5 Spring 2023 5 Spring 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Have you found the names of these small towns? Puzzle solution Have you found the names of these small towns? Do you know if they are located in the North or South? After you have identified all of the towns in the grid there are 24 remaining letters. Working from left to right and top to bottom you will discover a three-word phrase! Download pdf of the solution Up Up 5 Spring 2023 , p 38

10 summer 2024 10 summer 2024 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption A Pacific-blue sea and sky STOP and STAY Three nights at Conway Flats M Richardson I had 3 nights at Conway Flats on my way north. It’s off SH1 just before it heads over the Hundalees to the Kaikōura coast. A Pacific-blue sea and sky. Sleeping to the sound of the sea. Lovely. ◊ ©2024 M Richardson Up Up 10 summer 2024 , p 17

2 Summer 2022 2 Summer 2022 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Purakaunui Bay Campsite ©2022 Kayla Laatz Purakaunui Bay ©2022 Kayla Laatz Purakaunui Bay ©2022 Kayla Laatz Purakaunui Bay Campsite Kayla Laatz What a stunner this place was! Its a DOC campsite with long drop toilets, water taps, and fire pits. Nothing like falling asleep to the sound of waves crashing on the beach. Getting there, there’s about 20 minutes of gravel road with a few cattle crossings; nothing too steep. There were a few other caravans parked up. Just be aware the grass can be quite muddy. For this particular DOC camp site you can book online in advance or pay on arrival by bringing exact change. We saw tons of playful seals and heaps of brave surfers too! 10/10. Catlins, Southland. Photos ©2022 Kayla Laatz Up Up 2 Summer 2022 , p 34

If you’re preparing to head off on your Summer family camping trip, whether it’s a short trip or a long trip, we’ve put together 10 tips to make your trip just that bit smoother. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Ten tips for a successful family camping trip Up Kimberlea Turner If you’re preparing to head off on your Summer family camping trip, whether it’s a short trip or a long trip, we’ve put together 10 tips to make your trip just that bit smoother. 1. Do a practice run at home Whether this is pitching your tent to make sure you have all the gear, working out how your fridge works or having the kids practice sleeping in the same room — if you’ve got the opportunity for a practice run, it will pay dividends, while also feeling like your camping trip lasts that little bit longer. 2. Click and collect is your friend Nothing beats planning and ordering your groceries before rolling into the supermarket carpark to load everything up on the way through town. It also prevents you forgetting that bag from the fridge on the way out of the house. 3. Have an easy heat and eat meal for the first night You’ve already driven for hours, then set-up always takes longer than expected, so make it easy on yourself by having something on hand that you can pull out and heat up — think frozen pizza, American hot dogs, or a meal you prepared earlier. Keep it S.I.M.P.L.E. 4. The first night is always the hardest If you’re prepared that your first night of sleep is going to suck, it won’t suck so much! The kids are out of routine, you’re in a new place, you’re sharing a room, it sounds different, and it feels like they Will. Not. Go. To. Sleep. that first night. It’s the same for everyone (well, everyone we’ve spoken to). Roll with it, and everyone can have a mid-afternoon rest the following day. 5. Plan time to do “nothing” It’s so easy to write a big list of places you want to check out and explore, but don’t forget to schedule some downtime at the beach or playground or just hanging out at camp. From our experience, it’s never until we sit down and do “nothing” that we remember how vital it is. 6. Embrace the dirt Yes, your caravan/tent will be filled with sand/grass/dirt/leaves/rocks/crumbs. Yes, you will sweep the floor 9000x a day. No, it won’t really help. But the kids will have such an adventure thriving in the outdoors. Pro tip: Keep a bucket of water by the door to rinse little feet in on the way inside. 7. Add a sprinkle of magic Don’t forget toasted marshmallows, torches and glow sticks in the dark (also helpful to keep track of the littlies), a campfire with friends (fire restrictions permitting) and all those things that memories are made of. 8. Pack a first aid kit You’re generally that bit further from a main city so it’s best to be prepared in advance with a good stock of band aids, allergy medications and pain relief etc. 9. Be prepared for rainy days A good book, a couple of card games, some craft supplies or some magnet tiles are going to get you through the downpours relatively unscathed. 10. On the flip side, there’s no such thing as bad weather… …only bad clothing choices. Remember to pack the wet weather gear and get out and explore anyway. There’s not a lot better to get us out and about in all seasons… than two kids in a caravan. Kimberlea Turner, 2 Kids in a caravan All photos ©2023 Two Kids and a Caravan f acebook.com/twokidsandacaravan Up Up ten-tips-5_mw.webp ten-tips-7-v2_mw.webp ten-tips-4_mw.webp ten-tips-5_mw.webp 1/9

