Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption campfest-woodbury-fb3_H.webp GO TO as the seasons change a family-orientated weekend Campfest South Island Linda Butler Campfest South Island November 14-16 2025 Woodbury Domain 538 Woodbury Rd Woodbury, (Geraldine) All campers are welcome campfestnz.org info@campfestnz.org | 027 277 0752 Register on line | You can pre-pay There is something happening for the entire family over this family-orientated weekend. Casual activities will be scattered around the gazebo area where young can challenge the older generations to a round… it might be Cornhole or Ladder Golf to name a few, or a hit on the wall at the tennis courts using a racket and ball supplied. Maybe Whack a Rat is more your thing… There is also a great flying fox and playground to entertain… Waihi Gorge is up the road for those that like a fresh dip in the mornings. Pets are welcome, on leads, but not around social areas please. Going for a walk with your pet? Ask someone to join you! Our first evening we will begin with a shared tea and a casual getting to know each other. Marshmallows on the Kool Grill are on the menu. Bring your favorite musical instrument and play a few chords together. Raffles are available on Friday and Saturday, 3 tickets for $5. Wait ‘til you see the prizes! Saturday, the coffee (with nibbles) and ice cream carts arrive, Archery Club set up for approx an hour or so tuition session on using a bow and arrow (limited to just 16 people, $25 each: email info@campfestnz.org to book your spot). Rock painting and kite making will be available. After lunch we have a workshop on The Good, Bad and Ugly of living full-time on the road , and a chat on Self Containment with Gary Stoneley from NZ Lifestyle Camping. The hall committee are going to make burgers for tea on Saturday night . This is a fundraiser for their hall. After tea we will be entertained by a mix of line dancing and country music. With a horse race tossed in. Sunday, for those that travel with their cycles, an opportunity for a bike ride with Trev before lunch and pack up. There are: Toilets. Dump station nearby at Hislop Street, Geraldine. Have some cash for optional extras. We have… Book swap table. Used camping equipment sales area. Opportunity to advertise your camper: for sale $20. 🏕️ Up Up Summer 2025 , p 20

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption hospital-bus__3H.webp hospital-bus__3.webp hospital-bus__2a.webp hospital-bus__1a.webp hospital-bus__1c.webp hospital-bus__1b.webp hospital-bus__20.webp hospital-bus__4.webp hospital-bus__24.webp hospital-bus__27.webp hospital-bus__23.webp hospital-bus__30.webp GO TO as the seasons change done with the utmost care and to a very high standard The hospital visit for my bus Kelvin Watson In February 2019 I bought a 1992 Hino Rainbow motorhome. Although it was already 27 years old it was in very good condition as far as rust was concerned. But rust never sleeps. I have had to get patches fixed, but finding a panel beater willing to do the repairs was almost impossible. I kept on top of repairs as best I could, but I also knew the time was coming when major repairs were needed. Earlier this year I found Chris at Rigs’n Things in Stratford who was willing and able to do the repairs needed. The business is owned by Merv Hooper and Chris Fredrickson is the workshop manager. Both Merv and Chris are qualified coach builders so are very capable of undertaking any repairs necessary. Merv also runs RV Solar which specialises in solar and electrical solutions for recreational vehicles. In March my bus went into the Rigs’n Things hospital for some major surgery. The operation was done by Dr Chris with the utmost care and to a very high standard. 28 March. The hospital visit for my bus is getting closer to discharge. Dr Chris has been working his magic and mending all the broken bits. It just needs a couple of band-aids and we will be back on the road. 1 April Woo hoo I get my discharge tomorrow. The band-aids have all been removed. The skin grafts look good. Now I just have to clean up the mess. 10 April Yesterday I got my clean bill of health for my camper. I got my COF. I have no hesitation in recommending Rigs N Things for any motorhome repairs and a bonus is they give All Points Camping members a 10% discount on their labour costs. n Photos: ©2025 rigsnthings.co.nz Home - Rigs'N Things - RV Solar Rigs’n Things & RV Solar Taranaki Rigs’n Things Ltd Taranaki We have a small and very experienced team specializing in the design and construction of small truck bodies, tipping decks, and a range of custom vehicle solutions. We are NZTA Up Up Summer 2025 , p 13

