Freedom camping

A push to ease restrictions on freedom camping in Dunedin has taken a step forward after being endorsed for public consultation by city councillors.

Freedom camping rules in Dunedin look set to be overhauled - again - as the Dunedin City Council moves to ease restrictions on tourists and their camper vans.

Retired Wanaka GP Dennis Pezaro has called for freedom camping to be stamped out, before those in breach of freedom camping bylaws cause a serious norovirus outbreak in New Zealand.

Freedom campers who break the rules in the Queenstown and Wanaka districts are being hit hard in the pocket.

People freedom-camping in Central Otago this summer can expect the enforcement agency to take a harder line, monitoring camp sites and moving people on.

The Lake Hawea Community Association hopes the prohibition on freedom camping near Lake Hawea can be further extended.

The push to educate camper-van users about the rules of freedom camping in New Zealand has been applauded by Wanaka Top 10 Holiday Park lessee Patrick Perkins.

Motor ''caravanners'' feel strongly about the right to freedom camp, writes Pete Jenkins, the public relations officer for the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association. He explains why.

A freedom camping bylaw could be ratified by the Queenstown Lakes District Council before Christmas.

A proposal allowing for limited freedom camping at Waterfall Creek on Lake Wanaka's western shore has been rubbished by nearby accommodation providers, among others, as inappropriate and unenforceable.