So there has been much ado lately about the freedom campers in the land of the great white cloud. Plenty of visitors messing up our bit of greenery. We all know what the problem is, it’s just time to find a solution now. Unfortunately, as it has been through the eons of time, the few [...]

http://www.stuff.co.nz Messy freedom campers who trundle around the country in sleeper vans without toilets or self-contained utilities should be “shot”, the president of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) said yesterday… …NZMCA president Dick Waters said tourists in “whiz-bang” backpacker sleeper or rental vans should be banned and the drivers should be shot. Not [...]

No more Coromandel freedom camping. A new bylaw comes into effect that will see anyone pitching a tent by the beach, rather than at a camping ground fined $40. Usual story: the few (including tourists) that spoil it for the many. You know, like dumping your waste on the side of the road because you [...]