4 Winter 2023 4 Winter 2023 BUY AUTHOR INDEX AUTHORS Click on image for full view and caption Let people know, 
give them a reason, 
make them welcome. A social and economic boost to your small town Small town friendly Miriam Richardson Here are some suggestions on how to go about attracting campers to your town Let people know they are welcome; give them a reason to stop; make them welcome. The Hororata Glow at a really small town in Canterbury. ©2023 Hororata A reason to stop Each place will offer different reasons. You only need one reason to begin being camper-friendly. Make the most of it. It might be a shop, a museum, a rest stop area, a view, a cafe, a pub, a rest room. It might be services such as water, rubbish, fuel, dump station, a laundry. It might be an undercover space for cycle/tent campers: space for cooking, perhaps with a bbq, or fireplaces. It might be walks or bike tracks. List on Campermate, Wikicamps, Rankers, the NZMCA app so people know about your town and can plan to stop. Lumsden have made a point of welcoming freedom campers. This is the train station carpark in Lumsden. ©2022 Andrew Morton A place to pull over A sign in advance so people can prepare to stop is handy. A well sign-posted park that’s firstly easy to spot and find, and secondly, easy and safe to get both in and out of. A park for long vehicles and vehicles that are towing. Welcoming signage. Consider how people will cross if the park and the places of interest are on opposite sides of the road. A place to overnight In summer, grass is likely ok; in wet weather hard stand is needed. Consider the varied vehicle types, widths and lengths and allow enough room that fire-safety gaps are easy. Cycle tourers and car campers will be on the look out for good places to pitch a tent. Make it safe to drive in and out. (Traffic? Gate posts?) Walking distance to the town shops/pub etc. Somewhere pleasant (probably not at the town dump). Two night stays are the minimum for a relaxed stay: arrive, settle in, suss the place out, sleep; a day to explore/walk/fish/cycle; sleep; move on. Consider offering 3-, 4- , (or more) day stop-overs. A one-night stopover is an in-and-out thing: arrive, shop, sleep, move on to the next place. Waipiata, on the Otago Rail Trail, has made it very easy for cyclists and visitors to stop over in their domain. I can attest the Waipiata pies are worth a special trip. © 2023 Miriam Richardson Start with what is there You can start with what is currently there. Make it welcoming. Make it easy. Build on it bit by bit. What campers need... ...not necessarily all in your small town; not necessarily every visit; not necessarily free. A place to park. Tenters need short-grassy areas. Groceries and food. Fuel — petrol, deisel, LPG. Drinking water (some fill tanks, some fill bottles). A toilet and/or a dump station. Rubbish and recycling disposal. Showers. Laundromats. A place to charge a bike battery or phone. Cyclists can use a place for doing repairs (a post with a bike hanger does the job (under cover is even better). Internet: do you have rural broadband? Is there a local wifi network they can connect to? Mention this on the apps when you promote your town. What campers enjoy for parking up Car campers and tenters appreciate picnic tables, covered areas, places to wash dishes, light fires or thermettes; a clothesline. The self-contained enjoy the chance to put up an awning, set out some chairs, a table and the BBQ. Space: Too many vehicle crammed in together is uncomfortable as well as unsafe. Pleasant surroundings and view. Trucks whizzing by 2m away is uncomfortable, but intermittent trains deter very few. Having the local dump over the fence doesn’t appeal. Drifts of dust when a car goes past is no fun on your BBQ or in your cup of tea. What campers enjoy to do Shops, cafes, meals out, pubs, films. Meeting people. Walks, bike rides, swimming. Fishing, geo-caching, metal detecting. Museums and libraries. Resting up with a chair, a book and a view. It can be simple; it needn’t be flash A shop could offer to take small bags of rubbish for a small fee. A fuel stop could allow a tap to be used for water. Dishwashing sinks could be added to the outside of a toilet block. The hotel might offer showers and laundry for a fee; or overnight parking for a fee (some waive the fee if a meal is bought). Road reserve could be managed for long-vehicle parking. The local hall, domain or church could offer overnight parking, when the community doesn’t need it (eg., ‘never on Sunday,’ 
‘never on Show Weekend’). An overnight fee can be a big help with maintenance. Locals could offer tent space on their lawn and perhaps a shower for cycle campers. See warmshowers.org . — Campers, cycle tourers, van tourers and motorhomers come to meet a need or to explore and to enjoy your part of the world. They have money to spend. They are mostly gregarious and sociable. Welcoming these visitors, as a town, brings a social and an economic boost to your small town. Up Up 4 Winter 2023 , p 2

