Kakapotahi and Pukekura residents picket the Beach Rd camp, at Waitaha, as they take action to limit the number of freedom campers parking up each night. Residents held their own meeting on the problem, and the consensus was to themselves enforce the limit - which is stated on apps used by the campers, but not signposted. A roster had been drawn up and residents would take shifts from 3pm until late and move on any vehicles over the limit. The Department of Conservation - which residents believed owns half of the site - had been alerted to the fire issue, he said. The majority of residents wanted to see the site closed, but in the interim were prepared to enforce the limit.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2019 15:33 UTC