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption GO TO as the seasons change Self-containment warrant cards: which ones are valid? Which warrant cards are valid? Certified Blue before 6/23, any toilet OK to freedom camp on public land† until 7 June 2026 (or until your card expires, if earlier). Certified Blue before 6/24, fixed toilet OK to freedom camp on public land† until 7 June 2026 (or until your card expires, if earlier). Certified Blueportable toilet You may not freedom camp on public land. Certified Green (fixed toilet only) OK to freedom camp on public land†. All cards are valid on private or commercial properties, crown land that isn’t LINZ or council-controlled, club sites, organised events and anywhere payment is made, unless they choose otherwise. † What is ‘public land’? Land managed by district and local councils. Can include land otherwise controlled by NZTA, LINZ or DOC. Currently LINZ has 5 FC areas and the new law applies. The new law applies to DOC sites that require self-containment. The government has extended their transition period: some blue warrant cards will be acceptable until 7 June 2026. Check above to see if your warrant card holds good for freedom camping. ckw.nz/linz ckw.nz/doc-csc Get your vehicle self-contained Up Up Summer 2025 , p 2

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption spring-love-3_H.webp GO TO as the seasons change I got off lightly with no rain Love spring road trips Andrew Morton Considering the forecast I got off lightly with no rain, (Mon–Thu) but there were 30km/h+ winds off Lake Wanaka so I did not put up my 270° Batwing awning this trip. 35,000 steps and some cold sunny days. Love spring road trips. Ice on the windscreen overnight. ©2025 Andrew Morton Up Up Summer 2025 , p 7

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption spring-winter-nights-3-H.webp spring-winter-nights-3.webp GO TO as the seasons change snuggled up on a wild beach listening to the wind whip the waves On a wild beach Bette Cosgrove Winter nights — wouldn’t you love to be cosy and snuggled up on a wild beach listening to the wind whip the waves? To go to bed when the moon rises and pile on the blankets, to nest next to your bestie while a storm rages outside? I love winter. ©2025 Bette Cosgrove Up Up Summer 2025 , p 7

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption ss-uretara_20250810_152859.webp GO TO as the seasons change pleasant spot near Katikati STOP and STAY Uretara Domain Maggie O’Rourke Bay of Plenty Freedom camping, self contained, 3 nights maximum stay in any 4 week consecutive period. Gravel site attached to a park with public toilets. There is a council-provided dump station at Uretara domain and fresh water. I stayed here for three nights; a great spot. Every Friday night they have a Farmers market at the adjacent A&P Show grounds from 3pm to 5.30pm or later. Fish and chip shop is on Waterford Road to the right from the entrance. Lots happening in Katikati the weekend I stayed. I managed to do 3 markets and go to the Psychic Café , movies and museum in Katikati, the domain is in walking distance to town and even the supermarket. Markets of Katikati 10 Major St, Katikati off Waterford Road Photos: internet & ©2025 Maggie O’Rourke 🏕️ Up Up Summer 2025 , p 33

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption SS_Brunel-16663.webp GO TO as the seasons change the night sky is filled with thousands of stars STOP and STAY Brunel Peaks Cafe, Blackmount Heather Auckram Southland I wonder how many of you know about the Stop and Stay nestled at the foothills of the Takitimu mountains? Take the Southern Scenic Route from Tuatapere to Manapouri and on the main road, at the turn-off to Lake Monowai, stands the rustic and charming, Brunel Peaks Cafe & Bar. A wonderful place to stop for coffee, breakfast, lunch or a hearty meal. There is good wheelchair access and free internet inside the cafe. You can eat inside or eat al fresco under the wide verandah. There is plenty of room for larger vehicles to turn and park on the flat stone and grassed area, which can house about 10 motorhomes. They ask a small fee of $10 per van per night, but you will need to be self-contained. Water is available. Pets are welcome but keep them on a lead. The cafe bustles with customers during the day, but at night you will hear the sounds of silence, broken occasionally by sheep, cows, ruru/moreporks or a lone milktanker. Above you the night sky is filled with thousands of stars. The cafe sits at the turn-off to Lake Monowai. Drive further along Borland Road and you will reach the lake, where you can take a short walk through the moss-covered bush (bring your sandfly repellent. You will need it). 🏕️ Up Up Summer 2025 , p 31

