Minister for Conservation and Land Information Eugenie Sage speaks at a freedom camping symposium in Nelson in April 2018. Dunedin has rolled out the welcome mat – or at least an inner city car park – for freedom campers. HAMISH MCNEILLY/STUFF Two campervans are the first to park at Dunedin's new inner city freedom camping site. READ MORE:* Freedom camping: 5 of the battlegrounds* Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult announces freedom camping ban from two popular spots* Fed-up mayors want national action on freedom camping horrors* Affluent Auckland seaside suburb kicks back against proposed freedom camper zoneThe Dunedin City Council operates designated freedom camping sites for non-self contained vehicles at Warrington and Ocean View. The council will be collecting data on the central city site, with the pilot set to end on April 30.

Source: Stuff November 05, 2018 03:22 UTC