She contested the fine and successfully argued she was resting to avoid driver fatigue. Under the Freedom Camping Act 2011, “resting or sleeping at the roadside in a caravan or motor vehicle to avoid driver fatigue” is allowed. READ MORE:* Freedom camping infringements increase in Golden Bay, hostility rises* Tasman District Council to offer back unspent freedom camping funds* Sleeping drivers ticketed for 'freedom camping' in QueenstownBRADEN FASTIER/Stuff Tasman District councillor Dana Wensley says there is an “enforcement loophole” in the Freedom Camping Act. “What if someone said that in order to avoid fatigue, they had to park up for say six hours? Tourism Minister Stuart Nash, with Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime, explains the changes to freedom camping he would like to see.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2021 07:30 UTC