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption recipes-Baked lemon kumera -H.webp GO TO as the seasons change spring and summer bring a great array of fresh vegetables Recipes for camping: Fresh flavours Margaret Earle Spring and summer bring a great array of fresh vegetables. Ingredients like fresh ginger, lime, sesame oil, red curry paste and lemon bring fresh flavours to curries, salads and side dishes. Jungle curry Serves 3 as a main Jungle curry combines the fresh flavours of lime and ginger with red curry paste. The recipe below uses eggplant, baby corn, green beans, button mushrooms and chicken. Depending on what you have available, you could use other vegetables and protein (eg, tofu or pork). Fresh ginger root is a helpful flavouring to take when you are camping, and store with your onions and garlic. The lime flavour in this recipe comes from the kaffir lime leaves and the rind of fresh lime. If you can only source one of these lime flavours, you will still make a very tasty curry. Red curry paste can be bought in jars (which should be kept in the fridge after opening) or single serve sachets. When eggplants are in season they keep well in a cool, dark location. If you have access to a freezer, you can use whole baby beans rather than fresh ones. 1 medium onion (diced) 1 medium purple eggplant (diced) 350g skinless chicken breast fillets (cut into finger-length strips) 2.5cm piece of fresh ginger root (peeled and chopped finely) 125g tinned whole baby sweetcorn (cut in half lengthwise) 75g fresh or frozen green beans 75g white or brown button mushrooms (thickly sliced) 1 Tbsp oil 1−2 Tbsp Thai red curry paste (depending on how hot you want the curry) 2−3 kaffir lime leaves (if available) 450ml chicken stock (can be made from stock powder and water) 2 Tbsp Thai fish sauce Grated rind of a fresh lime 1 Tbsp tomato paste or puree 1 tsp brown sugar Start by dicing the eggplant and sprinkling 12 tsp salt over it. Put is aside. Prepare the rest of the ingredients. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Wash the salt off the eggplant and drain. Add diced onion and eggplant to the warm oil and fry until the onion and eggplant are beginning to turn golden. Add chicken strips and cook for around 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked on the outside. Add red curry paste and cook for a further minute. Add vegetables and kaffir lime leaves (if using) and stir until coated in red curry paste. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring the curry to the boil and simmer gently for 1012 minutes or until the chicken and vegetables are just tender. Serve with rice. This recipe is adapted from the Good Housekeeping Complete Indian and Far Eastern Cookbook. I’ve had a hard copy of this book for many years and it has some great recipes in it. It is still available from a range of online booksellers. Green pea and bean salad Serves 6 as a side dish This tasty salad is easy to make. You can use either fresh beans and peas or frozen ones. The dressing gets its fresh flavour from the combination of fresh ginger, sesame oil, sesame seeds and hot chilli sauce. 300g fresh or frozen green beans 300g fresh or frozen green peas 1 Tbsp oil 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger root 2 Tbsp honey 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp hot chilli sauce 4 tsp sesame seeds Put a large pot of water onto boil. In a small bowl combine oil, ginger, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and hot chilli sauce to make the dressing. Set aside. When the water is boiling add the peas and beans. If you are using frozen veges, these will just need to heat through. If using fresh veges, heat them until they are just cooked. Quickly drain the vegetables and cool with cold water or ice. Drain again and set aside. When you are ready to put the salad together: Heat a large pan over medium heat. Pour the dressing into the warm pan. Stir dressing continuously for 12 minutes until it is bubbly and starting to thicken slightly. Add the cooled and drained veges and stir for 23 minutes until they are coated in the dressing and warmed through. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and ground pepper. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve hot or at room temperature. Baked Lemon Kumara Serves 4 as a side dish Lemon and brown sugar enhance the flavour of kumara. I use red skinned kumara rather than orange kumara, as they keep their shape better when baked. This dish goes well with a roast or as a vegetable accompaniment to a fish, chicken or pork dish. If you don’t have access to an oven, you can use a camp oven (or heavy bottomed pot) on the stove top. Stir regularly so the kumara doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot. 1kg red-skinned kumara (peeled and cut into 1cm cubes) Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons 2 Tbsp brown sugar 60g butter (softened) Ground black pepper Boil diced kumara until it is just tender. Drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 200°C Mix together grated lemon rind, lemon juice and brown sugar. Use some of the butter to grease a roasting pan. Tip the cooked kumara into the pan. Pour in lemon mixture and mix through the kumara. Add ground pepper and remaining butter. Bake for 15 minutes. Stir well using a fish slice. Return pan to oven and cook for another 15 minutes or until the kumara is golden brown. Serve hot. Green pea and bean salad & baked lemon kumara Rainbow bean salad This salad is a favourite of my granddaughters. You can use whatever beans you have available – tinned chickpeas, kidney beans etc, freshly cooked pulses, fresh or frozen green beans. And you can make it whatever size you want depending on how many people you are cooking for. It also keeps for several days in the fridge. The quantities in the dressing are for a salad using 3–4 tins of beans. If you are only using 1 or 2 tins, then reduce the quantities in the dressing. 3−4 tins of beans — red kidney beans, 4-bean mix, chickpeas or other sorts of tinned pulses. Or cook equivalent quantity of dried beans. 1−2 spring onions (chopped) — optional 1 green, yellow or red capsicum (diced) Green beans, cooked (fresh or frozen) ½ cup of frozen edamame beans —optional (I generally use frozen green beans and edamame beans and add them frozen or slightly thawed.) 2 Tbsp chopped parsley dressing 1 tsp garlic (crushed or minced) ½ cup of olive oil ¼ cup of wine vinegar (works with either red or white) ½ tsp paprika 1 tsp honey 1tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp tomato sauce Dash of hot chilli sauce Drain the tinned or cooked beans through a sieve or colander and wash with cold water. Place beans in a salad bowl with chopped spring onion, diced capsicum, green beans and parsley. Mix together. In a small bowl or jar mix together the garlic, olive oil, wine vinegar, paprika, honey, worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce and chill sauce. Pour dressing over beans and vege mix. Mix together and put in the fridge until ready to serve. Photos ©2025 Margaret Earle 🏕️ Up Up Summer 2025 , p 26

