Travellers love it but locals aren't quite so enamoured by the freedom camping site at Waitapu Bridge in Golden Bay. STEVEN GOODFELLOW Steven feels some people take advantage of anti freedom camping sentiment to justify threatening and hurting people. Email travel@stuff.co.nzREAD MORE:* Freedom camper fined $400 after being photographed using beach as toilet* Freedom campers get off too lightly, councillor says* Freedom camping: 'We're not all bad'* Freedom camping: It's time to bring the rest of the world up to speed"He was right up in my face and had his arm up. Under the Freedom Camping Act, freedom camping is permitted on DOC and local council land, but both the department and local councils prohibit or restrict it in certain areas. For the past two summers, the Government granted councils $8 million to prevent freedom camping problems.

Source: Stuff December 20, 2019 03:33 UTC