Freedom Camping

MPs passed two bills about number twos this week – one regulating freedom camping toilets, and another creating a role to assist family court judges. Audio

Freedom camping sites and car parks in Whanganui are now home to a growing fleet of vehicles housing the city's homeless.

The district council has set aside money and earmarked a site for them to… Audio

Harsher fines and more restrictions could be on the cards for freedom campers, as the government tries to flush out the bad behaving ones.

The Tourism Minister announced a crackdown on some campers… Audio

Tougher penalties and fines are on the cards as part of a proposed crack down on irresponsible freedom camping.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has released plan to hike the costs for those who break… Audio

The tourism industry has some big decisions to make, and it's had an enforced break to think about them. But with vaccines on the horizon we'd better hurry on policies that decide what type of… Audio

The New Plymouth District Council has today voted to extend a freedom camping ban to Corbett Park, which is next to Oakura Pa. The council also extended the ban to two areas at Tongaporutu in North… Audio

The Grey District Council is calling for submissions on its bylaw to tighten up restrictions for freedom camping.  Audio

Residents at a Queenstown campsite are facing homelessness as they're kicked out to make way for a billion dollar development.

The Queenstown Council owned cabins at the former Lakeview Camp Ground… Video, Audio

Residents across the country, in some of our tourist areas, are tired of seeing packed camp sites, or over packed camps sites. And now Auckland Mayor Phil Goff wants the Government to fundamentally… Audio

Arrowtown man Glen Wallace is worried a hard-line stance on freedom camping will encourage reckless driving after he was given a $200 fine for parking up overnight in central Queenstown because he'd… Video, Audio