South Taranaki District Council has won the Tompkins Wake Award for Better Policy and Regulation for its innovative approach to freedom camping. It celebrated at the McGredy Winder SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards in Auckland.
When legislative changes meant freedom camping was permitted throughout their region, members of the...
The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) strategy to drive domestic tourism to our country’s regions is picking up pace. This summer, the association has unveiled new initiatives to encourage its almost 90,000 individual members to stop and spend time in the off-the-beaten-track areas often overlooked by mainstream...
By Linda O'Reilly, Partner, Brookfields Lawyers
Given the lateness of summer this year, it is probably an appropriate time to talk about camping. When the Freedom Camping Act was introduced in 2011 its stated purpose was “to address the adverse effects of freedom camping”. But the default position under the Act is that freedom...