2 Summer 2022 Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Pannekoeken for breakfast Bette Cosgrove Up Every trip we make a breakfast fruits pancake. Usually apple pannekoeken. You need: Your favourite pancake mix: We often get the great pannekoeken mix from De Moelen, Foxton whenever we pass by and keep it permanently in a sealed container in our campervan. Or grab the Edmonds buttermilk or gluten-free shake-up pancake mix from supermarket. You can be flexible and add milk (or alternative milks like oat, soy, rice, coconut, or almond) or just use water. Check the pancake-mix container for how much liquid you need. If we have fresh eggs (free-range, bought along the way) we add one. Beat or shake up until well mixed. Slice in one fresh apple / pear cut in tiny pieces; or mashed banana; or berries if you have them. Mix your fruit of choice in, but just lightly. Make one, full-pan-sized fruit pancake per person: fill the pan with mixture. We use a small non-stick pan with a lid on our single ring gas burner as it's easy to wipe clean when done. Flip when bubbles appear and put a lid on when cooking the second side. We usually have coconut yoghurt in our fridge to serve with this, or open a tin of reduced cream if you have it. Best brunch option ever, and a traditional favourite! Photos ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Up Up Best brunch option ever, and a traditional favourite! Pannekoeken for breakfast ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Pannekoeken for breakfast ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Pannekoeken for breakfast ©2022 Bette Cosgrove Pannekoeken for breakfast ©2022 Bette Cosgrove 1/3

11 autumn 2025 Autumn 2025 ISSUE 11 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption Citreon H & Pop Top at Lake Kaniere ©2025 Graham Leslie GO TO Here & there last summer Lake Kaniere 1959 Graham Leslie Citreon & pop-top at Lake Kaniere. Stewart Leslie was a keen amateur photographer but slide film was used sparingly in 1958 or 1959 when this photo was taken. Pictured are William and Anna Leslie and Adrienne Houston (later Leslie). ©1959 Stewart Leslie Up Up 11 Autumn 2025 , p 14

10 summer 2024 Summer 2024 ISSUE 10 BUY PDF ToC Click on image for full view and caption GO TO Springing Fishing in the snow Shellie Evans Fishing in the snow. Ohau B canal. Spring. ©2024 Shellie Evans Photography ckw.nz/shellie-fb Up Up 10 Summer 2024 , p 17

2 Summer 2022 Summer 2022 ISSUE 2 CONTENTS PDF BUY Up Hints and tips on toilet cassettes Heather McMurdo Up Through our own experience, and also from talking to many people while demonstrating and selling our Dump Mates, we have picked up a few ideas to make things easier and cleaner. Empty often When we first started motorhoming, we tried to use every public toilet we could, because this would make our cassette last longer before we had to empty it, a job that John did not look forward to. This just seemed silly to me, when we had our own nice bathroom to use, but then I wasn’t the one emptying the cassette. Anyway, once we had our Dump Mate, this was no longer a problem, and we now empty every second day. We have noticed that this alone keeps the cassette much fresher, rather than trying to make it last four or five days. After-trip care When we get home from a trip away, John always half fills the cassette with warm water and a scoop of Napisan (or equivalent) and keeps it in the garage, giving it a shake every time he walks past it. Then he rinses it out, puts a dash of chemical in it and small amount of water. A ventilation kit We don’t really need to use a chemical, as we have fitted a Thetford Ventilation kit (similar to a SOG unit). This has a fan that ventilates through the floor, so we have no nasty smells in our motorhome any more. I can highly recommend it. We must have tried every toilet chemical on the market, and none really worked, (although to be fair, they probably lost their effectiveness after a couple of days). We still put a dash in the cassette as we have a few bottles to use up. Clean the inside of the cassette Every now and then, John takes the top right out of the cassette and gives it a really good clean inside. He has even designed a small tool to unscrew the top so as not to put too much pressure on the plastic. See sidebar. He also uses CRC silicon grease on the rubber seals. Use our Dump Mate! Emptying the cassette with a Dump Mate, is a very quick and clean operation. If we are emptying our grey water as well, we start this running first, and then do the cassette. Because we are putting the Dump Mate in the sewer pipe, and there is no spillage, there is no risk of contaminating your grey water hose. By the time you have emptied your cassette and rinsed it a few times, the Dump Mate is clean, and you just shake the water off, and pop it back in it’s bag. Then you can pack up your grey water hose, and both jobs are done. There is no mess, and the dump station (and your feet) are clean. This is a real bonus if the water pressure at the dump station is poor, or there is no hose. Use the cassette air-lock release button We have been surprised to hear, when demonstrating, that many people do not realise that their cassette has a button on the top, at the back to allow air flow. As you raise the back of the cassette to empty, hold the button in: you will find it empties much more smoothly. How not to forget to take your Dump Mate with you Another little tip is to leave the bag for the Dump Mate in your cassette locker when you take your cassette out. This will mean when you put the cassette back, you will see the bag and it will remind you to make sure you have your Dump Mate with you. You don’t want to leave it at the dump station. Up Up A dump mate Use our Dump Mate! Emptying the cassette with a Dump Mate, is a very quick and clean operation. Silicone grease CRC silicon grease for the rubber seals. Dont leave it behind Leave the Dump Mate bag in your cassette locker to remind you not to leave your Dump Mate behind. A dump mate Use our Dump Mate! Emptying the cassette with a Dump Mate, is a very quick and clean operation. 1/4

