It was sad to hear of that couple that were attacked in their campervan. It must have been very frightening for the middle aged man and his 23 year old chinese girlfriend… After reading the articles around the various newspapers and especially hearing, listening to and reading the comments about this atrocity, it seems quite [...]

Went to a mates 50th in Carterton on the weekend and had some discussions with several freedom campers that attended. One, coincidentally, is related to the owner of the AEC Reliance that was recently posted here (see previous post). A small world. Picked up loads of information about some of the good places to visit, [...]

A ban on freedom camping may be amended by the Dunedin City Council in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Council staff are set to meet community board representatives next month to discuss whether they want designated camping areas in their respective areas, as a way of controlling freedom campers and addressing health and [...]

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 [...]