Freedom Camping
Toilets 'not our major infrastructure issue'
Extra toilets and car parks will help but more is needed to improve the experience of visitors, tourism leaders say.
Freedom camping ban to be extended into 2017
Freedom campers heading to Christchurch or Banks Peninsula next summer might have to think again, with a temporary ban extended to May next year.
New solution for unpaid tourist fines
The country's rental car companies are calling for a new type of collection agency to bring in millions of dollars of unpaid overseas driver's fines by simply charging their credit cards. Audio
Freedom camping banned in Christchurch
Just three months after opening the door to freedom campers, Christchurch City Council has decided to shut it again.
Ill-equipped freedom campers banned from Christchurch
Just three months after opening the door to freedom campers, the Christchurch City Council has decided to shut it again. It's blaming overcrowding and public health concerns for its decision to slap a… Audio
Stink about freedom camping in Akaroa
An urgent request has been made to Christchurch City Council to close down two freedom camping sites because the toilets can not cope with the large numbers of visitors.
Freedom campers 'broke into port-a-loo'
Freedom campers have been fouling Lake Ruataniwha and sneaking into the lake's rowing centre, South Island Rowing says.
Freedom campers strain towns' limits
An explosion of freedom campers this summer has left small town New Zealand struggling to cope.
Councillors clash over controversial campsite
Plans for a freedom camping ground near Wellington's Owhiro Bay have been stymied by a group of Wellington city councillors - for now. Audio
Freedom camping rule sparks outrage
A proposal to extend the number of days freedom campers can park up on public land has sparked outrage among some Christchurch residents, who fear their neighbourhoods will be left in a mess.
Flood of messy freedom campers feared
A Banks Peninsula local has raised the prospect of messy freedom campers flooding in from Christchurch city and another's spoken of stepping in their excrement. Audio
Report suggests more rules for freedom campers
The Government's red tape razor gang yesterday went against its brief by suggesting new rules around freedom camping. The district council's chief executive Adam Feeley Joins Morning Report. Audio
Freedom campers spark ire
Freedom campers in a Christchurch carpark are drawing the ire of some local people upset at the noise and rubbish left behind. Audio
Freedom camping bylaw upsets Taranaki surfers
Taranaki surfers say a proposed freedom camping bylaw is unworkable and will put some of New Zealand's top-rating surfbreaks at risk. Audio
Thames council on freedom camping rules
A day after the High Court ruled against it, the Thames Coromandel District Council has been hearing from ratepayers about its freedom camping rules. Audio
Lawyer says thousands of camping fines proved illegal
Controversial freedom camping bylaws passed by the Thames Coromandel District Council have been ruled illegal. Audio
Caravanners claim a win in freedom camping fight
The High Court has overturned two bylaws restricting freedom camping in Coromandel. Audio
Rights of freedom campers on the Coromandel Peninsular
The rights of freedom campers to park-up anywhere on the Coromandel Peninsular is being argued in the High Court in Hamilton. Audio
Insight Sunday 13 February: Freedom Camping
Geoff Moffett investigates the problems surrounding freedom camping. Audio