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Useful information and comment and camping in practice. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up More for councils and government, Issue 6 Up Editor In the Summer issue 4 Editorial 4 Self-containment certification: Which is yours? 4 What to do? Upgrade? Wait? 10 Who is advocating for NZers who go camping? 13 There’s no need to rush this summer: Is it better on the other side? 14 Fire safety: caravans and sleep-outs 15 LiFePO4 is a safe choice for a motorhome or caravan 23 NZ’s independent national network for self-containment Camping in action 8 You have to be here… 11 Biking the Waikato River Trails 16 Van tour of the op shops 20 Ten tips for a successful family camping trip 25 Sharing the summertime 27 50 years of camping at Morison’s Bush 33 Battle Hill Farm Forest Park 34 Stop and Stay 35 Events Articles on freedom camping and self-containment 2 The freedom camping law needs to change 4 Self-containment certification: which one is yours? 4 What to do? Upgrade? Wait? 4 Editorial — Caught in the middle 10 Who is advocating for NZers who camp? 13 There’s no need to rush this summer 23 NZ’s independent national network for certification Up Up 1/1

Here’s the exciting opportunities for your stay and cycle journey on the Waikato River Trails. Summer 2023 ISSUE 6 BUY PDF CONTENTS Up Biking the Waikato River Trails Up Glyn Wooller, Waikato River Trails Waikato River Trails recently attended the motorhome and campervan show at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. We were delighted and slightly overwhelmed with the interest in cycling, particularly from those with ebikes, and the keen interest in the camping areas along the trails. Here’s the exciting opportunities for your stay and cycle journey on the Waikato River Trails. The Trails are just over 100km long, extending from Atiamuri in the south to Lake Karapiro in the north. Seventy km is off-road and just over 30km on-road. The Trails largely sit close to the beautiful Waikato River with stunning scenery along each bend and it touches the villages of Atiamuri, Whakamaru, Mangakino and Arapuni. Cafés await you at Whakamaru, Mangakino and Arapuni. About half the use of the Trails is cycling the other half walking or running. Now the great news, if you have a campervan or caravan. Thanks to South Waikato and Taupo District Councils there are a number of fantastic riverside reserves available for camping, each directly connected to the trails. Dunhams reserve, Lake Whakamaru, Whakamaru reserve, Mangakino Lakefront reserve, Lake Mareatai, Jones Landing, Lake Arapuni and Little Waipa Reserve, Lake Karapiro. The Waikato River Trails website has detailed maps including all reserve locations. For maps and more information about the Waikato River Trails visit our website waikatorivertrails.co.nz . Have a great summer and we hope to see you on the trail — enjoy the ride, the cafes and remember if you need a shuttle there are great operators to help you out. A request from South Waikato District Council Freedom camping is welcomed at the following South Waikato District reserves: Little Waipa, Jones Landing, Lake Whakamaru Reserve and Dunhams Point. All these camping reserves have public toilets, BBQ, rubbish bins and shower facilities. Also boat ramp access. Council ask that you get a camping permit from the council website, it only takes a few minutes: ckw.nz/waikato-camp-permit Glyn Wooller, Waikato River Trails Up Up Waikato River Trails Waikato River Trails Waikato River Trails Waikato River Trails 1/3