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption spring-happy-friday-carterton-H.webp spring-happy-friday-carterton.webp GO TO as the seasons change a multi use free site in Carterton Happy Friday. Who’s camping? Bette Cosgrove Penultimate winter camping weekend. Thanks Carterton District Council for a multi-use, free site. Expecting 1°C tonight. ©2025 Bette Cosgrove Up Up Summer 2025 , p 7

Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption Estuary at the Foxton Beach Boat Club Estuary at the Foxton Beach Boat Club ©2025 M Richardson GO TO as the seasons change Editorial Miriam Richardson This is the 13 th issue of the magazine, which started in spring 2022, 4 years ago. Next issue will be the start of year 5 and we are changing to 3 issues a year: Autumn in April, Winter in August, Summer in November. Our Autumn issue will share your stories from the summer camping season: the places, the joys, the experiences, the surprises and the learnings. The winter issue will showcase the hardy souls who camp all year round, (might this encourage you to try it too?). There will be ideas for the warmer months; advice on the off-season maintenance on your gear. The summer issue will get to you just before summer starts. We will look at getting going again or getting started. We will showcase different places to go and encourage you to bring your friends, children, grandchildren, in fact anyone you can inveigle, to share the camping experience. As we move into summer, take photos of your gear, your tents, your clever innovations, your meals, your spectacular surprises. Snap pictures of your catch, the find, the camp, the boat, the view, the walk, the kayak, the swim. This magazine is BY campers FOR campers. By you. For you. Your stories are our stories. No camp is insignificant, no story too ordinary. Share your enjoyment and encouragement so all of us are inspired to get out into our great and beautiful outdoors. Tiaki mai, tiaki atu,Miriam Richardson, Editor. 🏕️ Photo: Estuary at the Foxton Beach Boat Club ©2025 M Richardson Up Up Summer 2025 , p 4

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Summer 2025 ISSUE 13 BUY PDF Contents Click on image for full view and caption Travels-SI-ohau-1_H.webp GO TO as the seasons change lack of crowds and the snow on the mountains are two of my favourite things. Travels around the South Island Susan Wood I wanted to share some photos from my travels around the South Island last winter. I do love the winter down here, with lack of crowds and the snow on the mountains being two of my favourite things. ©2025 Susan Wood More of Susan's photography here: istockphoto.com/portfolio/susanwoodimages Glendhu Bay from the campground beach. Staying at the Glendhu Bay camp (beautiful spot and reasonably priced, especially if you catch one of their winter deals). Glenorchy lagoon. Staying at the Glenorchy NZMCA park. Frankton, Queenstown. Staying at Driftaway Camp in Frankton. My freedom camping spot beside Lake Ohau. There are a few there. This one was opposite Lake Middleton. Lake Ohau sunrise through my van window (I was still in bed!). Parked in the spot shown above. Twizel hoar frost. I was staying at the Lake Ruataniwha Camp but there is also a lovely freedom camp nearby. It was good to be on power in these temperatures. Photos ©2025 Susan Wood 🏕️ Up Up Summer 2025 , p 15