Photo: Getty ImagesTough new freedom camping rules that ban camping at a number of areas are being praised by Kaikōura residents. Kaikōura resident Lila Kemp said the carpark off the town's Esplanade filled with freedom campers in summer months. "It's good freedom campers are no longer allowed there. Mansfield thought freedom campers contributed a large amount to Kaikōura's tourism, with his restaurant alone pulling in a "couple thousand" over the summer season. It followed the Marlborough District Council's decision in June to review its freedom camping bylaw for the fourth time in 13 years, after freedom camping concerns dominated the council's annual plan submissions.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 01, 2019 04:18 UTC