Freedom camping: 5 of the battlegroundsNINA HINDMARSH/STUFF The carpark at Reilly St in Takaka was inundated with freedom campers at one stage. Over the last couple of years attempts by some councils to get it right have included restricting freedom camping to certain sites, and clamping the wheels of those camping where they're not welcome. * Fed-up mayors want national action on freedom camping horrors* Bush-pooping freedom campers shock walker* Freedom campers no longer welcomed at Taranaki surf break following fouling of beach* Crackdown on freedom camping in Golden Bay working, council says* Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult announces freedom camping ban from two popular spotsGRANT MATTHEW/STUFF No exit and now, no camping is allowed, at Paora Rd in South Taranaki. ALDEN WILLIAMS/FAIRFAX Freedom camping in Golden Bay next to the Takaka River on State Highway 60. Again the council stepped in and a new bylaw was introduced outlawing freedom camping in most of Golden Bay.

Source: Stuff March 07, 2018 19:52 UTC