KiwiRail says it wants to speak to the Dunedin City Council about plans for a inner-city freedom camping site next to the city's railway tracks. No other activities should impede the safe operation of trains or the safety of people on the site, Ms Benson said. But Leith Valley Holiday Park and Motels owner John Aubrey said he estimated the trial site could cost him up to $100 a night. Businesses and the community told the council last year they did not want freedom camping sites in the city. The council would evaluate the success of the trial site as part of its planning for the 2019-20 freedom camping season, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2018 15:33 UTC