The Queenstown Lakes District Council may look at introducing signage similar to this to send a clear message to freedom campers this summer. Photo: ODTAlmost 60% of freedom camping fines issued in the Queenstown Lakes District in the past financial year have been paid. The council’s Freedom Camping Control Bylaw, which was introduced in 2012, includes areas where freedom campers are prohibited from parking overnight. Last month, Prime Minister Bill English announced National would take a tougher stance on freedom campers if re-elected and introduce a new smartphone app showing freedom campers where they could and could not camp. Mr Webster said, at this stage, it was a "party pledge".

Source: Otago Daily Times September 18, 2017 17:03 UTC