People who poo in New Zealand's pristine places can now be pinged with a fine after a bill passed by Parliament today.
The changes will come into effect before the Rugby World Cup.
The Freedom Camping Bill gives councils and the Department of Conservation (DOC) powers to decide where camping is allowed and set up an infringement regime with offenders facing instant fines of $200 -- or up to $10,000 for serious offences such as emptying a campervan sewage tank in a rest area.
The bill passed 67 votes to 53 with National, ACT, the Maori Party and United Future in favour.
