption Dogs at Knottingley ©2024 Linda Butler Article title Author Up Up this item , p pageNum GO TO Celebrating Summer Pull quote FC status SEASON 2024 ISSUE 1 BUY PDF CONTENTS Feilding, New Zealand ​

Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Clifden Suspension Bridge Heather Auckram Up Up ​ Up Scrambling out of a tent is not so easy for me these days, so car camping allows me to still enjoy the outdoors. Clifden Suspension Bridge, about 10km out of Tuatapere, has a grassed area for tents and a stoned carpark for overnight stays. It's free and has new, clean toilets. Only disturbances were a few cattle in a nearby paddock and a cute friendly rooster. ​ Clifden Suspension Bridge Clifden Suspension Bridge, about 10km out of Tuatapere ©2022 Heather Auckram ©2022 Heather Auckram Friendly rooster at Clifden Suspension Bridge Clifden Suspension Bridge the only disturbances were a few cattle in a nearby paddock and a cute friendly rooster. ©2022 Heather Auckram Clifden Suspension Bridge Clifden Suspension Bridge, about 10km out of Tuatapere ©2022 Heather Auckram 1/8 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 2 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Camping without a fridge: chilly bins and cooler bags Graham Leslie Up Up ​ Up I am no expert, but here are my tricks for keeping food and drink cool or fresh when camping. In the old days, people used “meat safes” or “safes” which were insect-screened, ventilated boxes or containers located in cool, draughty places. I have no experience with these aand can’t comment about them. My experience is with chilly bins or Esky cooler bags. Without a fridge it is hard to cool things down, so when using a chilly bin or Esky it is important to get everything as cold as possible before you add them in. For instance, we would pre-freeze our drinks in plastic bottles and our meat etc. and these would slowly thaw during our trip. We also pre-froze 3 litre juice bottles filled with drinkable water for a few days before we left so they were really frozen solid. They provided a good reservoir of coldness and when they melted we drank the cold water. When restocking your chilly bin try to get pre-cooled or frozen food to go in it. The coldness in your chilly bin can be extended by: Keeping it in a cool shady spot (this may require shifting it around your camp as the sun moves around). Having it full of cold stuff so there is less room for warm air to circulate around inside it. Avoid opening and closing the bin any more than you need to. Don’t leave things like milk out of the chilly bin longer than necessary as they will warm up. As said previously, without a fridge it is really hard to cool things down, but there are a few tricks. First some science. When something changes from solid to liquid (like ice to water) or from liquid to gas (like water to water vapour) it sucks in heat from the stuff round it. This is effectively how refrigeration and heat pumps work. You can also sometimes see this as condensation or cold patches on the outside of a gas bottle as when the gas inside is drawn off it converts from liquid to gas. Trick 1: Party ice Use a bag of party ice, a chilly bin and salt to cool your drinks or to chill some freshly caught fish to take home. Empty the ice into the bin with your drinks or fish and add some salt and maybe a little bit of water (or use sea water). The salt makes the ice melt faster. The ice needs energy /heat to melt, which it sucks out of your fish or drinks. This cooling is more rapid than just packing stuff in ice. Trick 2: A damp cloth A damp cloth wrapped around what you want to cool will provide cooling as the water evaporates off the cloth. For water to evaporate it needs to go from a liquid to a gas which requires heat which it sucks out of the surrounding objects. This is increased with more air flow. Think about how cold you get wearing wet clothes on a windy day even when the day is warm. This is basically how cooling towers work. Another variation I saw in Egypt was roadside drink stations that looked a bit like large shady rural letter boxes (roof but no sides) with unglazed earthenware jars full of cold water. They were not glazed and were semi-porous so the outsides were always damp and evaporation was happening to keep the water cooler. A couple of other things to be aware of For some foods like milk and butter the light is as much a problem as the temperature and so keeping them in a dark place is important. Cooling drinks in a stream will only work if the stream is colder than the air which often it is not. Our skin is normally about 33°C so most often the air and stream water are going to be cooler than us and we will be shedding heat to them. As water is a better conductor of heat it will feel colder than the air even when this may not be the case. So sometimes putting your drinks in the creek will actually warm them up if they are already at air temperature. Happy Camping Evaporation can lower the temperature as much as 15°C 1/1 ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 2 editor@campingthekiwiway.org

Click on image for full view and caption A self-contained caravan at Waihopai. ©2024 M Ireland 7 days a week Gary Stoneley 7 days a week, NZ Lifestyle Camping works to support NZ campers and the commercial vehicle industry that require certified self-containment — to meet central and local government requirements. At a recent industry-wide meeting, there was a consensus that the new PGDB-administered self-containment regulations are not fit for purpose. There are substantial unnecessary costs on campers and the industry. The Government is being lobbied to urgently fix the issues. We recommend holding off on getting a new green warrant at this time unless it is essential for you to do so. The new regulations may be yet be amended or the legislation repealed. From 7 June this year we cannot give new (or renew) blue warrant cards that can be used for freedom camping. Check out where existing blue warrant cards work on PAGE 6 . If you have a fixed toilet, consider renewing your blue warrant before 7 June, so you can continue to freedom camp as long as possible. PROS and CONS: SEE p8 . The 4-year blue warrant card will continue to be recognised by most private and commercial host properties, at events, including club events and any land not managed by Councils or LINZ. If camping in an area designated for ‘all campers’ or ‘non self-contained vehicles’ by councils, the green warrant is no more effective than a current blue warrant. There are now thousands of private host properties throughout NZ, plus DOC campsites and council-managed reserves that welcome all campers: your blue warrant will likely suffice. NZ Lifestyle Camping Ltd is continuing to certify vehicles under the current NZ Standard. There are a few plumbers issuing green certs under the flawed regulations. SEE p2 If and when we know that the substantial issues with the new regulations are resolved NZ Lifestyle Camping will move to becoming a certifier under the new scheme. In the meantime the pressure is on the Government to fix this. NZ’s independent national network for self-containment certification With a national network of more than 170 self-containment testing officers, NZ Lifestyle Camping supports the NZ leisure camping industry. You do not need to be a member of a club or organisation to get your self-containment certification through NZLC but must have a vehicle that is fit for the purpose of habitation. NZ Lifestyle Camping’s network of testing officers adhere to the requirements of the current NZ Standard, NZS 5465:2001, for the self-containment of motor vehicles. FYI: We do not recommend freedom camping while you await your final documentation and window card. Without these you are at risk of receiving a $400 fine. We remain committed to supporting all types of campers throughout NZ. For persons with camping vehicles containing portable toilets, a limited certificate can be issued which identifies your vehicle as self-contained for staying on all other land in NZ (commercial, private, club-owned) or at events requiring self-containment. To find or arrange a self-containment check please contact a testing officer near you: nzlifestylecamping.com | North I sland | South Island . Fees • NZ Lifestyle Camping has a standard processing and issue fee of $45 to cover the costs of issuing the required documentation and maintaining our national network. • This is as well as any fee testing officers may charge for their time. ( The new green warrant system will be more much expensive). We wish everyone safe travels. We encourage ‘Leave no Trace’ principles when camping. Kind regards,Gary Stoneley, NZ Lifestyle Camping LtdPh 027 246 9778 nzlifestylecamping.com LIFESTYLECAMPING.COM 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 substantial unnecessary costs ​ Up Up 7 Autumn 2024 , p 21 Autumn 2024 ISSUE 7 CONTENTS PDF BUY ISSN 2815-827X (Online) | ISSN:2815-8261 (Print) ISSUE 4 editor@campingthekiwiway.org